Pencil

By hl18606
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Pencil time span

  • Apr 26, 1565

    Graphite found

  • Wood is added to graphite stick

    Italians add wood to graphite making what resembles more a modern pencil.

  • Mechanical Pencil

    One of the spin-offs of the pencil was the mechancal pencil. The patent was made in England.

  • Solid Grapite

    Henry Bessemer turns powdered graphite into solid.

  • The Eraser Emerges

    Hymen Lipmen recieves a patent to add an eraser to the end of the pencil.

  • ball point pen made