Birds Of A Feather

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Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber, Eberhard Faber Blackwing, Van Dyke

Some of the many versions of the clamp eraser ferrule.

Signs of the Times

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Blackwing 602, Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602, history

6:02

Boxed-up

ἀγών.

A Congress of Blackwings

In the animal world there are many entertaining and evocative collective nouns, for example: an army of frogs, a charm of finches, an unkindness of ravens, a business of ferrets, a kettle of hawks, etc. One of my favorites is, a murder of crows.

Of course pencils don’t apply here, but crows have wings that are black. Maybe the usage could be borrowed:

“By the piano were the composer’s only tools: a fresh pot of coffee, and a murder of Blackwings.”