Writing Slates and Schooling
slate pencil stubs appear to be a remnant of this production process. A hand-operated machine for this purpose was devised by a Cumbrian, Mr J. Brockbank, in 1811. He was able to produce about 1200 pencils a day, and his success encouraged him to install a water-powered version of his machine (Finlay 1990:58). Slate pencils could also be made
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