Caran d'Ache (company)
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| Industry | Luxury goods |
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| Founded | 1924 [1] |
| Founder(s) | Arnold Schweitzer [1] |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Products | Writing instruments |
| Website | www.carandache.ch |
Caran d'Ache is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury writing instruments.
[edit] History
It was founded in Geneva in 1924 when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory. Schweitzer named his new company after Caran d'Ache, the nickname of a French satiric political cartoonist from Russia (карандаш, karandash meaning pencil in Russian). [2]
In 1929 Carl Schmid invented the Fixpencil, one of the first Clutch Pencils which has been trademarked by Caran d'Ache.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Caran d'Ache history from official website". Carandache.ch. http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "CARAN d'ACHE > La Maison > La Maison > Histoire". Carandache.ch. http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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