What is a Ticonderoga? | Graphite and the Architecture of the Pencil

In the 16th century an extensive deposit of graphite was found in Cumbria England. At the time the material was assumed to be a type of lead and to this day is still commonly confused. The word graphite in Greek means “to write”. Graphite is soft and for that reason is wrapped in other materials. Hence the architecture of the utilitarian pencil. Early writing implements were encased in sheepskin and later in wood. One of the most ubiquitous pencils is the yellow and green Dixon Ticonderoga. The pencil is the namesake of the founder Joseph Dixon and the town of Ticonderoga, New York where graphite is mined and processed.

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