Photo courtesy of Michael Leddy
Many of you likely know Michael Leddy from his blog Orange Crate Art. His photo features a Blackwing box from the lesser-seen Faber-Castell era. He writes:
More a stash than a collection, it’s a box of Blackwings I bought when any office-supplies store with the right catalogue could order them. I have a few stubs as well.
Something I never noticed before taking this photograph: the gap between “Woodclinched” and “Blackwing.” Perhaps the photo first showed the Eberhard Faber name, later scratched out for Faber Castell.
Thanks to Michael for sharing his stash with us.
At the risk of complicating things, I should mention that the pencils themselves have the Eberhard Faber imprint.
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I’ve had some EF Blackwings show up in Faber-Castell boxes. I believe that when Faber-Castell USA bought Eberhard Faber they likely inherited existing stock, but they packaged them in their newly branded boxes. Same for the Mongol, etc.
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