It’s just such a nice little object. It’s reassuringly weighty while still light enough to carry everyday. It has one job: it ...

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.) ...

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 ...

Blackwing will be selling a Blackwing 64 pencil 12-pack, and it'll be the features pencil in its Blackwings Volumes subscription program in the second quarter of this year.

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.

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Fans of the Blackwing 602 pencil, or any connoisseur of fine writing utensils, will enjoy Caroline Weavers' book "The Untold Story of a Cultural Icon." This short book is well researched and full ...