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Gives information on the importance of pencil and paper in art. Background information on pencils; Detailed information on manufacture of paper.

Discusses the history of the pencil. First picture of the pencil in a book on collecting fossils; Identification of Friedrich Staedtler as a pencil-maker in 1662; Shape of the first pencil lead; Pulverization, and reconstitution of fragments of graphite; Patenting of mechanical pencils.

The article discusses athletes' use of performance-enhancing drugs and how the human body naturally produces growth hormones with comparable effects. Topics include artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso's project "Museum of Copulatory Organs," insect penises with hooks for dislodging competitor's sperm packets, and the Cumberland Pencil Museum in England.

The article discusses the 19th century pencil industry in the U.S. through referencing the pencil industry historian Caroline Weaver. An overview of the German immigrant to the U.S. and pencil-maker John Eberhard Faber, including his death from lead poisoning, is provided.

The article focuses on the history of the pencil and the outlook for its demise. A quote from the book "The Pencil," by Henry Petroski, refers to the various components of an American-made pencil. The Koh-I-Nor pencil, which was yellow, was manufactured by L&C Hardmuth Co. in 1890. The Joseph Dixon Company, Faber-Castell company, and the increased production of pencils in Europe in 2001 are mentioned.

Focuses on the history of pencil-making in New England. When the first American pencils were produced; Manufacturing of graphite and cedar pencils by Roxbury cabinetmaker William Munroe; Why Joseph Dixon began experienmenting with pencils; Details on the history of pencils.