New York: shots of molten drums leaving a furnace. Showing how lead strips are put into pencils. Lead slabs are seen being glued together. Conveyor belt showing lead pencil manufacture. Finished pencils pour out from the factory line. Moisture resistant pencil shown (for gardeners). Metal screen for windows shown (man looks at frame stood next to window). Housewife writes on jars in her kitchen, opening cupboards. Factory worker uses pencil on the shop floor. Scientist draws on a diagram. A child sketches in the garden.