Faber-Castell is the world's oldest and largest ... Polychromos artists pastels, PITT pastel pencils, Castell 9000 black-lead pencils, PITT woodless graphite pencils, PITT compressed charcoal ...

He prefers the brand’s 9000 series, which feature leads made from a combination of finely ground graphite and clay, while Krusch opts for Faber-Castell’s Pitt Pure graphite pencils (6B or 9B ...

Apparently the first mass-produced pencils were produced in Germany, thanks to a variety of companies including Faber-Castell and Steadtler. Faber-Castell’s earliest roots date to 1761 ...

Of course, though the website recommends otherwise, you don't need to use Faber-Castell pencils, which can be pricey (but hey, you get what you pay for). Anyway, if don't have anything like that ...

NUREMBERG, Germany (dpa) – Never mind the Internet, SMS messages and hand-held computers: the humble pencil still has a future, says Anton Wolfgang Graf von Faber-Castell, head of the renowned ...

Ancient 'pencil war' Staedtler celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010, while Faber-Castell will celebrate its 250th birthday in summer 2011. But despite this, the two companies have argued about ...

Ancient 'pencil war' Staedtler celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010, while Faber-Castell will celebrate its 250th birthday in summer 2011. But despite this, the two companies have argued about ...