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General's® Cedar Pointe® Graphite Pencils
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General’s® Cedar Pointe® Graphite Pencils

Price range: $9.12 through $17.10
A General's® Semi-Hex Pencil in yellow rests on a lined notebook with handwritten notes about studies showing more brain areas are activated by writing by hand than typing.
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General’s® Semi-Hex Pencil

$17.10
A drawing kit package that includes colored pencils and sketches of animals such as a butterfly, wolf, horse, and hummingbird. The text says "<b>PRE-ORDER</B> How to Draw Nature, Wildlife & Endangered Species," complete with a lesson book.
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How to Draw Nature, Wildlife & Endangered Species Kit

Price range: $10.00 through $17.48
A drawing kit package featuring three charcoal pencils, one green and one orange graphite pencil, an eraser, and a sharpener. The package reads "General's® How to Draw" and includes an instructional booklet with a sketch of a bridge, leaf, and peach.

#30 General’s® Learn to Draw Now!™ Kit

$25.38
A round, beige container lid for "The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver." The label includes text in English, French, and Spanish, specifying that it cleans oil paint, watercolor, acrylic, and stains. It features an illustration of a seated artist painting.
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“The Masters”® Brush Cleaner

Price range: $3.74 through $47.94
Beige rectangular packaging of "The Masters"® Soap showcases brown text alongside an illustration of a painter. It advertises its ability to clean and condition hands while effectively removing paints, inks, clays, and more, with a net weight of 4.5 oz (127.57 g).
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“The Masters”® Soap

Price range: $4.35 through $7.49
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Created with Pencil

Windows of Creativity: Our mural art collaboration. Thank you Hudson County Community College Art Students for charcoal and graphite artwork beautifying our factory!

Magical Monarch Butterfly Mural

Supporting art, creativity, and inspiration starting with a pencil.

Several monarch butterflies with orange and black wings fly among glowing yellow fireflies above pink wildflowers, set against a dark, dreamy background with swirling golden light.
Mural painted by Jonathan Martinez

Support our Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project

Your purchase of these products supports Monarch Butterfly and pollinator education and conservation as well as arts education.

A drawing kit package that includes colored pencils and sketches of animals such as a butterfly, wolf, horse, and hummingbird. The text says "<b>PRE-ORDER</B> How to Draw Nature, Wildlife & Endangered Species," complete with a lesson book.
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How to Draw Nature, Wildlife & Endangered Species Kit

Price range: $10.00 through $17.48
Illustration of a monarch butterfly with detailed orange and black wings on a circular background. Text around the edge reads "Art.ofthe.Endangered" and includes a URL and QR code.
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Monarch Butterfly Sticker

$2.00

Featured Artists

Artist Kathi Hanson, with long, wavy silver hair smiles while painting with watercolor pencils at a table. Art supplies and color swatches are visible in front of her. She wears glasses and a tan patterned top.
Kathi Hanson
A woman with long brown hair in a braid sits on stairs, wearing a white blouse and black pants, surrounded by framed art and portraits on the narrow stairwell walls. A black-and-white charcoal drawing portrait hangs above the stairs.
Julia Maddalina
A person wearing a cap and jacket sketches a bird on a large drawing pad at a table covered with colored pencils, drawing supplies, and a framed bird illustration at an art event.
Jonathan Martinez
Ian A Nelson
A realistic pencil drawing of a man wearing glasses and a cap, holding a pencil. He is resting his chin on his hand and has a thoughtful expression. The artwork uses shading to create depth and detail.
Justin Maas
Artist David Kassan is drawing a portrait with a Charcoal Pencil.
David Kassan
Artist Shana Levenson with long hair is adorned with orange butterflies on her head and face. She has a serene expression and subtle makeup with white dots around her eyes. A single blue butterfly hovers near her head against a plain white background.
Shana Levenson
A woman with long red hair and a floral dress sits at a drawing desk, working on a detailed portrait of a woman holding a candle. She looks toward the camera, pencil in hand.
Emily Fossum
Artist Tom Lynch wearing a hat and a dark jacket sits on a portable chair outdoors, painting on a canvas attached to an easel. The scene is set in a grassy area with trees in the background. The person is surrounded by painting supplies, including a backpack and brushes.
Tom Lynch
A drawing of a person peers through a torn piece of paper, with only their face and hands visible. Their fingers grasp the edges of the tear, appearing to emerge from the blank white background. The expression on their face is one of curiosity and intent focus. Artist JD Hillberry.
JD Hillberry

Our Story

A vintage illustration of the General Pencil Company factory. It features two large connected brick buildings labeled "General Pencil Company" and "General Pencil Company Ink Department". Various trucks and cars are shown around the premises. An American flag waves in the background.

Our history dates back to 1860 when Edward Weissenborn helped found the first pencil factory in the USA in Hudson County, New Jersey.

In 1889, Edward and his son, Oscar A., began what is now General Pencil Company in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a sustainable manner for artists of all levels.

We thank you for choosing our fine art and craft products for your creative talents and enjoyment.

See our complete history here