Blackwing Pencils
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Blackwing Pencils Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Stockton, California
Headquarters
Stockton, CA
Founded
2011
Products Verified
5 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
Established USA manufacturer
Known Overseas Production
No known overseas production
Verification Notes
Blackwing pencils are manufactured at the CalCedar facility in Stockton, California, the only remaining pencil factory in the USA. Website confirms Made in USA. Amazon listings confirm US manufacturing on 602, Matte, Pearl, and Volume series pencils. CalCedar has produced pencils in California since 1920s. Beloved by artists, writers, and musicians.
Last verified: April 2026
Blackwing Pencils has been manufacturing products in Stockton, California since 2011. We carry 5 verified American-made Blackwing Pencils products.
Heritage & History
The original Blackwing 602 was produced by Eberhard Faber from the 1930s until 1998, when the pencil was discontinued after a factory closure. The pencil had built a cult following among creative professionals — John Steinbeck wrote with them, Vladimir Nabokov specified them, Leonard Bernstein reportedly used them for composing. When the original Blackwing disappeared, boxes sold on eBay for extraordinary sums.
In 2011, Palomino (CalCedar) revived the Blackwing 602 in Stockton, California, at the CalCedar facility — the only remaining pencil factory in the United States. CalCedar has produced pencils at this location since the early twentieth century, carrying on American pencil manufacturing when nearly every other factory moved offshore. The revival Blackwing is now recognized as one of the finest pencils in the world.
Made in Stockton, California
Every Blackwing pencil is produced at the CalCedar factory in Stockton, California. The Blackwing 602 uses the original balanced graphite formula — not too soft, not too hard — with the distinctive rectangular pink eraser on an extending ferrule that lets you expose more eraser as it wears. The Blackwing Matte has a softer graphite core for darker marks, preferred by illustrators and sketch artists. The Pearl has the softest core of the three permanent models, with the smoothest feel on paper.
The Blackwing Volumes series releases limited-edition pencils each quarter, each one honoring a specific creative tradition — from jazz to animation to literary fiction — with custom graphite formulations, unique finishes, and accompanying booklets that tell the story behind the volume. All Blackwing pencils are made in California, in an American factory that has never stopped making pencils.
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Is Blackwing Pencils made in the USA?
Yes. Blackwing Pencils manufactures 5 verified products in Stockton, California. Blackwing Pencils are crafted at the CalCedar factory in Stockton, California — the only remaining pencil factory in the United States — reviving the legendary Blackwing 602 beloved by Steinbeck, Nabokov, and Leonard Bernstein and adding new limited-edition volumes for artists, writers, and musicians.
Where is Blackwing Pencils manufactured?
Blackwing Pencils is headquartered in Stockton, CA. Manufacturing takes place in Stockton, California.
What Blackwing Pencils products can I buy?
We carry 5 verified Blackwing Pencils products across Office & School. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Blackwing Pencils founded?
Blackwing Pencils was founded in 2011. Blackwing Pencils are crafted at the CalCedar factory in Stockton, California — the only remaining pencil factory in the United States — reviving the legendary Blackwing 602 beloved by Steinbeck, Nabokov, and Leonard Bernstein and adding new limited-edition volumes for artists, writers, and musicians.
Does Blackwing Pencils ship from Amazon?
Yes, all Blackwing Pencils products listed here are available on Amazon with free shipping for Prime members.