General Pencil Company
VerifiedFamily-owned pencil manufacturer crafting artist-grade graphite, charcoal, and drawing supplies at their factory in Jersey City, New Jersey since 1889. Six generations of the Weissenborn family have continuously operated the mill, making General Pencil one of the oldest pencil manufacturers in America still producing domestically.
Products by General Pencil Company
4 products listed
$12-$18General's Drawing Class Essential Tools Kit
A 13-piece all-media drawing kit covering graphite, charcoal, and pastel in a single set. Includes three graphite drawing pencils, a layout / ebony-style pencil, two charcoal pencils, a graphite art stick, a charcoal stick, two pastel sticks, a willow charcoal stick, a kneaded eraser, and an artist sharpener. Designed for art students and studio instruction, this kit provides a hands-on introduction to the full spectrum of traditional dry drawing media.
$5-$9General's Compressed Charcoal Sticks (957ABP)
Four soft black compressed charcoal sticks for bold, expressive drawing and wide-area coverage. Compressed charcoal delivers richer, darker values than vine or willow charcoal and holds its mark on the paper surface, making it ideal for gesture drawing, figure studies, and establishing strong compositional darks. A staple supply in drawing classes and studio practice.
$5-$9General's Charcoal Pencil Kit (557BP)
A 5-piece charcoal pencil set for fine art drawing and sketching. Includes three black charcoal pencils in 2B, 4B, and 6B grades for a light-to-deep tonal range, one white charcoal pencil (558) for highlights and corrections, and a General's kneaded eraser for blending and lifting. All pencils are pre-sharpened in incense cedar casings and ready to use straight from the box.
$10-$15Kimberly Graphite Drawing Kit
A 12-piece professional graphite drawing kit built around General Pencil's flagship Kimberly #525 line. Includes ten assorted hardness pencils from 8B (softest) to 4H (hardest), a Factis plastic eraser, and a single-hole metal sharpener. The Kimberly pencils use non-porous Ceylon graphite Carbo-Welded into specially treated California incense cedar casings, yielding dense, opaque lines and extra-long, durable points that resist breakage under normal drawing pressure.