The legendary pencil of writers now for Travelers
IT IS NOTABLE FOR:
- Being short pencils of the model 602 inspired by golf pencil (about half the size of a regular Blackwing) traditionally used for golf score sheets . These portable pencils easily fit in your pocket/bag for traveling, drawing and taking notes on the go.
- Being Made in Japan with cedar wood imported from California and Japanese graphite lead that provides a unique glide on the paper, with hardly any pressure you achieve greater writing speed while maintaining a perfect line. As its engraving says: half the pressure, double the speed.
- The iconic design of its aluminum ferrule with rechargeable eraser. At Notable-Notebooks.com we offer you packs of various colors to personalize your Blackwing. Find them here.
ARTISTIC STYLE FOR TRUE SYBARITES
Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Their cult following included John Steinbeck, Vladimir Nabokov, Truman Capote, Chuck Jones who proudly used the Blackwing 602 to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney characters. Tunes. I declare that a pen is full of ink, but the Blackwing is full of ideas. In 2010 Palomino launched the reissue of the legendary pencils that disappeared in 1990.
