− | 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> | + | 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.]]''. |