The late 19th century brought the ubiquitous yellow pencil—made in imitation of a posh European model of the day—and, a gift to wordsmiths to this day, the built-in eraser. Freshly sharpened ...

An unusual piece of office equipment from the 19 th century has been found on Frunzenskaya Embankment. The pencil holder is made of colored metal and is decorated with the heads of little devils.

From bowls made of pencils to tables made from beer bottle caps, these are our favourite DIY projects in 2017. Produced by Jasper Pickering More from Tech A triangle pointing right which indicates ...

A batch of graphite has just been delivered to this pencil factory in Germany. Once it’s been thoroughly mixed with clay, it’s ready to go into production, with around 550 pounds of the stuff ...

Amateur artist Nigel Wray had not drawn for more than 40 years when he picked up his pencils again during the pandemic. Now, inspired by the architecture of Bradford, he has created more than 200 ...