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A pencil is a utensil that is used for writing or drawing and includes many types like graphite, charcoal, carbon, coloured, grease and watercolour pencils.
Early pencils were a stylus made from a metal rod or lead.
In the 1500s, a great marking substance was discovered, and at the time it was thought to be a type of lead, hence the name ‘lead pencil’. It was graphite, and most pencils have contained graphite ever since.
Pencils typically have a cylindrical wooden casing which helps prevent the core (or lead as it is known), generally a mixture of graphite and clay, from breaking and prevents colour transferring to hands.
The word ‘pencil’ comes from the Old French ‘pincel’ meaning small paintbrush.

In March 1858, the first design was issued for a pencil with an eraser on the end.
In most countries, graphite pencils have a typical coloured outer casing. In the United States, most are yellow, in Australia they are a red and black combination, and in Germany they are green, blue or black.
The largest pencil was finished in September, 2007 and measured 23 meters (76 feet) in length and 8,200 kg (18,000 pounds) in weight.
Pencils come in a variety of shapes and designs, including hexagonal, cylindrical or rectangular shapes, as well as mechanical pencils with a plastic casing and propelling leads, and flexible pencils.
Pencils have a hardness (H) and blackness or softness (B) rating system. Adding a number in front of a H or behind a B indicates the rating of hardness or softness.