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The H. A. (Hirohachi Akagi) Faber Fortress pencil
For some amazing pencil history, please see the cyclingpencils blog. Written in Japanese with photo titles and partial text in English, the last two posts tell a story about a pencil that may look familiar at first glance – the H. A. Faber “Fortress”. But H. A. Faber isn’t a distant member of the Faber pencil manufacturing family, and the “Fortress” is not a “Castell”, even if similar fonts and logos are used. It turns out the brands came from Hirohachi Akagi & Co., founder of the Colleeen pencil company. There is also a “Moon Glove”, with moon and globe logo, very similar to the Staedtler logo. 7 comments to The H. A. (Hirohachi Akagi) Faber Fortress pencil |
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Interesting story, so the myth of a Faber Castell made in Japan did come from these pencils?
Futural, are you referring to this separate post?:
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/cyclingpencils/12274071.html
The research is certainly a testament to the global strength of the Faber name in years past.
I saw a “Johann Faber Made in Japan”, I can’t remeber where but It was on the Web. so Is this one from the post that are you referrring, a real Faber?
Thanks for the information, I read an old post http://www.penciltalk.org/2010/04/johann-faber-pencil-made-in-japan maybe It could be a good idea to ask Faber Castell, I’ve made a request related to other post on Pencil Talk if they answer maybe we could know more about this enigmatic pencil in a future, thank you penciladmin.
Hello,
Thank you for your mention about my post.
Not only H.A.& Co ,
but also almost of all Japanese manufacturer and wholesaler sold imitation pencil before WW2.
I think this is not only matter of manufacturer’s side, but also cause in consumer’s attitude at that period.
I agree to your opinion that this is a testament to the global strength of the Faber name in years past.
cyclingpencils, thank you for sharing the story and photos. It is a very interesting piece of history.
cyclingpencils, thank you. I would like to learn Japanese.