Comments on: Did you hear the joke about the pencil? Its pointless.

Did you hear the joke about the pencil? Its pointless.

anastasiav — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:44:08 -0800

The Pencil Pages :: An Introduction to Pencils and Pencil Collecting
with gallery, pencil geek humor, pencil trivia, and much more

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:44:59 -0800

one page from this site was previously linked on October 23, 2003

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:27:47 -0800

had often wondered how they get the lead (graphite) into the pencil and why most pencils were at one time yellow...this work told me: "The Pencil: a history of design and circumstance, Henry Petroski. The undisputable authoritative work on the origins and history of the pencil. Petroski traces the development of the pencil from the earliest times to the present, sparing no detail concerning every aspect of pencil design and character. This book is a 'must read' for every serious pencil collector."

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:56:46 -0800

Then, of course, there's this oldy-but-goody.