The best graphite in the 1800s came from China. This was a selling point for American pencil manufacturers, so the decision was made to paint their pencils the color associated with Chinese royalty: yellow, and use it 'advertise' their high-end graphite. It is ubiquitous today.
--but what was once seen as fit for a monarch has now become commonplace.
Ha-ha.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing. All rights reserved.
Happy birthday, Evan
Thank you, and enjoy. 💀
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
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