The Arteza, USA Gold, and—yes—Dixon Ticonderoga pencils (both black and yellow) are all fine options that cost less than 20¢ per pencil. Plus, they’re even cheaper if you buy in bulk.

The Dixon Ticonderoga Classic Yellow Wood-Cased Pencil is not made of the same high-quality wood as our other picks — and we have reason to think it’s more prone to breaking or having an off ...

In this corner, the Dixon Ticonderoga. And in the opposing corner, the clickable mechanical pencil. (Magnus Fulton of West Valley High School / Unleashed) ...

Someone asked about the tattoo of a pencil on the inside of her left forearm. She said it was her “gateway pencil”: a matte black Ticonderoga, now discontinued, that her mother had favored.

Two things I learned today: there is a blog dedicated to office supplies and on that blog is a set of Ticonderoga pencils with antimicrobial coating. OfficeSupplyGeek apparently bought these latex ...