Rare boxes of blue lead for lead-operated pencils, manufactured by A.W. Faber , a company founded in 1761 and awarded prizes at major world's fairs. These boxes, dating from around 1900–1905 , exemplify German precision applied to luxury stationery. One bears the inscription "First Class Medals," the other "Grand Prizes Paris 1900 – St. Louis 1904," two different but complementary typographic labels within the same series. Both boxes still contain their original leads, a superb indigo blue.
✦ Origin: AW Faber, Germany – distributed in France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900–1905 ✦ Dimensions: 7 × 4 × 0.8 cm ✦ Material: printed cardboard and pigmented wax crayons ✦ Contents: 1 complete box, 1 box with 2 leads ✦ Condition: very good overall condition, labels clear and typography intact, leads well preserved
A beautiful pair of Belle Époque period pencil refills , featuring a simple and technical design. Perfect for a collector of antique stationery or a study dedicated to industrial drawing.
