In one 1636 example, a brass holder used a spring to push out the lead. Henry Petroski thinks this may deserve the title of “the first propelling pencil.” But mechanical pencils really took ...

The SharpDraw Mechanical Pencil is available on the C.H. Hanson website – item #10333 – and at major retail outlets. For nearly 160 years, C.H. Hanson has been the go-to company for ...