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The Faber-Castell 250th anniversary pencils. The raised lettering is remarkable. The caps acknowledge the anniversary year. Congratulations to Faber-Castell on their 250th anniversary year! A 250th anniversary pencil from Faber-Castell. Though – it unfortunately looks like products we’ve already seen. The special imprint Castell 9000 pencils given out at Paperworld probably have more cachet as an anniversary item. Lothar von Faber’s Polygrade is a historically important pencil. Launched in 1837, and sold until the early 20th century, the product offered pencils in a system of standard grades, and established the Faber name globally. The pencils were also the first by Faber to use the Conté/Hardmuth process of blending graphite with clay, an improvement [...] Spotted at a local store – Faber-Castell Grip 2001s (Grips 2001?) in black and white with grey dots. Nice, but I am disappointed that Faber-Castell hasn’t issued a pencil with a historical theme in their 250th anniversary year. Take a look at this Pelikan Souverän M101N reissue. It’s already getting a lot of press pre-issue. [...] Pencil manufacturers have been receiving some major media attention recently. Behind the scenes, I would guess that Faber-Castell’s capable public relations staff have been very active. Faber-Castell’s 250th anniversary is next year, and the celebrations are starting. See this YouTube video for a behind the scenes view of how the “250″ human logo was formed [...] From Faber-Castell, we have some interesting novelty pencils in animal prints. The packaging indicates the pencils are FSC certified and made in Indonesia, while the erasers hail from Malaysia. The triangular shaped pencils write reasonably well, and the matching eraser is a nice bonus. They could be a nice gift for a child. |
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