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''Faber-Castell'' origins are traced back to [[1761]] when ''Kaspar Faber'' began a production of pencils in Stein, a village located close to Nuremberg. The activity was developed by his son ''Anton Wilhelm'', who created the ''A. W. Faber'' company, and then passed to his son. The real architects of the company success, however, was the grandson ''Lothar von Faber'', which took the direction of a declining company and with the invention of modern wooden pencil, remained unchanged to this day, built the success of the ''[[A. W. Faber]]'' brand.

''Faber-Castell'' origins are traced back to [[1761]] when ''Kaspar Faber'' began a production of pencils in Stein, a village located close to Nuremberg. The activity was developed by his son ''Anton Wilhelm'', who created the ''A. W. Faber'' company, and then passed to his son. The real architects of the company success, however, was the grandson ''Lothar von Faber'', which took the direction of a declining company and with the invention of modern wooden pencil, remained unchanged to this day, built the success of the ''[[A. W. Faber]]'' brand.

In the mid of 1800 ''Faber-Castell'' was already a large international company, directed by ''Lothar von Faber'' with the help of its brothers Johan and Eberhard Faber. Both Eberhard and Johan created their own companies, the first in New York, where he went to direct the U.S. subsidiary of the mother company, who in [[1861]] founded [[Eberhard Faber]], always producing pencils, the second in Nuremberg, where in [[1878]] he founded a personal company, which in [[1885]] became a family limited partnership, the ''[[Johan A. Faber A.G.]]''. With Eberhard Faber's death in [[1879]] his company passed to his sons and his brother Lothar.<ref>These dates are derived from what is reported at [https://www.eberhardfaber.com/Company/heritage/history this page].</ref>

In the mid of 1800 ''Faber-Castell'' was already a large international company, directed by ''Lothar von Faber'' with the help of its brothers Johan and Eberhard Faber. Both Eberhard and Johan created their own companies, the first in New York, where he went to direct the U.S. subsidiary of the mother company, who in [[1861]] founded in Brooklin the ''[[Eberhard Faber]] Pencil Co.'', always producing pencils, the second in Nuremberg, where in [[1879]] he founded a personal company, which in [[1885]] became a family limited partnership, the ''[[Johan Faber A. G.]]'' With Eberhard Faber's death in [[1879]] his company passed to his sons and his brother Lothar.<ref>These dates are derived from what is reported at [https://www.eberhardfaber.com/Company/heritage/history this page].</ref>

Johan Faber started also a production of fountain pens around the '20s; they were mainly [[safety]] hard rubber pens but a [[button filler]] was also produced; also some metal models were produced. The company logo consisted of two crossed hammers, and on the hard rubber models caps was imprinted the name Johan Faber, also reported on the clip. In the late '20s a [[piston filler]] series was produced, with rounded ends and up to four band on the cap.   

Johan Faber started also a production of fountain pens around the '20s; they were mainly [[safety]] hard rubber pens but a [[button filler]] was also produced; also some metal models were produced. The company logo consisted of two crossed hammers, and on the hard rubber models caps was imprinted the name Johan Faber, also reported on the clip. In the late '20s a [[piston filler]] series was produced, with rounded ends and up to four band on the cap.   

Despite the acquisition of [[Osmia]], ''Faber-Castell'' also produced some model with just its brand, in [[1936]] was produced a model with the ''Faber-Castell'' name engraved on all parts of the pen, available in four colors, the pen was a [[piston filler]] with and finishes (band and clip) in 14k gold, and bore the logo of the company, a balance that represented trade integrity.  

Despite the acquisition of [[Osmia]], ''Faber-Castell'' also produced some model with just its brand, in [[1936]] was produced a model with the ''Faber-Castell'' name engraved on all parts of the pen, available in four colors, the pen was a [[piston filler]] with and finishes (band and clip) in 14k gold, and bore the logo of the company, a balance that represented trade integrity.  

[[Image:1937-07-FaberCastell-n36.jpg|thumb|A ''Faber-Castell'' advertising]]

[[Image:1937-07-FaberCastell-n36.jpg|thumb|upright|A ''Faber-Castell'' advertising]]

After [[Osmia]] acquisition pens were just marked adding an ''A. W. Faber-Castell Dossenheim'' inscription, keeping the original trademark. In the late '30s, because of World War II, like all other German manufacturers the company suffered major difficulties, but despite the production was reduced for the call to arms of most of the employees, it remained active. After the war, not having the facilities suffered significant damage, production was resumed at full speed from [[1946]], proposing the same models of before, but with only with a [[piston filler]] and with the explicit endorsement (in addition to the [[Osmia]] brand and logo) of ''A. W. Faber-Castell''.

After [[Osmia]] acquisition pens were just marked adding an ''A. W. Faber-Castell Dossenheim'' inscription, keeping the original trademark. In the late '30s, because of World War II, like all other German manufacturers the company suffered major difficulties, but despite the production was reduced for the call to arms of most of the employees, it remained active. After the war, not having the facilities suffered significant damage, production was resumed at full speed from [[1946]], proposing the same models of before, but with only with a [[piston filler]] and with the explicit endorsement (in addition to the [[Osmia]] brand and logo) of ''A. W. Faber-Castell''.