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	Detail of A.W. Faber Siberian graphite lead. Early leads, such as this one, were embossed with the maker's mark. Later examples typically have white printing on them.

A.W. Faber Siberian Leads

Siberian Leads for New Patent Artists’ Pencils

A.W. Faber, Stein, Germany

lead type lead size available degrees/colors package quantity package composition production date origin	graphite 2 mm 12: BBBB, BBB, BB, B, F, HB, H, HH, HHH, HHHH, HHHHH, HHHHHH 6 paper box (1870)-1890s Germany
see also	Gurley Manual catalog, 1874, p 211 F. Weber & Co. catalog, 1890s, p 149 Frost & Adams Co. catalog, 1905, p 182 Tower Manufacturing Co., 1908, p 308 A.W. Faber Siberian Lead Artists' Pencil A.W. Faber Siberian Polygrade Pencils


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A.W. Faber Polygrade Leads

(German packaging)

A.W. Faber, Stein, Germany

lead type lead size available degrees/colors package quantity package composition production date origin	graphite 2 mm Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 paper box with paper core (1900) Germany
see also	A.W. Faber Polygrade Pencils


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