A.W. FABER CELLULOID MECHANICAL PENCIL

A.W. FABER CELLULOID MECHANICAL PENCIL

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Here are two short and cute propelling pencils of A.W. FABER!

These two are made of a celluloid and each has its own unique patterns.

Celluloid was the first synthetic plastic and was developed in 1860s to 70s. (The name was dubbed in 1972)

A.W. FABER also made some fountain pens with celluloid bodies.

This material was quite common throughout diverse industries, so this was no surprise.

Then, when they were made?

I could find them on the A.W. FABER's 1909 catalog, so they were at least produced in prior of 1909.

No further clues can be found, however.

It seems what I have are model number 27.

It says they are 10cm long and have marbled patterns.

Gold stamped "A.W. FABER" in addition to that.

Below are Castell leads, where one such example is in the Castell ink pencil.

Before A.W. FABER started to utilize celluloid, they manufactured mini mechanical pencils with metallic material.

These were even shorter than 10cm!

Marbling patterns always look good - they never fail.

According to the catalog, No.27 and No.49 seem to have the same design, while No.49 had a colored pattern.

I've never seen this model, but I guess this marbling pattern would have looked better.

They eject the lead as one rotates the front side.

I haven't tried but I guess one can insert the lead by unscrewing this part too.

Now you see how it works.