Pens & Pencils
American Made Pens, Pencils, and Markers. This is another category of products that get taken for granted. Really think about how useful a pencil or pen
is to our lives. We sign birth certificates with them, we enter a mortgage with them and we take the important test of our lives with them. Making pens and pencils in the USA
employs people, supports middle class lives, puts people through college. That is what we do when we buy American Made.
Pencils Made in America
General Pencil Company's artist products come to you from our factory in Jersey City, New
Jersey. We believe in quality, tradition, value, and the fun of creating. We take pride in
handcrafting quality pencils and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for five
generations. Our history dates back to 1861 when Edward Weissenborn founded the American
Lead Pencil Co. in Hoboken, NJ. He was an inventor and machinist and acquired 28 patents for
improved machinery and processes in making 360 different kinds of pencils. Weissenborn sold
the company to The Reckford family in 1885. He then established the pencil exchange in Jersey
City, New Jersey with his son Oscar, in 1889 .Which was later renamed The General Pencil
Company. Still family owned and operated, our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a
sustainable manner for artists of all levels. Our products continue to be the American made
choice for aspiring and world renowned artists alike.
Pens Made in the USA
Garland’s USA-made writing instruments are easily recognized by the flared top design, the
carefully-weighted balance, and the styling. All writing instruments in the Colour, Revere,
Monogram, Tuscany, Signature and Founder’s Collections continue to be custom designed,
engineered and manufactured in the USA by Garland. The flared top design is a registered
trademark of Garland Industries, Inc. and remains a subtle, yet distinctive way to identify a
Garland writing instrument in today’s promotional product and distinctive gift marketplace.
is to our lives. We sign birth certificates with them, we enter a mortgage with them and we take the important test of our lives with them. Making pens and pencils in the USA
employs people, supports middle class lives, puts people through college. That is what we do when we buy American Made.
Pencils Made in America
General Pencil Company's artist products come to you from our factory in Jersey City, New
Jersey. We believe in quality, tradition, value, and the fun of creating. We take pride in
handcrafting quality pencils and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for five
generations. Our history dates back to 1861 when Edward Weissenborn founded the American
Lead Pencil Co. in Hoboken, NJ. He was an inventor and machinist and acquired 28 patents for
improved machinery and processes in making 360 different kinds of pencils. Weissenborn sold
the company to The Reckford family in 1885. He then established the pencil exchange in Jersey
City, New Jersey with his son Oscar, in 1889 .Which was later renamed The General Pencil
Company. Still family owned and operated, our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a
sustainable manner for artists of all levels. Our products continue to be the American made
choice for aspiring and world renowned artists alike.
Pens Made in the USA
Garland’s USA-made writing instruments are easily recognized by the flared top design, the
carefully-weighted balance, and the styling. All writing instruments in the Colour, Revere,
Monogram, Tuscany, Signature and Founder’s Collections continue to be custom designed,
engineered and manufactured in the USA by Garland. The flared top design is a registered
trademark of Garland Industries, Inc. and remains a subtle, yet distinctive way to identify a
Garland writing instrument in today’s promotional product and distinctive gift marketplace.