Pencils, by no means the only product of the firm, are manufactured with as many as 147 variations and each basic color is available from a choice of 28 pastel shades. more than enough to allow one each to every man, woman and child in the Dominion. And to the customer, pencils are an expendable necessity.Ĭoming to Newmarket in 1931 the company moved into the massive 93,000 square feet building which it continues to occupy today and from which an estimated 18 million pencils are turned out. of Jersey City, pencils are big business. on Davis Drive, a subsidiary of the giant Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. To the management and staff of the Dixon Pencil Co. However, those struggling early years are now past and have become part of the heritage of Canada's leading pencil manufacturer. Success did not come easily and for many years Joseph Dixon's other interests supported the infant pencil industry. Those early years of experimentation to fuse clay and graphite satisfactorily and insert the completed compound into pieces of grooved wood were frustrating. To the young inventor here was an ideal substance for his creative imagination. The material was brought from the East as ballast in the sailing vessels, being both heavy and cheap. Joseph Dixon first became interested in the idea of a new and better writing aid when he noticed the base quantities of graphite ore dumped from his father's ships. Alternatively, there was an imported excuse for a pencil available but which was both primitive and expensive.
Prior to his tinkering with graphite and clay, the few people who did write resorted to the quill and ink, at best a messy and impracticable business. He also developed, accidentally, stove polish and with the money earned from that venture went on to make graphite crucibles for steel making processes which were destined to become technical and financial successes and the foundation of the Dixon enterprises.ĭixon, who has been compared with Edison for his contributions to the betterment of mankind, is best known as the father of the modern pencil. Instead his agile mind turned to solving problems and improving processes in a wide field, covering such diverse achievements as a file cutting machine (in those days files and all been made by hand), the development of photo-lithography, years ahead of its practical usefulness, the invention of new dyes and inks which made the counterfeiting of bank notes the virtual impossibility it is today. Next week sees the anniversary of his birth in the little town of Marblehead, Mass., in 1799, where his father, a shipowner had visions of his son becoming a physician.įortunately for the world and Newmarket, young Joe's interest in the healing profession waned. Today they earn their living through the original dogged persistence of this ingenious inventor who in turn was ship's boy, prankster, chemist, printer, woodcarver and bibliographer. Old Joe Dixon deserves a warm place in the hearts of many townsfolk. At checkout, total GST will be displayed and added to the total amount payable.Newmarket Era and Express, 14 January 1960, page 1 For delivery address changes, please contact us at 12pm the day before delivery.Įmail to any changes or cancellation to your order.įor purchases to be delivered overseas, please contact us at displayed prices are subjected to GST (7%). However, do note that we reserve the right to reject changes as well due to operational constraints.
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