There are some inventions that look completely pointless to the untrained eye: who would ever need a motorized garbage can, an electric pencil sharpener or a battery-powered eraser? Quite often ...

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

Twist-Erase III Mechanical Pencils feature a sturdy ... grip delivers maximum comfort and control With the jumbo Twist-Up Eraser, you'll suffer no smudges, no paper tears and no ghosts Each ...

Pencils, erasers, ballpoint pens - it was always fun to start a new term with a new brace of equipment in your pencil case. And have you ever thought about the history behind those school essentials?

Selection Sunday keeps the pencil and eraser businesses alive and well, as millions of college basketball fans fill their ...