needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message koh i noor products koh i noor hardtmuth a.s. is a czech manufacturer and one of the world s largest producers and distributors of art supplies writing equipment and stationery . 1 it was founded in 1790 by joseph hardtmuth of austria . in 1802 the company patented the first pencil lead made from a combination of kaolin and graphite . in 1848 joseph s sons karl and ludwig took over the family business and the production was relocated to the bohemian town of budweis which belongs now to the czech republic . the products were given awards in many world exhibitions including in 1855 in new york city 1856 1900 and 1925 in paris 1862 in london 1882 in vienna and 1905 in milan . at the 1889 world fair in paris the hardtmuth s displayed their pencils rebranded as koh i noor hardtmuth . each pencil was encased in a yellow cedar wood barrel . the inspiration for the name was the famous koh i noor diamond persian for mountain of light part of the crown jewels of the united kingdom and the largest diamond in the world at the time . after the second world war koh i noor hardtmuth became a state owned company before again becoming privately held in 1992 . since 2007 it has been a member of the czech parent company koh i noor holding a.s. the company has production facilities in more than 80 countries . 2 it is also a contract manufacturer of small injection moulded plastic products . koh i noor was a partner in making ji barta s 2009 animated feature in the attic and its pencils appear frequently throughout the film . 3 4 notes and references edit koh i noor hardtmuth koh i noor holding about the company http www.bioillusion.com en feature films in the attic about the film about the film.aspx http czechproperty.blogspot.com 2010 03 jiri barta na pude.html external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to koh i noor hardtmuth . official english web site v t e fountain pen manufacturers by country australia curtis australia brazil crown canada andr juillet china baoer beifa hero jinhao croatia toz penkala czech republic koh i noor hardtmuth france bic cartier guy laroche herm s j. herbin jean pierre l pine maped pierre cardin r cife st dupont yves saint laurent germany diplomat faber castell garant graf von faber castell kaweco lamy montblanc online pelikan rotring schneider schwan stabilo senator staedtler india camlin chelpark luxor italy aurora columbus delta marlen montegrappa omas stipula visconti japan nakaya namiki ohto pentel pilot platinum sailor tombow uni ball zebra poland zenith portugal mab viarco russia krasin stamm spain inoxcrom sweden ballograf switzerland caran d ache turkey adel scrikss united kingdom ajoto conway stewart dunhill onoto twiss pens worcester pen company yard o led united states bexley broadwell sudios cross esterbrook eversharp krone paper mate parker sheaffer waterman wearever companies portal this article on a czech company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article related to a manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title koh i noor hardtmuth & oldid 699952950 categories companies of czechoslovakiamanufacturing companies of the czech republicczech brandsoffice supply companieswriting implementsfountain pen and ink manufacturerspencilsart materials brandspurveyors to the imperial and royal court1790 establishments in the holy roman empireczech company stubsmanufacturing company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2008all articles needing additional referencescommons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadeutschfran aisitaliano polski sloven ina edit links this page was last modified on 15 january 2016 at 13 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view