MORE THAN ONE PENCIL
VIKING was founded in 1910 as a subsidiary of the HE Gosh match factory. In 1913, VIKING was registered as a trademark. The following year, it became the market leader in pencils. With the support of the Danish people, it...
Blackwing No. 3 is a tribute to Ravi Shankar on his 100th birthday (1920-2012). Indian musician and composer of Hindustani classical music. Ravi Shankar influenced many Musicians from all over the world. Advocate of the "sitar", stringed instrument pulsed that...
The invention of multiplication tables
The invention of multiplication tables is attributed to the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras of Samos (580-495 BC). The evolution of multiplication tables reached one of its milestones when the mathematician Crele also created one of 3 digits (from 000...
BLACKWING 811 You might be wondering, what is a Palomino Blackwing 811 doing among some books and pencils in the New York Public Library, one of the largest in the world? The Blackwing 811 is a tribute to libraries and...
More Than One Pencil & Black Sheep Pencils
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