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Koh-I-Noor Clutch Pencil Refill Leads, 2mm x 120mm, 2B
£3.00

A set of 12 2B grade 2mm by 120mm pencil leads for mechanical pencils. During the Napoleonic wars a shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite throughout continental Europe pushed Joseph Hardtmuth to develop a pencil lead made from powdered graphite mixed with clay and in so doing created the very first modern pencil.

£3.00 (Ex Tax:£2.50)

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