Dixon Ticonderoga Company · Heathrow, FL United States

Dixon Ticonderoga's pencils fill in the answer bubbles on standardized tests. A top US maker of wood-cased graphite pencils (it developed the #2 pencil in 1913), the company also makes pencil grips, Dixon markers, Prang art materials, a line of school supplies featuring Looney Tunes and Scooby Doo characters, and general office supplies. In addition, Dixon Ticonderoga offers advertising specialty pencils, crayons, markers, and pens. Customers include major discounters like Wal-Mart and office products superstores such as Office Depot. Dixon Ticonderoga is owned by FILA S.p.A. of Milan, Italy, which acquired the company in 2005 for about $22.5 million. To read the full description, subscribe now.