No.2 pencils are widely used, but you may not know what the number actually refers to. This video explains how pencils developed into their modern form and the significance of the labeled numbers.

STURBRIDGE — Hidden deep in the woods, nearly overgrown by wildlife, lies the remnants of a former graphite mine, with a direct tie to the "world’s best pencil." Known as the Tantiusques ...

Fierce competition between two Tokyo pencil makers led to a "Golden Age" of Japanese pencil manufacturing from 1952-1967. As detailed in this article from the St. Louis Art Supply website ...