Chinagraph

British

/ -ˌɡræf, ˈtʃaɪnəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a Chinagraph pencil

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With a commission from the House of Commons, Adam Dant is crisscrossing the country, drawing candidates on the hustings, reporters in scrums and voters at rallies to create a rolling snapshot of this year's election campaign, sketched at speed with a black Chinagraph pencil.

From US News

Many are marked up with chinagraph pencil, outlining the crop required for a particular story layout in the newspaper.

From BBC

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