Sunday, December 25, 2011

The King Of Pencils ?

The  Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 Pencil

 The Blackwing 602 Started 1933 
To 1998 Eberhard Faber Was Acquired By Faber Castell In 1994 With In the 65 Years Twelve Diffant Versions Of the Pencil Where Made .
It Was Used By Writers John Steinbeck, Joseph Finder, Stephen Sondheim And By Oscar Winning Animation Director Chuck Jones.
Faber- Castell Stop Makeing Them In 1998 .
 But There Is Revival In October 2010 By The Cal Cedar Pencil Company
Released Two Pencils One Just Called The Palomino Blackwing And The Palomino Blackwing 602 A Tribute To The Original Eberhart Faber Blackwing 602.  The Pencils Features A Matte Black Finish And The Iconic Ferrule Replaceable Eraser The One Just Called Palomino Blackwing Has A White Eraser and The Palomino Blackwing 602 Has A Black Eraser . The New Pencils Was Widely Acclaimed At the Time Of Release Some Feel The New Pencils Are Not The Same As The  Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 ...