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An enormous deposit of graphite is discovered in Grey Knotts, England.
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Using powdered graphite, the Germans invent a graphite stick used for writing.
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Italians first add wood to the outside of graphite sticks, creating something resembling a modern pencil.
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George Washington uses a pencil to survey Ohio Territory
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Inventor Henry Bessemer invents a method to turn powdered graphite into solid graphite.
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Hymen Lipman received the first patent for attaching an eraser to the end of a pencil.
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After realizing its usefulness in lining cannonballs, the British royalty take over the Grey Knolls deposit.