With wax in its core, the Blackwing pencil was said to write faster than its competitors on the market, quickly earning a coveted status among creatives. Disney animators, artists and writers like Steven Sondheim and John Steinbeck added to its reputation...

Leavers lace is prized by dressmakers and designers as the world’s highest quality machine-made lace, so refined it takes a magnifying glass to distinguish it from handmade material.