By 2001, Blackwing pencils that had originally sold for 50¢ would change hands on eBay for up to $40. When Berolzheimer learned that the Blackwing trademark had not been renewed, he claimed it ...

Each Blackwing x ‘New York’ Magazine pencil features extra-firm graphite, as well as a black imprint, black ferrule, silver clip, ... and it’s said that he hoarded boxes of them.) ...

As part of the campaign for the Blackwing 64s, longtime Blackwing users Mike Hawthorne, Charles Soule, and Kickily will be featured in upcoming specials about the new pencil on the manufacturer's ...

Prices promptly skyrocketed, and these days, a single genuine Blackwing 602 easily can run upward of $50 on eBay, while a half-gross from the 1970s, in its original box, is available for $1,999.99.

No Blackwing pencil has any kind of lead grade printed on its box or barrel. Its core is roughly akin to a typical No. 2/HB in its darkness and hardness, but it isn’t graded as such.

Featuring 12 pencils in three TJB colors, The Pencil Set comes complete with Blackwing’s replaceable eraser. The James Brand. This new limited-edition box set release includes 12 pencils in three ...

The statusy Blackwing that I keep in my pencil case is also a favorite of New York Magazine city editor Christopher Bonanos, and came recommended by Nick Sese, who manages e-commerce at Pencils ...

Since the pencil’s introduction in the 1930s, the Blackwing has developed a cult following of artists, writers, and designers. Vladimir Nabokov preferred Blackwings for sketching out his novels ...

The Blackwing Box, from Pencils You Should Know: A History of the Ultimate Writing Utensil in 75 Anecdotes by Caroline Weaver. After my first foray into Blackwings, one pencil led to another.

Ralph Gardner Jr. road tests the Blackwing pencil, a fine instrument made legend by the likes of John Steinbeck, Truman Capote, Leonard Bernstein, animator Chuck Jones and Stephen Sondheim.

Recently, a Doyle estate auction featured three boxes of these rare vintage Blackwing 602 pencils from Sondheim's personal collection. These sets, which are from the 1940s-50s, were still in their ...

I had to look up the word “ferrule.” It comes from the Old French, and today it refers to that metal ring you find on the business end of a tool or walking cane that adds support and keeps the ...