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  • Batch 84-16 (5B or softer .046"/1.1mm, 3 1/2" long leads)

Batch 84-16 (5B or softer .046"/1.1mm, 3 1/2" long leads)

SKU: 84-16
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Amongst the hundreds of boxes in the Panda Pencil's archives was a small, unmarked box containing a few hundred gross of 4" long leads in the standard .046 inch diameter. The only identifying marks were the batch number -- 84-16 -- and the date of production in June, 1988. We put one in a pencil to see what it would do . . . and wow.​ We've graded it conservatively at 5B, but it might be even softer than that, and it's the smoothest, darkest lead we've seen. It flows onto the page almost like ink!


​We packaged a trial batch for the 2017 Ohio Show, bringing twice as much of it as we bring in any other grade -- and everyone who tried it said "wow" too (we sold out on Saturday). That settled it -- we've added it to the permanent rotation, for as long as it lasts!


The original box of 4-inchers has since been exhausted, but we have now found several boxes of "CX-22" leads from that same batch, but in 3 1/2" length.


12 leads per tube, 3 1/2" each. Made in USA.

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  • Home
    • Contact
  • Our Pencils
  • Choosing the Right Pencil Lead
    • How our leads are organized
    • What size do I need?
    • Clearing a Lead Jam
    • Grades of hardness
    • Metric conversion
  • Store
  • Resources
  • Blog