Description
Rare vintage original case of 12 Domino 43 HB pencils made by Dixon Pencil Company Limited from Newmarket ON. Retro made in Canada collectible writing instruments and school stationery.
A Short History of the Dixon Pencil Company of Canada
- 1931 – The Dixon Pencil Company of Canada was established in Newmarket, Ontario. The company purchased the existing Cane’s pencil factory at 531 Davis Drive . The Cane’s factory has begun producing pencils in 1920.
- 1977 – Dixon purchases the Eberhard Faber factory in Acton Vale, QC. It is mainly used to manufacture erasers (such as Dixon branded Pink Pearl erasers).
- Sept. 30, 1990 – The Dixon factory in Newmarket is closed and soon thereafter, the building was demolished. (source) The last Ticonderoga Pencil rolled off the line on July 20, 1990. (source). Erasers and rubber bands continue to be manufactured at the Dixon factory in Acton Vale.
- 2005 – Dixon Pencil is bought by Fila. The Dixon manufacturing facility in Acton Vale, that was originally owned by Eberhard Faber, is closed later in the year.
