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At the time, many yellow paints had lead in them. I wonder of that was the true then... makes me think about chewed-upon pencils.
Or cadmium is also a yellow pigment. I do remember chewing on my pencils. Maybe I should get a lead blood test. Or maybe I shouldn't cause it's too late anyway...
Almost all the pencils in my childhood were red. The manufacturer was Berol. Of course, my schools didn't necessarily buy the highest quality pencils for the children, and they probably all came from the same supplier. The high-quality ones, which a relative who was a draughtsman used, were dark green [1] [1] https://www.ebay.ie/itm/12-x-Berol-Venus-H-Fine-Quality-Writ...
Across the water in Scotland, the most common pencils in school were black and yellow striped -- the Staedtler Noris, back then made in Wales and stamped "Made in Great Britain". These were the ones the school provided and also the ones parents bought. Still a great pencil today, but no longer made in the UK. High-quality ones, used by a couple of artists and a draughtsman my parents knew, were blue: Staedtler Mars L…
Please stop clickbait.
In China, yellow had long been tied to royalty... Eventually, the shade came to represent happiness, glory, and wisdom.
Was this true outside of China too? Did buyers in the western world really associate the color with Chinese Royalty? Or did they just like the bright color?
"Hardtmuth settled on yellow to communicate the graphite’s geographical origins", China because "yellow had long been tied to royalty." Please stop clickbait.
Nowadays, every page seems to have one of those or the cookie disclaimer. Advertisers and idiotic laws are close to reaching their goal of definitely ruining web experience.
Explains my confusion with early internet "cliparts" and icons being always in yellow. I am sure most non westerns might be equally confused. Pencil meant black and red for us in India - Natraj FTW
We have these, just for example:
https://www.faber-castell.com/products/GraphitepencilGoldfab...
https://www.staedtler.com.au/en/products/pencils-accessories...
I associate it with these actually: https://hobbyklei.nl/1816-large_default/bic-potlood-gilbert-... Maybe a Belgian / Netherlands thing? Or perhaps just me :)
In my mind, Faber-Castell will forever be the ultimate pencil. I think yellow pencils are a staple of American culture but in my mind pencils are green... http://www.fabercastell.com/products/pencils/GraphitepencilC...
Surely any time you buy a new pencil it is a spare or replacement for the pencil you already have?