title: The Pencil Perfect: The Untold Story of a Cultural Icon
author: Caroline Weaver
description: "There's nothing quite like buying brand new school supplies, and for Caroline Weaver, one tool in general has always stood apart from the rest: the pencil...She's telling the backstory of the simple writing utensil like it's never been told before." <i></i>
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  © Linda Tweedie & Kate McGregor 2018
  
  
    
  
  
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  Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.
  
  
    
  
  
  All characters appearing in this work are fictitious.
  
  
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  Fledgling Press Ltd,
  
  
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  Published by Fledgling Press 2018
  
  
  www.fledglingpress.co.uk
  
  
    
  
  
  Print ISBN 9781912280131
  
  
  eBook ISBN 9781912280148
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  How it all began
  
  
  Five hundred quid and a magnificent pair of diamond stud earrings. Not bad for
  a few hours work, Stella Gold smiled to herself. It was a far cry from the
  early