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{{Short description|Swiss manufacturer of writing instruments}} |
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| name = Caran d'Ache |
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| name = Caran d'Ache |
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| former_name = Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons (1915–24) |
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| former_name = Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons (1915–24) |
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| founder = Arnold Schweitzer <ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |title=Caran d'Ache history from official website |publisher=Carandache.ch |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029175803/http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |archivedate=2011-10-29 }}</ref> |
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| founder = Arnold Schweitzer <ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |title=Caran d'Ache history from official website |publisher=Carandache.ch |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029175803/http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |archivedate=2011-10-29 }}</ref> |
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| area_served = Worldwide |
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| key_people = Carole Hubscher <ref name=meet/> |
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| key_people = Carole Hübscher<ref name=meet/> |
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| products = ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ], ] paints, ink cartridges |
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| products = ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ], ] paints, ink cartridges |
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| subsid = Caran d'Ache Canada<ref name=brand/> |
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| homepage = {{url|https://www.carandache.com/|carandache.com}} |
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| subsid = Caran d'Ache Canada <ref name=brand/> |
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| homepage = {{url|https://www.carandache.com/|carandache.com}} |
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'''Caran d'Ache''' is a ] ] of ] and ]s. The company, established in 1915, produces a wide range of products including ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ], ] paints, and ink cartridges. |
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'''Caran d'Ache''' ({{IPA|fr|kaʁɑ̃ daʃ}}) is a Swiss ] of ] and ]s. The company, established in 1915, produces a wide range of products including ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ], ] paints, and ink cartridges. |
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== History == |
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== History == |
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The company was established as "Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons" in ] in 1915 when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory.<ref name=meet> on Cult Pens</ref> When Arnold Schweitzer took over the company in 1924, he renamed it after ], the nickname of the French satiric political cartoonist Emmanuel Poiré (who in turn took his name from ] (''karandash''), the ] word for ], itself of Turkic origin).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |title=CARAN d'ACHE > La Maison > La Maison > Histoire |publisher=Carandache.ch |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029175803/http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |archivedate=2011-10-29 }}</ref> |
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The company was established as "Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons Ecridor" in ] in 1915.<ref name=meet> on Cult Pens</ref> When Arnold Schweitzer took over the company in 1924, he renamed it after ], the pseudonym of the Russian-French satiric political cartoonist Emmanuel Poiré{{snd}}who in turn took his pseudonym from {{lang|ru|]}} ({{transl|ru|karandash}}), the ] word for ']', itself of Turkic origin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |title=CARAN d'ACHE > La Maison > La Maison > Histoire |publisher=Carandache.ch |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029175803/http://www.carandache.ch/m/la-maison/l-histoire/index.lbl |archivedate=2011-10-29 }}</ref> |
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In 1974 the company moved its production center to ], a municipality of the ]. The company is known to include precious diamonds in the pens, and for that, in 1999, the ''Modernista Diamonds'' pen was included in the '']'' as "the most expensive pen in the world".<ref name=brand>, 22 Oct 2019</ref> |
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In 1974, the company moved its production center to ], a municipality of the ]. The company is known to include precious diamonds in the pens, and for that, in 1999, the ''Modernista Diamonds'' pen was included in the '']'' as "the most expensive pen in the world".<ref name=brand>, 22 Oct 2019</ref> |
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In June 2012, the owner Jacques Hübscher handed over the management to his daughter Carole Hübscher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=«Reagan und Gorbatschow haben mit uns Weltgeschichte geschrieben» - Beruf & Berufung |url=https://blog.derbund.ch/berufung/index.php/1159/reagan-und-gorbatschow-haben-mit-uns-weltgeschichte-geschrieben/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=blog.derbund.ch}}</ref> |
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== Products == |
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== Products == |
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Some of Caran d'Ache products developed over the years include:<ref name=meet/><ref> on Craft Business, 2015</ref> |
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Some of Caran d'Ache products developed over the years include:<ref name=meet/><ref> on Craft Business, 2015</ref> |
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* ''Technograph'', the classic pencil introduced in the 1920s. It has been its most longstanding product to date |
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* ''Technograph'', the classic pencil introduced in the 1920s, the most longstanding product to date |
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* ''Fixpencil'', a ] invented by Carl Schmid in 1929. |
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* ''Fixpencil'', a ] invented by Carl Schmid in 1929. |
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* ''Prismalo'', the first ] pencil in the world, launched in 1931. |
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* ''Prismalo'', the first ] pencil in the world, launched in 1931. |
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== Gallery == |
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== Gallery == |
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File:Caran d'Ache Farbstifte.JPG|]s |
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File:Caran d'Ache Farbstifte.JPG|]s |
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File:Carandache Ecridor.jpg|A luxury pen |
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File:Carandache Ecridor.jpg|A luxury pen |
In June 2012, the owner Jacques Hübscher handed over the management to his daughter Carole Hübscher.
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Coloured pencils
A luxury pen
Felt-tip pens
A type of mechanical pencil
Acrylic paint tubes
Oil pastels
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