[DOC] [TLE] Graphite - Wikipedia [PAR] Graphite archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline form of carbon, a 
semimetal, a native element mineral, and one of the... [DOC] [TLE] Pencil - Wikipedia [PAR] A pencil is a writing implement or art medium constructed of a narrow, solid 
pigment core inside ... Graphite pencils are used for both writing and drawing and 
result in durable ... Chemistry was in its infancy and the substance was thought to 
be a form of lead. Consequently, it was called plumbago (Latin for "lead ore"). [DOC] [TLE] Why Pencil "Lead" is Called "Lead" - Today I Found Out [PAR] Nov 24, 2010 ... Karen asks: Why is pencil lead called lead when it doesn't contain any? ... Thus, 
they called it plumbago, which is derived from plumbum, which is Latin for 
lead. ... The stylus was a thin rod used originally by the Ancient Romans, and 
later ... These stylus, which were occasionally made of lead due to its... [DOC] [TLE] plumbago | The Weekend Historian [PAR] There has never been a pinch of lead, or asbestos, in lead pencils  much to ... 
The locals soon began using the material to mark their sheep, which they ... The 
convenient little writing sticks in their wood holders came to be known as lead 
pencils. ... If his name sounds familiar, it is because to this day, Staedtler remains 
a... [DOC] [TLE] The Pencil | Invention and Technology [PAR] Cumbrian shepherds were said to use chunks of the stuff to mark their flocks. The 
mineral came to be known under a variety of names, including black lead, wad , 
and plumbago (meaning acts like lead). ... Sharpened sticks of actual lead had 
been used as writing instruments since ancient times, but a Stylus made of lead... [DOC] [TLE] C&EN: WHAT'S THAT STUFF? - PENCILS & PENCIL LEAD [PAR] Most adults probably realize that there isn't any elemental lead in a pencil. ... not 
to worry because pencil lead isn't really lead, it's a nontoxic mixture of graphite 
and clay. ... to be a type of lead and consequently was called black lead or 
plumbago. ... Charcoal probably was used in ancient times to mark on paper as 
well. [DOC] [TLE] Visual History of the Pencil | Museum of Every Day Life [PAR] The word pencil comes from the latin, penicillum , the name for a small, fine-
tipped brush ... Codex, the Latin word for tree trunk, came to be used for the wax-
coated wood tablet that ... known as white lead, black lead, bleiweiss, grafio 
piombino, bismuth, and plumbago. ... Its natural Uses are both Medicinal and 
Mechanical. [DOC] [TLE] Evolution of the Pencil.  PENCIL REVOLUTION [PAR] May 27, 2014 ... It was referred to as wadd, black lead and plumbago, from the Latin, ... Its 
existence was well-known throughout Europe at the end of the ... the name by 
which we now know this magical substance: Graphite, from the ... Not 400 years 
old. ... he came up with the idea to mix powdered graphite with potter's clay... [DOC] [TLE] History of Pencils - Pens and Writing Instruments [PAR] Pencils and pens are very old writing tools (which were first used some 5000 
years ... We started with images then simplified them until we came to words and 
letters. ... But there is usually one name that made something as we know it today 
and ... Not know its true nature, people thought that graphite was a form of lead 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Trace The Remarkable History Of The Humble Pencil | WGBH News [PAR] Oct 11, 2016 ... In the process, we learned that pencil lead (actually not lead at all but a ... ones 
making use of graphite  it was perfect for marking their sheep. The stuff looked 
and acted a lot like lead, so some called it plumbago (from the latin word for lead, 
... *David later changed his name to Henry David and spent two... [DOC] [TLE] How Pencils Are Made : NPR Ed

Question: Its old name, plumbago, came from its use in lead pencils
Answer: graphite