{"title":"The Blackwing 250 Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, we have created a limited-edition collection featuring the quote \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\" excerpted from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection includes a limited-edition set of 12 pencils and bulk set of 250. A portion of every purchase will benefit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Reading is Fundamental website\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading is Fundamental.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1776 sets of 12 and 50 bulk sets available while supplies last. Begins shipping week of 7\/6.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blackwing-250-set-of-12","title":"Blackwing 250 - (Set of 12)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1776 sets available, while supplies last. Begins shipping week of 7\/6.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTwo hundred and fifty years ago, the American experiment began. It rested on the simple but radical idea that every person possesses inherent rights, that a just government exists to protect those rights, and that the authority of such a government comes from the people themselves. It was a bold idea then, and it remains a bold idea today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited-edition set features 12 pencils imprinted with the quote \"THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE\" abbreviated from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Reading is Fundamental and support their ongoing mission to bring the joy of reading to children all across the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese pencils contain our balanced graphite. They are imprinted with \"THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE\" on one side and BLACKWING 250 on the other. Comes with 4 special variations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- White pencil with Blue imprint x 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Blue pencil with Blue imprint x 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- White pencil with Red Imprint x 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Red pencil with Red Imprint x 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackwing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54874962887028,"sku":"108250-12pk","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/3124\/7680\/files\/Blackwing-Volume-250-2026-2.jpg?v=1782971652"},{"product_id":"blackwing-250-set-of-250","title":"Blackwing 250 - (Set of 250)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 50 sets available, while supplies last. Begins shipping week of 7\/6.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTwo hundred and fifty years ago, the American experiment began. It rested on the simple but radical idea that every person possesses inherent rights, that a just government exists to protect those rights, and that the authority of such a government comes from the people themselves. It was a bold idea then, and it remains a bold idea today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited-edition set features 250 pencils imprinted with the quote \"THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE\" abbreviated from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. This Bulk Set of 250 includes a special Gold pencil with Gold imprint. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Reading is Fundamental and support their ongoing mission to bring the joy of reading to children all across the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese pencils contain our balanced graphite and come in 5 special variations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- White pencil with Blue imprint x 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Blue pencil with Blue imprint x 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- White pencil with Red Imprint x 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Red pencil with Red Imprint x 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Gold pencil with Gold imprint x 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackwing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54875047100788,"sku":"108250-250pk","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/3124\/7680\/files\/Blackwing-USA250-Q2-2026-0013.png?v=1782971587"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackwing602.com\/collections\/the-blackwing-250-collection.oembed","provider":"Blackwing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}