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[Step in making the pencil 'sandwich.'

Step in making pencil "sandwich"--with leads in grooves between the slats, the "sandwich" is on the way toward clamping and drying stages. [Typed on verso] Used WBRE TV 3/7/58, 5th & 6th...

[Pencil 'sandwich' clamped for drying]

Pencil "sandwich" clamped for drying--with leads rolled neatly into grooves, and one slat fitted atop another with a scientifically formulated glue between, the "sandwiches" are permanently bound...

[Pencils cut from 'sandwich']

Individual pencils cut from "sandwich"--here eight pencils are cut apart from "sandwich" slat by high speed cutting dies. The process is called shaping, because this is the operation in which it...

[Newly Coated Pencil]

newly coated pencils -- receive as many paint coats as a fine car -- up to 13. Thousands at a time move on a conveyor belt designed for automatic drying. [Typed on verso] Used WBRE TV 3/7/58, 5th...

[Eraser Display]

1939 [verso] Display of Eberhard Faber erasers.

[Pencil Varnishing]

Pencil varnishing [Typed on verso] of newly created pencils.

[Mongol Colored Pencil Display]

1939 [verso]; wooden display No.72, 4' wide, 4'1" high [recto]. Display of Mongol colored pencils.

[Pencil Production]

A step in the pencil production process.

[Automatic Packing of Colored Pencils]

Automatic packing of colored pencils. [Handwritten on verso]

[Eberhard Faber 1822 - 1879]

A photographic illustration of Eberhard Faber 1822-1879. [Written on recto]