A.W. FABER-CASTELL
EBERHARD FABER CO.
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Tag Archives: Van Dyke Pencils
Chiseled
Chisel-point pencils, along with their mechanical cousins (flat-lead pencils), are very interesting to me. The shape and structure of the leads allow you to maintain a more consistent line width when drawing long lines, and are less likely to break … Continue reading
Period Pencilry
(click to enlarge) Ever wonder what it might have looked like, when stores stocked such things?
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Tagged Eberhard Faber, Eberhard Faber Company, Mongol, Mongol Pencils, Polita, Van Dyke Pencils
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Vignette
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Tagged Eberhard Faber, Eberhard Faber Blackwing, Eberhard Faber Company, Mongol Pencil, Van Dyke Pencils
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“A New Eraser in a Jiffy!”
Here are some advertisements from 1924 touting the Eberhard Faber Van Dyke 601 with its “Clamp” tip and adjustable eraser. Even though I first learned about this pencil and eraser design almost 90 years after it was introduced, it still appeared … Continue reading
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