A.W. FABER-CASTELL
EBERHARD FABER CO.
General Pencilry
PAGES
-
Recent Posts
- Follow Contrapuntalism on WordPress.com
-
Tag Archives: Clamp Eraser
Oh, Canada (II)
Somewhere, nestled amidst the endless tundra (and ubiquitous Tim Hortons) was once the Canadian division of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company. This display folio showcases the Microtomic Van Dyke line: The line was offered in 18 degrees, from 7B to … Continue reading
Posted in Pencils
Tagged Canada, Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber, Eberhard Faber Company, Van Dyke
5 Comments
Eberhard L. Faber III: Witness to History
Eberhard L. Faber III was the son of Lothar Washington Faber (1861-1943), and the grandson of Johann Eberhard Faber (1822-1879). During the 1920s and 1930s he coordinated between the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company based in Greenpoint, New York, and its newly-built … Continue reading
Basteln mit dem Musikaliker
The title of, and idea for, this post were inspired by stolen from some of my favorite posts at Gunther’s blog; a series called Basteln mit dem Lexikaliker. The nickel plating on the clamp erasers matches the hardware so well, it’s a wonder they’re not … Continue reading
Posted in Bass, Music, Pencils, Uncategorized
Tagged Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber, Ibanez
3 Comments
Eberhard Faber: Retooling
There’s nothing quite like genuine parts when you’re doing a little refurbishing. These 1282 replacement erasers for the clamp, originally made from the Red Ruby formula, are still surprisingly pliant. They were used for the earlier Blackwing and Van Dyke pencils. Eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Pencils, Uncategorized
Tagged Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber Blackwing, Eberhard Faber Company, Microtomic, Van Dyke
1 Comment
Eberhard Faber: 4 Refill Erasers, 1 Metal Clamp
Posted in Pencils, Uncategorized
Tagged Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber, Eberhard Faber Company
3 Comments
“Pull Out Clamp To Lengthen Eraser”
This is an Eberhard Faber Van Dyke 601 pencil with a paper insert, explaining how to lengthen the clamp eraser. I’m speculating that this insert was a forerunner to the cutout arrow found on later ferrules: It seems the company didn’t want to … Continue reading
Eberhard Faber Mongol Refill Erasers
The Eberhard Faber Co. often stated that their clamp eraser would “outlast the pencil”, but they still saw fit to provide replacement erasers. These small Mongol refill boxes contain three flat, red erasers and one metal clip: The question is whether these … Continue reading
601, 602, 603
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Blackwing, Clamp Eraser, Eberhard Faber, Microtomic, Van Dyke
3 Comments
Clampesque Streaks of Black and Blue
With as many pencils and pencil-makers as there were during the first half of the twentieth century, it doesn’t come as a surprise that similar ideas, names, and designs seemingly overlapped from time to time. I recently came across a few such items from … Continue reading
Clasp ➙ . . . ➙ Clamp
In case you haven’t seen any of the previous posts on this topic, Eberhard Faber’s “clamp” eraser was patented in 1921 and was first used on the Van Dyke line of pencils: Soon to follow were a variety of accessories, such … Continue reading
Contrapuntalism 