Faber-Castell Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil

Faber-Castell’s Graf von Faber-Castell is the “Perfect Pencil.” This luxurious yet simple writing utensil is as elegant as it is useful. The Perfect Pencil is a graphiteⁱpencil with an extender which houses an eraser with a clip for easy pocket storage. This company is rich in history with its roots starting in 1761 by Baron Lothar von Faber. The line also features distinctive fountain pens, roller-ball pens, and mechanical pencils in addition to Limited Edition collections.

The Pencil Talk blog has a 5 part series review of the Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil. Here is Part 3 which covers the Graf von Faber-Castell line of the Perfect Pencil.

Faber-Castell has a rich history leading back to Germany more than 240 years ago. German cabinet-maker Caspar Faber branched out and started a small pencil company in 1761. After three generations of Faber’s ran the family business, the fourth, Lothar von Faber, brought the company to greatness by positioning the A.W. Faber line as the world’s first branded pencils. He did this through several innovations including developing the hexagonal shaped pencil to prevent the pencil from rolling in addition to inventing a system to assign the hardness of lead. Eventually these innovations became the industry standard.

The company came to the United States in 1849 when it opened a subsidiary in New York City and shortly after opened offices in Paris, London, Vienna, and St. Petersburg. Today Faber-Castell is at the forefront of the professional art supply industry with its world renowned high quality Art & Graphite line as well as fine writing instruments and accessories such as the Graf von Faber-Castell line.