Testing 150 YEAR OLD Lead Pencils..(do they still work?)

I recently got ahold of the OLDEST Pencils I could find. These pencils are from the year 1870. Making them the oldest art supply in my collection. Enjoy :)

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[SuperRaedizzle]

hi everyone! personal update: i’ve been dealing with health issues all year, and recently they’ve reached a high point.. (dr suggested its severe gastritis and multiple ulcers). so im having a hard time moving from the ulcers, not able to eat anything from gastritis and so bloated from the meds i have a hard time talking.. on top of that i’ve been in the process of moving states! so lots of stuff happening. but once i move, get this stomach healed (which it’s getting better every day!) i’m super confident i’ll be able to actually upload more and get back in the groove!!! how are you guys? leave a comment and let me know!

[tanwencooper]

I really wish people would understand that museums aren't just store rooms for things that are old. They have standards about both the quality and type of thing they'll take and most only display a tiny fraction of what they actualy store. Far better that it ended up with someone who used it to make an educational video thousands of people will watch than it sending up in a drawer with 15 other 100+yr old pencil sets.

[blackcherrysoda]

Literally saw one of those EXACT tins of “Paris Green” you showed as examples in a thrift store a few years ago. It felt like there as still a decent amount in it. I’m always absolutely baffled how many people don’t know (or don’t care?) how bad this stuff can be so thank you for taking all the precautions you did.

[nikkia]

You were right to worry about the green dye: they were really toxic colours for a long time.
The pencils "leads" were fine, though. There's never been any lead in pencils. People just call it that because they were more familiar with lead in daily life, and graphite looks a lot like lead. The scratchiness could be down to the clay the graphite was mixed with.

[paularobles]

1870s Faber-Castell: haha pretty green
2021 rae: oh no, poison green

[kcphotographystudios]

I don’t agree they belong in a museum, they were made for creating. It was their intention back then and I am sure they would be pleased to see that someone such as yourself owns them.

[fangchick]

I just did a check, and pencils have not contained lead since the 1600s when graphite was first discovered to be usable for drawing. Graphite is entirely safe for humans

[alexwilkins]

Lead pencils never really had lead in them from what I've read. You see they use to call graphite "blacklead". It was more brittle and needed support. Then they found they could mix it with things to manipulate the material more to get more desirable results.
So I highly doubt your pencils have lead in them.
Edit: yeah looked it up the pencils are made with a graphite blended with clay.

[marsfox]

I love her so much she spent hundreds of dollars on just just to make great content. Not a lot for creators are as great as her!

[emems]

I love how appreciate she is of the old art supplies. And how she try’s so hard to preserve. You are awesome 🤩

[ayakotami]

Faber Castell is one of my favorite Companies for Art Supplies. I love their Pencils and Colored Pencils. Been using them for years. Seeing 150 year old Pencils in a video just. . .🤯. I'm glad you're taking precautions too after seeing the green color.

[zerafina]

Honestly, i prefer a person actually showing it to the world and explaining the history of it rather than getting stuck in a museum I can never visit in my entire life.

[LivingThroughLove]

That heart attack when you see that green but like... Hot darn that green is to *die* for.

(Had to do the bad pun)

[laxxiii]

It’s so funny how I have been having a bad morning and Rae posts and my day is automatically better

[nikki-fcpz]

I love how she was looking at a deadly poison and was like "let's make art"

[lazywillow]

She works really hard to research and find everything that she needs to know about these videos just for us!
SHE IS THE QUEEN! 🥰🥰🥰😎😎😊

[crystalkerstal]

Sis, it’s your money and your choice what to do with what you buy. Those gems went to their rightful owner. They were made forever ago just for you to have them and do with them as you please in 2021. Nobody is more deserving than a Queen that takes every precaution and would do them justice. Keep being your awesome self, teaching and inspiring individuals from all over💚💚💚

[TheNightowl]

I might agree with the "they belong in a museum, NOT YOUR HANDS" thing if they were MUSEUM QUALITY to begin with. But this is a used set, already sharpened and used. You are not "preserving" something by not using them a SMALL amount. Yeah, it would be a shame to use them up entirely and have nothing left of them to show what they were like, but using them as singular exemplars shouldn't be giving anyone heart attacks.

[starshiranui]

Ah, yes, as soon as I saw that bright green and remembered the time period I was YELLING. Shows you how much research I've done on Victorian shenanigans to clock that vibrant green.

[nilawarriorprincess]

I didn't expect this video to make me emotional, these pencils were made just 5 years after the slaves were freed! I can imagine a newly freed slave holding those pencils as they write their name for the first time. I come from a family of teachers so I can imagine my ancestors in this situation so clearly! This was the 1st time so many African-Americans got the chance to build their lives around the joy of education & art. Just being able to own their own pencils must have been a dream come true. Can you imagine how many artists, writers & teachers were being born at this time. I'm so thankful for everything they did for future generations. So many possibilities were born from a set of pencils like these.