Canadian Pencil Company Limited
La Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons, Inc. was a short lived pencil company established in Marieville, Quebec in 1959. In English, this company was known as the Canadian Pencil Co. Ltd. (C.P.C.). This translated in French to La Compagnie Canadienne de Crayons Inc. (C.C.C.). The factory was inaugurated in April 1960. The owners of the company were Roger Parent and Guy Renaud. It was the only purely Canadian pencil company during the 1960's. Other pencil companies in Canada at the time were subsidiaries of U.S. companies. The company was around until at least 1966. It appears to have been absorbed into Schola, Inc., a company that started in the same location and with the same owner.
Distinction 350 HB
Distinction 450 HB
This is a beautiful pencil painted a very dark green. It has the outline of Canada logo similar to the Distinction 350 but this pencil has the full "Canadian Pencil Co." stamped on it instead of only "CPC".
Canadian Drawing 2H
The drawing pencil shown below has the familiar Canadian Pencil Company outline of Canada logo.
Canadian Pacific
Flexi-fine 1146
These pencils are stamped "Fabriqué au Québec" instead of the more common "Fait au Canada." They have a blue painted body with a white eraser. They appear to be a blue coloured checking pencil.
Initials
These writing pencils have a small space on them to write your initials (or perhaps your name if you have a short one). These pencils have an HB lead and came in four different iridescent colors: dark blue, gold, red and dark green. The dark blue and dark green are hard to tell apart unless there is light shining on them. Like many Canadian Pencil Co. pencils, they have "Fait Au" as well as "Made In" next to the word Canada as well as the Canadian map logo.
Constellation Colored Pencils
Constellation colored pencils appear to have been sold in 8, 12 and 24 pencil sets. The advertisement shown here dates from 1963 and is from the Dupuis department store in Montreal. The ad states (more or less), "24 different colors of drawing pencils, premium quality, made in Canada. Big soft lead, all in a cardboard case. For everyone: young and old budding artists, etc." I don't know how widely these pencils were sold outside of Quebec but they appear to be fairly rare. I've found a number of newspaper ads and catalogs from Dupuis Frères in 1962-1963 showing these pencils.
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Canadian Vickers Ltd Pencils
These pencils were manufactured by the Canadian Pencil Company for Canadian Vickers. This was the company that produced rail cards for the Montreal Metro in the 1960s and 1970s. These pencils are from before 1979 when Vickers name was changed from Canadian Vickers Ltd. to Vickers Canada, Inc.
News Articles
From Le Courrier de St-Hyacinthe, jeudi 7 April 1960
Hon. Laurent Barré inaugurates a new plant in Marieville
The Hon. Laurent Barré, Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of the Hon. Antonio Barrette, Premier of the Province, Member of Parliament for Rouville County at the Legislative Assembly, presided last Saturday at the opening of La Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc. in Marieville.
After seeing the traditional ribbon cutting, the minister is happy to see a new industry in Marieville. "We need," he says, "small industries like yours, but it's important that they be built on a solid foundation for the prosperity of the city." Bishop Euclide Théberge, parish priest of the parish, proceeded to the blessing of the factory and wished the industry to take a considerable step forward for the benefit of the landowners and fellow citizens of Marievillie. Other guests said a few words, including Mayor Jean Beauregard. Then there was a visit to the factory.
La Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc currently has some fifteen employees. It is the only French-Canadian pencil company established in Canada. A reception followed, at which besides the appointed persons, MM. Roger Parent and Guy Renaud owners of the plant; Ovila Goyette, secretary of the municipality, MM. Arthur Ostiguy, Ephrem Robidoux and Lueien Guité, alderman.
Hon. Laurent Barré inaugurates a new plant in Marieville
The Hon. Laurent Barré, Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of the Hon. Antonio Barrette, Premier of the Province, Member of Parliament for Rouville County at the Legislative Assembly, presided last Saturday at the opening of La Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc. in Marieville.
After seeing the traditional ribbon cutting, the minister is happy to see a new industry in Marieville. "We need," he says, "small industries like yours, but it's important that they be built on a solid foundation for the prosperity of the city." Bishop Euclide Théberge, parish priest of the parish, proceeded to the blessing of the factory and wished the industry to take a considerable step forward for the benefit of the landowners and fellow citizens of Marievillie. Other guests said a few words, including Mayor Jean Beauregard. Then there was a visit to the factory.
La Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc currently has some fifteen employees. It is the only French-Canadian pencil company established in Canada. A reception followed, at which besides the appointed persons, MM. Roger Parent and Guy Renaud owners of the plant; Ovila Goyette, secretary of the municipality, MM. Arthur Ostiguy, Ephrem Robidoux and Lueien Guité, alderman.
From La Presse, 31 Mars 1966
To Shareholders of the "Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc."
Please note that a special general meeting of shareholders of the "Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc." will take place on April 12, 1966 at 8:00 p.m. at 5860 Des Ecores, Montreal for the following purposes: to study and, if necessary, approve a plan for the bulk sale of all the assets of this company.
ROGER PARENT, Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc., President.
To Shareholders of the "Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc."
Please note that a special general meeting of shareholders of the "Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc." will take place on April 12, 1966 at 8:00 p.m. at 5860 Des Ecores, Montreal for the following purposes: to study and, if necessary, approve a plan for the bulk sale of all the assets of this company.
ROGER PARENT, Manufacture Canadienne de Crayons Inc., President.