When was faber castell founded

Home History An exciting family history. The fourth generation. Baron Lothar von Faber with his son Wilhelm.

He will take over as successor later down the line. Ottilie, called Tilly, becomes heiress of the estate after the death of her grandfather Lothar at the age of Her grandmother, Baroness Ottilie von Faber, is the heiress of the company. This product has been in constant production ever since, and is still a popular product now.

Faber-Castell continues to produce innovative designs which are not only striking to look at, but which are also enjoyable to use and reliable in their operation. The company has built up an extensive collection of retail products including wood-cased pencils, coloured pencils, mechanical pencils, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, rollerball pens, and erasers.

Faber-Castell products are popular in the home, office and school, and with artists, writers, adults, children… pretty much anyone who has ever used one of the products. In , the company created a luxury brand, named Graf von Faber-Castell, which is still guided by the standard defined by Lothar von Faber in the 4th generation of the company.

This Count also commissioned a painting, years later, of two knights jousting with pencils. However, in the s, this image was reinstated when the current Count was creating a new corporate image.

In Alexander resumed his original name for himself, his second wife born a countess, Margit Zedtwitz von Moravan und Duppau, — , and their son, Count Radulf — Floria is a daughter of Hubertus —71 , second son of Roland. Various branches of the Faber-Castell family still flourish, but in the past the Faber and Faber-Castell corporate holdings have usually passed to the eldest male of the patrilineage. From Stationery Wiki. File:Buntstifte Poly mechanical pencil.

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