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The Pencil With An Attached Eraser Was Created In 1858 Almost 200 Years After The Pencil

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Each year, March 30th National Pencil Day honors the writing utensil that has done more than just teach millions the alphabet and draw straight lines. It’s also helped win wars and enabled amazing art. 1500s – A large reserve of graphite is discovered in England, which is extremely solid and can be carved into sticks. 1560 – An Italian couple creates pencils that look almost like modern wood-encased carpentry pencils 1662 – A new form of pencil…
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On 30th March 1858 the design for a pencil with attached eraser was patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia). It might seem an everyday object to us but having an eraser secured on the end of a pencil was a new invention in the 19th century. See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons…

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The Pencil With An Attached Eraser Was Created In 1858 Almost 200 Years After The Pencil

Each year, March 30th National Pencil Day honors the writing utensil that has done more than just teach millions the alphabet and draw straight lines. It’s also helped win wars and enabled amazing art. 1500s – A large reserve of graphite is discovered in England, which is extremely solid and can be carved into sticks. 1560 – An Italian couple creates pencils that look almost like modern wood-encased carpentry pencils 1662 – A new form of pencil…

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