Koh I Noor Versatil Clutch Pencil with Clip

A black and silver metal clutch pencil with indents along the barrel for a comfortable grip, an integral sharpener secured inside the push button top, and a sturdy clip to keep it always at hand. During the Napoleonic wars a continental shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite pushed Joseph Hardtmuth to develop a pencil lead made from powdered graphite mixed with clay and in so doing created the very first modern pencil. Today the the company he founded maintains his legacy in the production of traditional and mechanical pencils, in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. 12cm long, refill with 5.6mm leads.