Blackwing Pencils, Sharpeners & Journals at WK

Just In, a fresh round of Blackwing pencils, sharpeners and journals at Watson Kennedy. When only the best will do. A bit of history on these iconic writing tools:

Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Their cult following included John Steinbeck and Chuck Jones, who proudly used Blackwings to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters.

Despite this following, they fell victim to cost cutting measures in the 1990s and were discontinued. But, that didn’t stop devotees from paying as much as $40 per pencil to seize unused stock. In 2010, the company drew from nearly a century of experience in the pencil business to access the best materials in the world and bring Blackwing back for a new generation of writers, musicians, and others seeking only the finest writing instruments. Now at $4 a pencil, they are a simple luxury for those wanting to reach for only the very finest when putting your words or images to paper.