A.W. Faber becomes the first German pencil manufacturer with a site in New York in 1849.
Lothar von Faber hands over the management of the branch to his brother Eberhard (seated, 3rd from the right). "Eberhard Faber" will later become a separate brand.
With the branch in Paris founded in 1855, A.W. Faber has a site in the centre of the elegant world.
The branch in Paris founded in 1855 is followed by the company's own business premises on the Boulevard de Strasbourg in 1869.