Q: Is a pencil a writing implement or art medium constructed of a narrow? ¶
A: Yes, and solid pigment core inside a protective casing which prevents the core from being broken or leaving marks on the user’s hand during use.
Q: Were pencils priced dearly? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were pencils not available to the French during the Napoleonic Wars? ¶
A: Yes, France, under naval blockade imposed by Great Britain, was unable to import the pure graphite sticks from the British Grey Knotts mines – the only known source in the world.
Q: Was a pencil three inches long? ¶
A: Yes, and was thicker than standard pencils and had softer graphite than was normally available.
Q: Was a pencil an artist's brush? ¶
A: Yes, and the stylus, a thin metal stick used for scratching in papyrus or wax tablets, was used extensively by the Romans, and for palm-leaf manuscripts.
Q: Were pencils used each day in the US? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils Red Cedar as it was aromatic and did not splinter when sharpened? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils expected to be very reliable? ¶
A: Yes, and their lead is break-proof.
Q: Are pencils not uncommon? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils sometimes sharpened at both ends to enhance reliability? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils painstakingly slow? ¶
A: Yes, and in the neighbouring town of Acton, a pencil mill owner named Ebenezer Wood set out to automate the process at his own pencil mill located at Nashoba Brook.
Q: Were pencils either painted in dark colours or not at all? ¶
A: Yes, and the Koh-I-Noor was yellow.
Q: Is a pencil lead? ¶
A: Yes, and the black core of pencils is still referred to as lead, even though it never contained the element lead.
Q: Are pencils commonly round? ¶
A: Yes, and hexagonal, or sometimes triangular in section.
Q: Were pencils specially made with erasers at both ends to avoid on-set accidents? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils popular for their longevity and the fact that they may never need sharpening? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a pencil a slightly enlarged pencil with four colours equally partitioned on the tip? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a pencil a German carpenter's pencil dating from the 17th Century and now in the Faber-Castell collection? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a pencil commercialised by Empire as the "EPCON" Pencil? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils also available for duotone techniques? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils sometimes used by teachers or editors to correct submitted texts? ¶
A: Yes, but are typically regarded as art supplies, especially those with waxy core binders that tend to smear on paper instead of erasing.
Q: Is a pencil graded HB? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were pencils co-extruded? ¶
A: Yes, and extruding a plasticised graphite mix within a wood-composite core.
Q: Are pencils packaged and marketed? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a pencil actually a mix of finely ground graphite and clay powders? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a pencil sucked or chewed? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils manufactured worldwide annually? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils usually short ) and very cheap)? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a pencil 19 cm long? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a pencil used? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are pencils used for both writing and drawing and result in durable markings: though writing is easily removable with an eraser? ¶
A: Yes, and it is otherwise resistant to moisture, most chemicals, ultraviolet radiation, and natural aging.
Q: Are pencils typically oval or rectangular? ¶
A: Yes, so they cannot easily roll away during work.