THE LEAD PENCIL MANUFACTORY OF _A. W. FABER_ AT STEIN NEAR NÜRNBERG. BAVARIA. An historical sketch, in commemoration of the Jubilee celebrated in the year 1861 to mark the completion of the first Century of the existence of the Establishment, dedicated by the Proprietor to his Patrons and Business friends. MOSS & CO. FABER’S AGENTS FOR SIBERIAN PENCILS, No. 432 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FABER’S SIBERIAN LEAD PENCILS, (See page 20 to 23 inclusive.) _ESPECIALLY ADAPTED_ 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: J. L. Faber geb. 12 Juni 1817.] THE LEAD PENCIL MANUFACTORY OF _A. W. FABER_ AT STEIN NEAR NÜRNBERG. BAVARIA. An historical sketch,