Pens & InksThis section is devoted to adverts for pens of all sorts. There are also a few adverts by companies who manufacture inks and other writing supplies.
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Stylos et EncresCette section est pour les publicités de stylos de toutes sortes. Il ya aussi quelques annonces par les entreprises qui fabriquent des encres et autres fournitures d'écriture.
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Pens
Onoto
De La Rue - OnotoThe origins of the company date back to 1813, although the production of fountain pens only began at the beginning of the last century. The company is certainly the oldest English manufacturer of fountain pens.
Onoto was a brand of fountain pen manufactured by De La Rue from 1905 until 1958. The brand was relaunched in 2005 by The Onoto Pen Company Limited. Links |
Waterman
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WatermanThe Waterman pen company is a major manufacturer of fountain pens. Established in 1884 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, it is one of the few remaining first-generation fountain pen companies, as Waterman S.A.
The initial years of Waterman's involvement in pen manufacturing are unclear. The earliest records of reservoir pens date back to the tenth century, with the oldest surviving examples dating back to the 18th. Waterman's improvements on basic pen design and aggressive marketing played a vital role in making the fountain pen a mass-market object. The key novelty feature of Waterman's first fountain pens was the feed, for which his first pen-related patent was granted in 1884. From the beginning, competition in the fountain pen industry was fierce, both in the marketplace and the courtroom. Nonetheless, it was after L. E. Waterman's death in 1901 that the company took off. Under the leadership of Waterman's nephew, Frank D. Waterman, the Waterman Pen Company expanded aggressively worldwide. While Waterman introduced its share of innovations, the company's main selling point was always quality and reliability. As the 20th century wore on Waterman's conservatism allowed its younger and more innovative competitors to gain market share -- Parker, Sheaffer, and Wahl-Eversharp, in particular. By the later 1920s, Waterman was playing catch-up; it continued to struggle through and beyond World War II before finally shutting down in 1954. Waterman's French subsidiary, Waterman Jif (later Waterman S.A.), continued to prosper and eventually absorbed what remained of the American company and its British arm. Links |
Plexigraf Mallat
Plexigraf MallatMallat is one of the historical French fountain pen producer, and since it was founded in 1842 is also one of the oldest manufacturers of writing instruments in the world, and perhaps it can also be considered, for the invention of Siphoïde, the first producer having launched on the market a real fountain pen precursor.
Despite its beginnings the actual production of fountain pens started at the end of World War I, with a peak of production in the postwar period, when the company was noted for being among the first to use plastic. Fountain pen production stopped around the 60's, when they were removed from the market the success of the disposable ballpoint pens. Mallat fountain pens are of good quality and the older ones are still experiencing a quite good collector's interest Links
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Edacoto
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EdacotoThe Edacoto is one of the historic French brands, the company's origins are uncertain but before the First World War. Founded as a manufacturer of mechanical pencils, became more firmly in the market for fountain pens after a collaboration with Aurora since the '30s.
The pens Edacoto are characterized by an average overall quality, and although the company has never been reported for special contributions or innovative style, the quality of its products has ensured the success and is still popular with collectors. Links |
Swan
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Mabie Todd & Co Ltd - Swan PensOne of the longest-lived makers of writing equipment, Mabie Todd was a firm whose partners' involvement in gold nib and pencil manufacture dated back to the 1840s; Mabie, Todd & Co. itself was established in 1860 in New York City.
The company was reformed as Mabie Todd & Bard in 1873, and continued to offer a wide range of top quality pens, pencils, and accessories of innovative design. Their first fountain pen, the Calligraphic, was introduced around 1878, utilizing the patents of pen inventor William W. Stewart. Production of "Swan" fountain pens appears to have begun by 1890; Swan overlay eyedroppers were among the most beautiful and ornate pens of their era. Mabie, Todd & Bard reverted to Mabie, Todd & Co. around 1907, when it was incorporated in the state of New York. Export to Great Britain began early, and a London office was opened in 1884. Manufacture of pens in Britain appears to have begun around 1909; in 1914, Mabie, Todd & Co, Limited, was established as a British firm, which at the beginning of 1915 acquired all Mabie Todd assets outside of the USA. Manufacture continued in the USA until the late 1930s, with quality and production volume declining sharply towards the end. Meanwhile, the British Mabie Todd firm went from success to success, and the Swan was widely advertised outside the USA as "the pen of the British Empire." Although the company initially prospered in the immediate postwar period, production ceased before the end of the '50s -- another casualty of the ballpoint era. Links |
Bayard
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BayardBayard is a major historic French fountain pen brand; the company was founded in 1922 and has continued operations until the '60s when, as most historical producers, was taken down by the revolution of the ballpoint pen.
Bayard fountain pens were characterized by good overall quality, certainly in par with the one of the American producers, even though the company was never reported for specific innovative technical contributions, the validity of its products has ensured the success and is still valued by collectors. Links |
Stephens
StephensCompany of English origin, full name Harry C. Stephens Limited from its founder's name. Active in the production of inks, based in London, but also with production facilities in France Levallois-Perret for at least part of the production is considered to be French. Introduced in 1935 a particular version of loading at the bottom of button , similar to the push-knob of Montblanc .
The first three models were named with numbers 56, 76 and 106 corresponding to the price in shillings and pence. In 1937 he was made a luxury version called 21 (the price in shillings), in 1941 the London factory was destroyed by bombing and probably stopped producing English. French production is certainly present in later times, as evidenced by the advertising of 1942 contained herein. Links |
Eversharp
EversharpThe Wahl Eversharp began as a manufacturer of pens in 1917, but in reality the company was founded in 1914 when the Wahl Adding Machine decided to expand launching the first in the world of mechanical pencils, and then in the fountain. The company continued its activities until the crisis of the '50s. It ceased operations in 1957, when the division that produced the pens was bought by Parker.
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