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During the French Revolution, while Paris was under siege and cut off from supplies of the best English graphite, French inventor Nicolas Jacques Conté invented the modern pencil by developing a process to combine graphite with clay. Ever since, Conté has been the world's leader in producing fine drawing tools from rich natural materials. Conté Sketch Sets offer a variety of Conté's world-famous drawing materials packaged in special sets. All pencils are pre-sharpened. Classic Sketch Set — Contains 12 Conté pencils packaged in a hinged tin box, including Sepia, Sanguine, Blanc, 2 carbon pencils, 2 graphite pencils, 2 charcoal pencils, and 4 Pierre Noire black pencils. Graphic Sketch Set — Contains 6 carbon pencils and 6 graphite pencils of varied hardness, 12 pencils in total, packaged in a hinged tin box. Pastel Set — Contains 12 Conté color crayons, 3 sketching pencils, one kneaded eraser, one stump, and one tortillion. |
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