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The World's Best Selling Pencil! First introduced in 1913, the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company wanted "a fine American name for a fine American pencil." They named the pencil "Ticonderoga" after Fort Ticonderoga, a military post in New York.

With production of nearly a half a billion pencils a year, the Ticonderoga has become the #1, most recognized, and revered pencil throughout the world. Try one of our quality Ticonderoga products and discover for yourself why each and every one of our products is "The Best of its Kind".

Ever wonder how a pencil is made? Click on each one of the numbers below and see how we go through each and every step in order to make the World's Best Pencil!