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Word: fluidlead (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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When Scripto, Inc. and Parker Pen Co. each announced that they had a new kind of pencil that writes with liquid graphite and never has to be sharpened (TIME, Feb. 7), everyone in the industry expected a dingdong patent fight and a sales battle. Scripto's "Fluidlead," already on the market, was a 49? pencil; Parker's "Liquid Lead," a model at under $5, was to be brought out in the spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Pencil Pact | 2/28/1955 | See Source »

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