Visual Materials

A.W. Faber-Castell pencil tin

Description: One pencil tin, manufactured by A.W. Faber-Castell. "A.W. Faber-Castell, Stein bet Nurnberg Germany" is printed below the manufactuer's names on the lid. The lid is illustrated with an image of two jousting knights to the left of the manufacturer's names, which are printed in green and red. The tin is empty. Title supplied by cataloger.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1915
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.

A.W. Faber's Polygrade Lead Pencils

Visual Materials

One pencil box for A.W. Faber's Polygrade Lead Pencils, ca. 1850. The box contains 5 slots for 5 different grades of pencils; the slots are labeled, and there is a hardness guide printed on a paper label affixed to the underside of the lid. The guide is printed in both French and English. The entire contents of the lid read: "Prize-Medals, London 1851 New York 1853 paris 1855 etc., A.W. Faber's Polygrade-Lead-Pencils Manufacion y established 1761." The label is decorated and embossed, in gold, into the lid. The box is empty.

ephKAEE

Castell Gum Cleaners: for a quick, clean job

Visual Materials

One box of erasers entitled Castell Gum Cleaners: for a Quick, Clean Job, manufactured by A.W. Faber, Inc., Newark, New Jersey. The paperboard box contains 18 individual erasers of varying sizes, three of which are A.W. Faber Castell Gum Cleaners. The two other brands present are Vitagum Artists Eraser and RubKleen (made by Eberhard Faber). The box is printed in red, yellow and blue.

ephKAEE

Two boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company

Visual Materials

Two boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company entitled "Aquarello", Assortment No. 1163 and Mongol Thin Lead Colored Indelible Pencils, Assortment No. 741, ca. 1935. Both sets are wash colors; these are colored pencils that were meant to be gone over with a brush dipped in water. The slogan printed on each of the two interior labels reads "Paint with pencils." Each box is hinged box and has a snap closure. Pencils are missing from both sets. Title supplied by cataloger.

ephKAEE

'Venus' Perfect Pencils

Visual Materials

One boxed set of lead pencils entitled 'Venus' Perfect Pencils, manufactured by the American Lead Pencil Co., New York and London, ca. 1910. The box was issued with 5 lead pencils and an eraser; only three pencils remain. On the top lid of the box is an illustrated range of the various degrees of color the pencils are available in: "Made in 17 black and 2 copying degrees: each degree guaranteed never to vary." Printed on the underside of the lid is information about the Venus eraser.

ephKAEE

Tony Sarg's Circus Crayons

Visual Materials

One boxed set of colored crayons entitled Tony Sarg's Circus Crayons, manufactured by the TransoGram Company, Inc., New York, ca. 1920. This set consists of 12 large wax crayons set within a cardboard cutout holder in the shape of a circus hippopotamus. The hippo is wearing a circus blanket upon which the title and the manufacturer's names are printed. The crayon box is between the two sides of the hippopotamus, creating a 3-dimensional crayon holder. There is no date of manufacture, and there is no top lid for the crayon box. The dimensions given are for the cardboard hippo, minus the height of the crayons.

ephKAEE

Wallace Motif: A Fine Pencil

Visual Materials

One boxed set of pencils entitled Wallace Motif: A Fine Pencil, manufactured by the Wallace Pencil Co., Saint Louis, U.S.A., ca. 1920. The container is made of tin, and is illustrated with an image of a pencil; the tin is colored in yellow and green. The advertisement printed on the bottom of the tin reads: "Wallace Motif in the following five degrees 1-2-2 2/4-3-4. The Wallace Motif is the finest pencil for general use that can be bought. Like all pencils in the Wallace line, it is made exclusively in the big modern factory that has become famous for quality manufacture." The tin contains 6 pencils, all from companies other than Wallace Pencil Co.

ephKAEE

A.W. Faber-Castell pencil tin

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

A.W. Faber's Polygrade Lead Pencils

Castell Gum Cleaners: for a quick, clean job

Two boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company

'Venus' Perfect Pencils

Tony Sarg's Circus Crayons

Wallace Motif: A Fine Pencil