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Eberhard Faber

American pencil company


American pencil company

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Lothar Faber
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* Faber-Castell (1987–present) {{refnThe U.S. subsidiary was acquired by Sanford L.P. in 1994. It was later added to the Paper Mate brand.<ref namehistHistory on eberhardfaber.comgroup=nname=usonly}}
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Subsidiary (1978–) Lothar Faber

  • Staedtler (1978–2010)
  • Faber-Castell (1987–present)

Eberhard Faber Vertrieb GmbH is a manufacturer of writing implements, headquartered in Stein, Bavaria. The company was established as the "Eberhard Faber Pencil Company" by John Eberhard Faber in 1861 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, by the East River at the foot of 42nd Street, on the present site of the United Nations Headquarters.

After an 1872 fire, operations moved to the Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, across the East River, which was acquired by Staedtler, a stationery company with global presence, in 1978. This factory was acquired by Faber-Castell USA in 1988 before Sanford L.P. acquired this division in 1994 and eventually rolled it into the Paper Mate brand.

Eberhard Faber had a lumber mill on Atsena Otie Key, near Cedar Key, Florida, until it was destroyed following the 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane.

A German subsidiary was founded in 1922 in Neumarkt, near Nuremberg, Germany, by sons Eberhard and Lothar. Staedtler later sold Eberhard Faber brand in Europe to Faber-Castell around 2009 and 2010 but retained the Neumarkt factory.

The company manufactured the original Blackwing 602 pencil, an instrument that has achieved legendary status among writers and animators.

On October 18, 1994, Newell Brands acquired the Faber-Castell Company by $137.3 million. The acquisition included the "Eberhard Faber" brand name was merged to the Newell's Sanford division. Faber-Castell reaquired the rights to the Eberhard Faber brand in 2010.

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References

References

  1. [https://www.eberhardfaber.com/Company/heritage/history History] on eberhardfaber.com
  2. [https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.eberhard_faber_vertrieb_gmbh.84dc63461a7317087bb0cd7347113710.html Eberhard Faber Vertrieb GmbH] profile
  3. Petroski Henry. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989, at 172.
  4. "Brand Name Pencils – Blackwing 602 by Faber-Castell".
  5. Berolzheimer, Charles. (31 August 2005). "Mongolized". Timberlines.
  6. "Eberhard Faber's history". Eberhard Faber.
  7. memm. (2016-09-14). "Visiting Staedtler's Nuremberg factory".
  8. Ward, James. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NH8YBAAAQBAJ&dq The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession]''. Page 99. April 21, 2015.
  9. Gardner, Ralph Jr. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ralph-gardner-jr-road-tests-the-blackwing-pencil-1405994722 Ode to the Write Stuff.] The Wall Street Journal. July 21, 2014
  10. Patrick, Robert. (May 20, 2011). "Chuck Jones's Favorite Pencil Is Back!".
  11. "Don Bluth's Animation School | on Animation".
  12. Steinbeck, John. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Kqa-LNTu_TkC Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters]''. Page 34. Penguin, December 1, 1990
  13. [https://ir.newellbrands.com/static-files/86a8df61-30ac-4d97-b8dc-2600058608ab Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1995] on ir.newellbrands.com
  14. [https://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/newsarchive.pl?p=1215 The Tale of the Five Fabers & the Pink Pearl] at smbhax.com
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