Mechanical pencils haven't been mentioned. They follow a similar history. The Sharp electronics company was founded to make pencils in 1915. Their Ever-Sharp

Mechanical pencils haven't been mentioned. They follow a similar history. The Sharp electronics company was founded to make pencils in 1915. Their Ever-Sharp pencil was a big success. When I did business with them a number of years ago they gave me (and probably every other visitor) a replica of the original pencil.