While England's pure-graphite pencils were still popular, Conté's pencils would become the ideal design for manufacturers to emulate by the mid-1800s. This invention spurred by necessity became a ...

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Many artists have used pencils to create works of art - but Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils Credit: DALTON GHETTI / SOLENT NEWS Dalton, who works as a carpenter, ...

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