There was an excellent story recently in the Sunday Times which highlights the development and history of Faber Castell. Who will be celebrating their 250th anniversary next year!
Count Anton – Wolfgang Lother Andreas von Faber Castell had a point to make. He planned to make it by throwing bundles of the pencils produced by his family since 1761 from the top of the Eiffel Tower, to prove not a single pencil would break. To read the full article a copy can be found here.
Faber-Castell is the world’s largest pencil manufacturer producing a staggering 2,000 million wooden-cased pencils a year. They employ over 7000 people and sell their products in over 100 counties.
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How do you fancy getting your hands on a limited edition fountain pen that will be one of only fifty pens made with an RRP of £290.00 We know it sounds too good to be true but take our word you really can.
The Writing Desk who specialise in selling fountain pens & ink are offering it as a prize to celebrate ten years in business and all of us at Tiger Pens would like to wish them a happy anniversary.
The Fountain Pen that they are giving away is a Conway Stewart Belliver Limited Edition fountain pen with the serial number 10 and is one of only fifty pens made.
Conway Stewart is a British luxury pen manufacturer who has been making pens by hand since 1905 using traditional techniques & high quality materials.
To enter this draw, all you have to do is place an order at the Writing Desk between 08:00 BST on 14th July 2010 and midnight BST on 31st August 2010 and the winner will be picked at random.
The good news for our overseas readers is that the competition is open to both UK & overseas residents so what are you waiting for. I am just popping over to buy some more ink now and keeping my fingers crossed.
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