Cretacolor : 5 mm Leads

Cretacolor 5mm Leads are available in several different grades of charcoal, graphite, sanguine, sepia, and chalk.

Each sharpened stick is excellent quality and measures 4-5/8in (12 cm) long and 7/32in (5.6mm) in diameter.

Cretacolor's pencils, crayons and pastels are still manufactured at the factory in Hirm, in Austria, established in 1790 by Joseph Hardtmuth, inventor of the graphite pencil. They were given royal approval in 1889.