Blackwing Matte Soft graphite pencil
The Blackwing Rustic Box Set includes your choice of 12 Blackwing pencils, 3 of each hardness, plus the Two-Step Long Point Sharpener in a rustic gift box. The aged pine box has a sliding lid and a black cork-lined interior. You can keep filling this beautiful box endlessly with blackwing. It is also a beautiful gift with which you will certainly have success.
The story of Blackwing pencils started in the 30s when the Blackwing 602 was introduced by Eberhard Faber. In 1998, after different takeovers, the pencils were no longer produced. But by then the Blackwing already was immense popular with artists, musicians and scientists. Prices on Ebay went up to 40 dollar a pencil. In 2010 Palomino, a company with a rich history of almost 100 years in the pencil business, reintroduced the Blackwing on the market. The searched and found the best materials for this pencil.
Praised in the New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and Boing Boing among others, the Palomino Blackwing 602 features a firm and smooth graphite core that helps it deliver on its promise of “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed.” Its unique and iconic ferrule allows you to extend and replace its eraser after extensive use.
You can find the complete Palomino Blackwing collection here.
