I have covered a lot of Wolff’s pencils on this blog, but I’ve held off on the biggie, the pencil … More
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Ann Banks Pencils – Part 2 of 2
This is part 2 of a post on Ann Banks pencils. The first part can be found here and I … More
Ann Banks Pencils – Part 1 of 2
Banks is a surname you really should know if you want to understand pencil making history, with Jacob, Joseph and … More
Wolff’s “Bank of England” Pencils.
[This post was updated on 11 October 2020 to include new images and information. I originally wrote the post … More
Wolff’s “Spanish Graphite” Pencils.
When I think of pencil graphite a few key historic sources come to mind: Borrowdale in England or the Alibert … More
My Erasable Podcast episode
I was lucky enough to be invited to chat with Andy, Tim & Johnny on Episode 146 of the (excellent) … More
‘Palomino’ Blackwing Pencils – Standard Releases Guide
This post is simply a record of the current standard releases, in my collection, to-date. Cal Cedar appear to have … More
E Wolff & Sons’ Patent Limnoscope
This post is a slight segue from my normal ‘pencil specific’ posts, towards a ‘pencil-adjacent’ post. I don’t intend on … More
The sorry tale of Blaisdell in London
From what I can gather, Blaisdell’s involvement in London around the turn of the century was short and not particularly … More
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office pencils
I’ve seen a selection of recurring markings on pencils, but one that always interested me was the ‘S [Crown] O‘ … More