National
National Pencil Company was one of a cluster of manufacturers based in Shelbyville, Tennessee, “The Pencil City” (after starting in Atlanta).
Brands:
Colored brands:
National Copying varieties:
Here are pairs of pencils that are the same or nearly so, but with one painted and the other having clear varnish:
Fred's Pencils 
Wow! I’m very impressed! But…no carpenter’s pencils? Or have you not gotten around to posting them yet?
I always liked the Venus Velvet for writing. I also remember the drawing pencils with the green crackle finish, which they made us use in mechanical drawing in junior high school. They insisted on very hard leads, which I didn’t enjoy using. Now you can get pencils that are branded Velvet, but don’t say Venus on them.
September 28, 2014 at 12:21 pm
Oh, yeah, I have many brand-name carpenter’s and similar that I have been avoiding showing so far, with plans for one huge display. It will be a major job to produce the images, so it will have to wait until I have a long vacation. I’ve been too busy even to make posts of photos that I already have, to my dismay.
Look for my “Crackled” post in the Imitation category.
September 29, 2014 at 9:18 pm
Fred,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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December 25, 2014 at 9:40 am
This stuff turns me on
June 3, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Glad to hear it!
June 3, 2015 at 10:42 pm