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Victoria dies & Edward VII ascends throne. |
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Titanic sinks. Greenwood family take over the pencil factory as payment for a bad debt. |
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First World War starts. |
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Name of the company is changed to Cumberland Pencil Co. |
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First World War ends. |
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Company taken over by British Pens Ltd & start building the current factory. |
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Logie Baird gives the first demonstration of television. |
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Development of Lakeland. |
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Edward VIII abdicates. |
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Development of first 24 Derwent coloured pencils Series 19. |
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Second World War. |