Hi Shel, > Hi Malcom ... batteries are not needed for the earlier > screw-mount pencils, or the Speed Graphites <LOL> One of the > classic 20th Century pencils, Dixon's Ticonderoga 405 No.2, > is still available from many sources. Those sources will > usually carry manually operated notebooks as well. > > For those who are unfamiliar with the subtleties and the > history of this tool, may I suggest a wonderful book entitled > "The Pencil : A History of > Design and Circumstance" by Henry Petroski. http://tinyurl.com/7dsqo
OK, right I see why photographers should have them now. Some are disposable, some are manual with zoom nibs. Others take renewable media. I see some come with some sort of rubber device at the end - to keep the image sharp at low writing speeds? LOL! Malcolm
