Hand-made pencils. 
In April, 2004 I wrote about making pencils by hand in my Popular Science column.  Here's a picture showing all the stages from graphite to final pencils: See the article (available online) for more details. 
Source: Theodore Gray 
Contributor: Theodore Gray 
Acquired: 15 April, 2004 
Price: Donated 
Size: 7" 
Purity: >95%
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