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Fountain Pen Company – fascinating history of the origins
Here are some interesting facts about some of the companies that contributed significantly to the development of the fountain pen. Most of these companies share some similarities. First, many of the pen that created high for people, tried to collect vintage fountain pens, because they have quality and are small works of art. Also, many of these companies for over 100 years, so there were newCompanies.
WA Sheaffer Pen Company – The Sheaffer Pen Company was founded in 1912. But five years earlier, in 1907, when the real story began. The brand Sheaffer is one of the biggest names in the pen.
At that time, to fill fountain pens are very confused and complicated. Basically took a pipette and poured directly into the ink tank. Walter Sheaffer not like this method and began experimenting with other possibilities. Hewanted something that would develop easy to use and easy.
The result of his experiments was the development of the first lever filling fountain pen, for which he received a U.S. patent in 1908. His invention was a metal lever that could fill the tank right out of the pen bottle of ink.
Pelikan – Since 1838 (170 years!) The company pelican was in business. Gunther Wagner bought the original factory in 1871 when the first one color inkOperation. Wagner family crest was used as inspiration for the logo and name.
The company produced its first fountain pen in 1929. Have presented a new system to recharge the fountain pen ink, called a differential piston. It was a new piston-filling system, which has been very reliable. Pelican is known for its high standards of workmanship and pens, which are high quality notes. The spring of each pen is shaped and polished and then the quality control iswritten in hand.
Parker – In a sense, the Parker Pen Company is similar to the Sheaffer Pen Company, which were both created to solve a problem with the quality of writing instruments. The history dates back more than 100 years. George Parker was a teacher and his students to teach him how to use the telegraph. Observes his students complain that while the ink flowed from his pen. Sometimes there was too much ink, and often there was no flowAll. Parker was particularly in this, because he has already voted for another fountain pen company, not only teach the Telegraph. He sold his pen to earn extra money.
Parker was able to improve the flow of ink to solve the problems his students, and for the next 30 years worked in the design of the pen. He has also designed a kind of fill handle.
Montblanc – the fountain pen company headquartered in Germany, of the Montblanc name known throughout the world.They have become one of the best pens in the world to do since 1908. In addition to the bear pen, but also lend their names to perfumes and other luxury goods such as safety glasses. There are those who sacrifice to Montblanc, the quality of their feathers and only relying on their marketing efforts to blame. However, the vintage fountain pen from Montblanc are still generally high, after trying to collect from those vintage fountain pen.
The company believes MontblancMontblanc pens are counterfeits are sold on the Internet, and will not allow their dealers to sell official in this way. For critics of the company that there is only one way that they artificially the price of their pen.
Waterman – Louis Waterman has a patent in 1884 for a single system to get the ink on paper. His process involved the ink channel down the back of the pen. Many people believe that some of the Waterman Fountain Pendone better in the world. Although the company was in the U.S. production of fountain pens now in Paris, France has been started.
He sold his fountain pen on a small scale, the second World War That was his sales and the company now has a name that is recognized by most in the industry. Your pen is very reliable and have a good reputation for writing perfect.
Omas – Each spring, which comes from the factory grandmotheris made by hand. The fountain pen with a lot of thought to the finest luxury pens are created. Each pen can hold up to 100 days must be made, and paid attention to the smallest details, so it's no wonder that their vintage fountain pens are regarded as high. The spring pins produce a high quality of writing, because they are extremely flexible. Founded in 1925 in Italy, along with their expectations for Grandma very high standard at the time the agreement wasfounded.
All these companies have fascinating stories behind the pins that created it. Many collectors prefer vintage fountain brand over another, and you can bet that a lot be created by these manufacturers pin-pin in the next 100 years. They did their best and are not for collectors, vintage fountain pens as a hobby he loved buying.