Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Fabers That Slipped Under The Radar

In general, between Joe, Mike and I, we were pretty successful in obtaining the key pencils we wanted from Tanya Hile’s listings. But when it came to anything made by Eberhard Faber, all three of us were generally skunked; someone out there in cyberland likes their Fabers, even more than the three of us did. And it wasn’t just one person – several different bidders were really liking the Fabers! So while I’ve got a lot of weird and wonderful things to show you, I don’t have much in the Faber department.

Not much, that is, that’s actually marked Faber . . . Take this one, for example . . .

NOTE:  This article is now included in the print version of The Leadhead's Pencil Blog, available anywhere you buy books, or also from The Legendary Lead Company.

To order, here's the link:  Volume 1 at Legendary Lead Company




2 comments:

eddbagenal said...

Just found this post- thanks for sharing. Wanted to help out with some extra info- I have the pencil in the first image also! My one has a metal cap, embossed with EBERHARD FABER MAGAZINE. Takes a 2.4 mm lead, just like the Pony Clip. Let me know if you would like some images.

eddbagenal said...

Images here: https://flic.kr/p/XYkcsR