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Faber-Castell Goldfaber 1222 pencil
The 1222 is a real sleeper in the New Zealand/Australia series. The only branded pencil in the series with an eraser, it is a sleek alternating Royal Blue/Silver combination, with gold and white stamping. It has a silver coloured ferrule with a white eraser. No country of manufacture is indicated. It certainly has a finished appearance. Unlike other pencils in the series, whose colour schemes may be equal or superior as palatte choices, the 1222 is unique in having a high quality varnished finish, absolutely smooth and bright. For what I suspected was a B-line pencil, the lead is good – not nearly as nice as the 110 – but still rich and dark. The eraser, though white, is rough, not a smooth vinyl, and a disappointment. Browsing around various national Faber-Castell sites, it seems the pencil may originate in Indonesia, though it is cedar rather than jelutong. 7 comments to Faber-Castell Goldfaber 1222 pencil |
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Goldfaber 1222 is also available in Korea.
I like to compare Faber-Castell pencils with Staedtler’s.
In my opinion, FC Bonanza is similar with Staedtler 134 (or 132),
and FC Castell 9000 is similar with Staedtler Mars Lumograph.
In Korea, a Staedtler brand, which is adequate to be compared
with FC Goldfaber 1222 is Staedtler Noris 122, in the point of
view of price. But I think the quality of Goldfaber is quite lower
than Noris, though Goldfaber has aptly good lead.
Your post always delights me, Thank you. :)
Kent,
Thank you for the comment. The Bonanza is another pencil I am not familiar with.
It is interesting that both Staedtler and Faber-Castell have several national websites, each showing a different range of offerings.
The Tradition 110 seems to be made in both Germany and Australia. It would be really interesting to compare the two versions.
I’ve recently posted about Faber-Castell Bonanza 1320, and compared it with Staedtler 134.
Because almost all visitor of my blog is native Korean, that post is written in Korean. (And because of my poor English)
But because there are a few pictures, I hope that you enjoy them.
That looks like a thorough review, though all I understand are the photos, the pencil names, and the Yeats poem!
I like those boxes of twelve pencils. A lot of pencils are new sold in “blister packs” or as singles, and the box of a dozen is getting tougher to find.
About a week ago I saw around 50 – 60 Goldfaber 1221s in a stationery shop near my flat. I didn’t intend to buy any until I saw the mark “W.-Germany” on them.
Nowadays it’s not easy to find a faber-castell pencil manufactured in Germany, let alone West Germany.
I have got a tin of pencils That belonged to my great-grandfather. The numbers on the pencils range from number 401 to 423. There are 11 of them and a pencil these where made in Germany and a llead pencil made in yugoslava. Is there any chance you can let me know how old they are. By the look of them they where only used a couple of times. My email address is above.
More info about manufacturing country. I have bought some Goldfaber 1221 and there is no manufacturing country written in any place in the pencil itself nor in the box (blister, or label)
What I can say is H and 2H gradients are much more harder than other brands or Castell 9000.
B and 2B are very close to Noris B and 2B.