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Oldest Known Pencil in Existence

Photo courtesy of Sandra Suppa, FABER-CASTELL GmbH & Co., Germany

This carpenters pencil is the oldest known pencil in existence. It was found in the roof of a 17th-century German house, and is part of the Faber-Castell private collection.
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