Originally established in Austria in the early 1800s. Turns out Jolly is a trademark of Brevillier-Urban, very much like Koh-I-Noor is a brand of L&C Hardtmuth. We’ve placed the Jolly pencils here to establish the original connection. According to brevillier.com, "Today the brands Cretacolor (artist materials), JOLLY (school items) and SAX (office items) belong to the Brevillier Urban & Sachs family."