Category Archives: Pencils

Überflutet

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Photo: Faber-Castell Torrential rains in Central Europe have caused unprecedented flooding, with parts of Austria having received as much as two months’ worth of rain in a just a few days. Faber-Castell’s factory in Engelhartszell, Austria (pictured above), situated approximately … Continue reading →

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1085

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

I’ve mentioned the Eberhard Faber double-clamp eraser a few times, though they were models that were manufactured and sold in Germany. This is the original 1085, from 1921: The erasers here aren’t original—they are from a Faber-Castell 7041-20 natural rubber … Continue reading →

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Dwrgwyn

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

For the most part I don’t hand-sharpen the pencils that I use. But I have a few—such as the A.W. Faber Lay Out and the Eberhard Faber Van Dyke chisel point—that most sharpeners can’t accommodate. It seems the trick to … Continue reading →

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Sales Book 580

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

I don’t have an exact date for these pencils but there are some clues. The packaging and design share some features with this box, which I believe dates back to the ’20s. This announcement, dated 1921 from Eberhard Faber, mentions … Continue reading →

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A.W. Faber Lay Out 2526

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I admit that I don’t know very much about “layout” pencils except to say that they often have large and soft cores, allowing artists and editors to quickly sketch ideas. One of the most popular it seems was the Eagle … Continue reading →

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Microtomic Tube

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Yet another application of Eberhard Faber’s clamp eraser design, this time as end-caps for a tube of Microtomic replacement leads: The label mentions Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, which means that they were made no earlier than 1957 1956 (when the Eberhard Faber … Continue reading →

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Time Capsule

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Either a 1/2 gross box of Eberhard Faber Van Dyke drawing pencils, grade B, or a time capsule; I’m not sure which: I don’t know their exact date but based on the packaging and design, I think they are from … Continue reading →

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Package Deal

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

There is something rotten in Denmark Newark. Photo: eBay Well, perhaps not rotten, but curious at the very least. The box for these A.W. Faber-Castell U.S.A. Columbus pencils has a two-part design, where pushing one end reveals the pencils at … Continue reading →

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Ersatz Fabernalia

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

A.W. Faber replacement pencils No. 9061, ca. 1910.

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“A.W. Faber Plant Sold At Auction”

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

This is a follow-up to a previous post called 94 Years Ago Today, which detailed the seizure and sale of A.W. Faber’s American assets in 1918 as a result of the Alien Property Act. I came across an article that … Continue reading →

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