Fixpencil

In the year 1924 Arnold Schweitzer acquires the "Ecridor Pencil Factory" (founded in 1915) in Geneva, creates a new company and gives it the name Caran d’Ache Swiss Pencil Factory. Five years later the the world's first all-metal mechanical clutch pencil, the Fixpencil, seen the light of the day. One year after that ecridor mechanical pencils in hand-engraved models in gold and silver make their debut. With its long tradition of precious expertise handed down through the generations, Caran d’Ache devotes its passion and rigour to designing and producing exceptional products devoted to the art of writing: writing instruments, art and drawing materials