Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories

NYT ^ | Jan 12, 2018 | SAM ANDERSON

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Was it perhaps.... The made-for-TV The Murder of Mary Phagan?

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_murder_of_mary_phagan/

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That’s a great find!

Looking at their *list*, from practical experience, the *Rose ARt* products are not of the best quality. Crayola products, are much better. IMO

[M Kehoe]

Thanks.

5.56mm

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Note left for the substitute teacher...

Makes me wonder what the backstory is. :)

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Nose problem. :)

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

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I'll keep the light on for ya. :)

[mrmeyer]

I’ve been using these US made pencils since Ticonderoga stopped US production, and at least find these products of equal quality to what Ticonderoga once produced domestically.

[xrmusn]

DON’T run with the pencil in your pocket.

If the point is UP you may trip and put an eye out or stab yourself in the throat.

(OR whatever excuse they made up)

NOTHING worse than too sharp a point and it breaks while you are writing....

Think of this is reminding me of the INK pens that you had to fill...

After a while, a nice white shirt would end up with a blue or black stain..

Plus the ‘forever’ ink stain on ones fingers....

Cheap pen or sloppy operator???

[layman]

I’ve always wondered how they managed to put that fragile piece of graphite inside the wood. Now I know .... I can cross that off my bucket list.

[JoeProBono]

[W.]

You sharpen the pencils and the pencils will sharpen your head!

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[ConservaTeen]

Nice article...

[daniel1212]

Yep, I know the kind you are talking about. They also use to (or still do) make frames for glasses that are made from metal so cheap just taking them off is enough to snap it in two. I found that out when I made the mistake of buying Eddie Bauer frames “made in Vietnam” if those were even real or counterfeit. I paid something like $220 for them WITHOUT the lenses and a few days later *SNAP*. It was like cardboard mixed with flecks of metal. I freakin hate that sht. These are scams, same with Apple products. They purposely put glass on their iphones, ipads that shatter easily and they have a whole department dedicated to replacing the glass providing them no doubt with more billions.

That is sad, and prescription glasses should be better than that. If you can use standard reading glasses, i have used these 0.93 for years, thank God.