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It’s That Time Of Year. Again.

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sean

While it goes without saying, it’s still worth repeating: nothing says Christmastime like an Eberhard Faber XMAS Mongol. A single XMAS Mongol frees you from the burden of having to write your holiday cards and notes with two separate pencils. Will … Continue reading →

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Eberhard Faber-Castell (3)

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Sean

Eberhard Faber IV (center) meeting with the board in 1971 (© Fortune). This wasn’t the first time Eberhard Faber Inc. had experienced difficulty. Leading up to 1971, the company had lost money for three consecutive years and had experienced a twelve-week … Continue reading →

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It Takes A Village (Inn)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Sean

Service at the local Village Inn is just slow enough to get a little work done. Yes, that is a World War II-era Eberhard Faber Mongol with a plastic ferrule. No, I didn’t bring my own potato peeler, it’s a pencil … Continue reading →

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It’s That Time Of Year

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Sean

Nothing quite says Christmastime like an Eberhard Faber XMAS Mongol 482. Its green and red lead allow you to spread holiday cheer without having to use two separate pencils.

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Eberhard Faber: Red & Blue. And Red. And Blue.

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Sean

There have been some interesting posts about red & blue pencils lately, such as these posts from Pencils and Other Things, as well as these two posts from Lexikaliker. I don’t have very many examples to share, but here are a few that I … Continue reading →

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Art of Pencils: The 1923 Eberhard Faber Catalog

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Sean

Some examples of color artwork from the 1923 Eberhard Faber Co. catalog:

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Further Cross-Ferrulizing

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Sean

The Mongol 481 is an un-tipped pencil at birth but is here fitted with a clamp eraser, much like a Van Dyke. The Blackwing has a 1930s-era ferrule from an Eberhard Faber copying pencil. Those lengthy ferrules, once made of ivory, then bone, … Continue reading →

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No. 32 (Again)

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Sean

The Eberhard Faber No. 32 Mongol combination dip pen and pencil. The images are from the company’s 1923 catalog, and drawn at actual size no less. A few more images from the catalog:

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The House That Faber Built

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Sean

c. 1902 It’s FAY-ber, not FAH-ber. FAY-ber. FAAAY-ber. That’s what I kept saying to myself on a recent rainy afternoon in Wilkes-Barre (BEAR or BERRY, there doesn’t seem to be a consensus), waiting outside of my hotel. I was trying to … Continue reading →

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A Conversation With Eberhard Faber IV

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Sean

In researching American pencil-making I have encountered one overriding consistency: trade-related print sources are mostly inconsistent, especially the early ones. And as with any long story, names, dates, places, and events are told and retold until at best they become nearly impossible … Continue reading →

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