Faber Castell founded in 1761 is one of the world's largest and oldest manufacturers of pens,…read morepencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. They are Headquartered in Stein, Germany.
Faber Castell is one of my all time favorite pencils. You can see by my photo I may not sharpen them very often. I've had these two a very long time! I'm recommending this pencil if you can find them. I take care of my stuff and go through more ink pens than pencils. I wear out the pencil erasers first. These two pencils are special because they were my fathers. They were part of my inheritance from the office in his garage when he retired.
I shop online they have a very good website. And their items are available at retail arts and crafts stores too. They have more than just the well known pencils.