Pencils, eh
A virtual museum of the golden age of the Canadian pencil industry.
Canadian made Eberhard Faber pencils are fairly rare. The factory in Acton Vale, Quebec was not established until 1951 and only lasted until 1977 when it was sold to Dixon. Eberhard Faber made a wide variety of pencils. This post is just about writing pencils (except Mongol pencils which are in a separate post). Maritimer 1758Without a doubt, my favourite vintage Canadian pencil is the Maritimer 1758 HB manufactured by Eberhard Faber. 1758 was the year that representative government was established in Canada with representative government in Nova Scotia. In 2008, there was a celebration was entitled Democracy 250 to commemorate this. It is a beautiful pencil with glossy red paint and bold white lettering. I don't know much about this pencil other than what is listed at Brand Name Pencils. Eberhard Faber made a series of these pencils in Canada including the Newfoundlander 1497 HB (1497 was the year of John Cabot's voyage). Caddu 666While I don't have a Newfoundlander pencil, I do have which appears to be called Caddu 666 HB (or perhaps Caddy?). If you know more about these pencils, I would love to know more. Hockey 1000The quintessential Canadian pencil?
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