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The Lead Pencil Manufactory of A. W. Faber at Stein near Nürnberg, Bavaria

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FABER’S SIBERIAN LEAD PENCILS, (See page 20 to 23 inclusive.)

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For Engineers, Architects, Artists, Wood Engravers, and

Office Use.

Extra Soft and Extra Black, marked B B B B B B

Very Soft and Very Black, “ B B B

Soft and Very Black, “ B B or No. 1.

Soft and Black, “ B “ No. 2.

Hard and Black, “ H B “ No. 3.

Middling, “ F “ No. 4.

Hard, “ H “ No. 5.

Harder, “ H H

Very Hard, “ H H H

Extra Hard, “ H H H H H H

On cards, 10 pencils, one of each above grades.

In boxes, 7 do. do. do. B B B, B B, B, H B, F, H, H H.

Do. 5 do. do. do. B B, B, H B, F, H.

Do. 5 (WITH KNIFE AND RUBBER.) do. do. do. do. do.

Artists’ Patent Pencils with moveable leads of all the grades.

Moveable leads, same quality, in boxes, containing six leads of any grade.

MOSS & CO.

Dealers in Drawing Instruments, Papers, Tracing Cloth,

Tracing Paper, &c.

No. 432 Chestnut Street,

PHILADELPHIA.

Illustration from The Lead Pencil Manufactory of A. W. Faber at Stein near Nürnberg, Bavaria An Historical Sketch

J. L. Faber geb. 12 Juni 1817.

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