Illinois Society of Architects · Chicago · leaf 662
ayish-black in colorand of a metallic luster. It is quite soft,leaving a leaden-gray mark on paper whendrawn across same. It is used in the manu-ficture of the so-called lead pencil and issometimes called black-lead. Such designa-tion is wholly misleading, as it is in no sensemetallic lead.…
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