Leather Padfolios

Blackwing pencils are widely recognized as some of the best writing utensils in the world. In addition to their balanced and smooth graphite core, each pencil features an iconic shape and replacement eraser. At Levenger, you’ll find an array of these high-quality Blackwing pencils along with helpful accessories, like pencil sharpeners, pencil caps and replacement erasers. 

Blackwing Writing Instruments

Some of the world’s most legendary Grammy, Emmy, Pulitzer and Academy Award winners have created with Blackwing pencils. The list of known users includes John Steinbeck, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and Chuck Jones, who proudly used Blackwings to create Bugs Bunny and countless other Looney Tunes characters. Its roots go back to the 1930s when it was first introduced by Eberhard Faber. In 1998, after several corporate acquisitions, it was discontinued, but not forgotten. In fact, fans began paying as much as $40 on eBay for a single Blackwing pencil. In 2010, Blackwing revived their famous pencils using genuine California incense-cedar and premium Japanese graphite. Claimed by many to be the best writing utensil in the world, Blackwing pencils are famous for the quality of graphite, iconic shape, replaceable eraser, and the men and women whose works they’ve inspired throughout the years.