page_title: Dixon Ticonderoga Company
section_title: Ticonderoga pencil
hierarchical_section_title: Dixon Ticonderoga Company / Ticonderoga pencil
caption_attribution_description: English: An assortment of pencils manufactured by the Dixon Ticonderoga Company. From top to bottom: The eponymous Dixon Ticonderoga, model number 1388-2 HB Pencil manufactured In U.S.A. circa 2003 (no longer in production); the current (as of March 2010) version of the same pencil, model number 13882, manufactured in China; a current model 13882 pencil from Dixon's Mexico factory (note subtle differences in the yellow laquer finish, ferrule and branding); a Ticonderoga Renew Pencil (model 96220) which utilizes recycled tires in place of wood for its casing; and a Dixon Tri-Conderoga pencil (model 22500) with triangular barrel and rubberized finish. An acrylic ruler with inches displayed upright was placed underneath the pencils for a size reference.
context_page_description: The Dixon Ticonderoga Company is an office and art supplies maker from the United States, with headquarters in Heathrow, Florida. The company offers a number of brands, with one of the most well-known being Ticonderoga: the yellow No. 2 pencil known for its distinctive green and yellow ferrule. Other brands include Dixon and Oriole pencils, Dixon Industrial products, Prang school and art supplies, and Lyra art products.
context_section_description: The Ticonderoga is a pencil model distributed by the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, founded in the 19th century, which was originally located in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey.  In 1999 they ceased US production of the Ticonderoga Pencil, but own and operate facilities outside the US in Italy, France, Asia, Latin America and Germany.
  Dixon Ticonderoga makes a variety of pencils, including the Classic, Black, Noir, Tri-Conderoga, Microban, Laddie, My First (formerly Beginners), SenseMatic, and colored pencils. The pencils are available in different grades: #1 (Extra Soft), #2 (Soft), #2½ (Medium), #3 (Hard), and #4 (Extra Hard).
  Dixon Ticonderoga pencils were the favorite pencils of the author Roald Dahl. Dahl began using them, along with yellow lined legal pads, whilst living in the U.S, and upon returning home to the U.K had them specially shipped over for use in his writing shed at Gipsy House, his home in Buckinghamshire.
caption: An assortment of pencils manufactured by the Dixon Ticonderoga Company.
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