Posted 12 years ago
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This is a vintage A.W. Faber Castell Pencil Tin - measures 18cm by 5cm
- the tin held green-coated pencils and features the "pencil tournament" graphic in dark green paint. - The lid has the A.W. Faber Castell - Stein bei-Nurnberg (Germany) embossed along bottom. - Tin is circa 1950's-1960's
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** A.W. Faber-Castell (founded 1784) is the world's largest and oldest manufacturer of lead and coloring pencils. Based in Stein near Nuremberg in Germany, the company manufactures lead, coloring, and mechanical pencils; erasers and rules; a variety of pens, colored markers, and highlighters; and chalk, charcoals, oil, and soft pastels and paints for a broad range of customers.
