SenseMatic, and colored pencils. The pencils are available in different grades: #1 (Extra Soft), #2 (Soft), #2½ (Medium), #3 (Hard), and #4 (Extra Hard). Ticonderoga pencils were the favorite pencil of the author Roald Dahl. Dahl began using them, along with yellow lined legal pads, whilst living in the U.S, and upon returning home to the U.K. had them specially shipped over for use in his writing shed at Gipsy House, his home in Buckinghamshire. Brands Prang GoWrite! Pacon WonderFoam KolorFast Dixon Ticonderoga Ghostline Princeton Artist Brush References External links American subsidiaries of foreign companies Manufacturing companies based in Florida Companies based in Seminole County, Florida 2005 mergers and acquisitions Pencil brands