Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Lothar W. Faber
Eberhard-Faber Company
1898–1943
1898–1943
Eberhard-Faber Company
1898–1943
1898–1943
- Industry: Fabricated Goods
- Era: pre-1900
Faber improved the Eberhard-Faber Company’s product line by adding fountain pens, mechanical pencils, and refill leads. Faber also invented the clamp tip type of pencil with a removable, adjustable eraser. Faber grew the company’s Brooklyn pencil factory from 180,000 square feet of floor space to 455,000 square feet.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1861–1943
- Birthplace: New York
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Head, Same Company
Education / Military
- Undergraduate: Columbia University