5.6 Faber, Faber-Castell, Germany

The German manufacturer A.W. Faber, who began as a pencil factory in 1761 (and is still making pencils!), began making slide rules in 1892. Their name changed to Faber-Castell in 1905. The company had a long and successful history of producing very high-quality slide rules. By the end of the slide rule era, Faber-Castell was making very complex color coordinated scales of exceptional craftsmanship. Their model 2/83N is thought by many to be one of the finest slide rules ever made by any manufacturer. Slide rule production ended by 1977.

Faber 365, c. 1898.

Faber 367, c. 1900.

Faber-Castell 1/87m, 1947.

Faber-Castell 2/82, 1957.

Faber-Castell 1/54, 1960.

Faber-Castell 2/83N, 1970.

Faber-Castell 62/83, c. 1973.

Total number of A.W. Faber and Faber-Castell slide rules in the collection: 14. \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\)

Maker	Model		Year	Typ	Mat	L0	Case	Note
Faber	360		1897	L	wd	10	box	no D.R.G.M. markings; no boxwood spring in groove; 1.5/15 aligned; indentation rhs only; Made in Germany; wooden measuring scales on edges; c.1897 box
Faber	365		1898-1900	L	wd	10	box	box, rule both in pristene condition; almost like new; rule: 1898-1900, but box says 1900; D.R.G.M. 98350; indentation rhs only; wooden measuring scales
Faber	367		1899-1902	L	wd	10	box	digit-registering curser, cracked glass; box has 1900 reference
Faber	350		1903	L	wd	10	yes	Early all-wooden Faber 350; gold logo; script M gauge mark; 1904 instructions (tattered)
Faber-Castell	363		1921	L	wd	10	box	instructions and original box; DRP 206428; square cursor; 1 stamped on rear
Faber-Castell	379		1923	L	wd	5	box	Electro rule; nice condition; pearwood; Made in Bavaria and date marks 3 and 12 on back; V and Eff scales in well; W gauge on C
Faber-Castell	387		1935	L	wd	10	box	3 hairlines; nice rule; date marks 35 and 6 on back; french table on back; importe’ d’Allemagne on inside of stock
Faber-Castell	1/87m		1947	L	wd	10	box	3 hairlines; nice rule; date mark 47 on back
Faber-Castell	67/54R		1953-1956	L	wd	5	yes	Addiator; Hatfield Electric Co. on case
Faber-Castell	2/82		1957	L	pl	10	yes	date marks 57 and 1; 7-hairline cursor; cm and in scales; D.B.P. Nr. 873 455
Faber-Castell	1/54		1960	L	wd	10	case	3-sided 7-hairline cursor; very nice rule; date mark 860 on back
Faber-Castell	2/83N		1970	L	pl	10	yes	famous rule; french instructions; 9 hairlines: q,d,360,kW,PS; date mark 5 70 on end; well used, but well cared for
Faber-Castell	52/82		1972	L	pl	10	yes	Made in Germany; D-Stab; nice condition, with instructions; date stamp 1272 on end
Faber-Castell	62/83		1972	L	pl	5	no	very nice condition; 9-hairline cursor; date mark 11 72 on end

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