Parker Pens
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About Parker Pens
Parker is a brand dedicated to passion for perfection, and driven by bold innovation. The company's philosophy is to put customers and craftsmanship first - and it’s made Parker one of the most recognized fine writing pen brand in the world.
Every Parker pen is carefully checked at every stage of its manufacture - a clear signal of the commitment to quality and of the continuing belief in the vision George Parker held over 100 years ago.
Source: Official Parker website
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The History of Parker Pens
In 1888 George S. Parker, a telegraphy teacher, started the Parker Pen company in Janesville, Wisconsin in response to his students' complaints that their pens alternated between too much ink flow or no ink flow at all. At the time, he supplemented his teaching salary by selling pens for the John Holland Gold Pen Company, based in Cincinnatti. As such, it wasn't too much of a leap to begin creating his own pens, and the next year he received his first fountain pen patent.
The changes to the fountain pen industry began with Parker's improvement on the feed, and for the following 30 years, Parker spearheaded the development of fountain pen design. Numerous patents were awarded, including a 1904 patent for a mechanically filled "lever" filler (up to that time almost all pens were eye-drop filler). By 1908, his factory on Main St. was reportedly the largest pen manufacturing facility in the world. Parker eventually became one of the world's premier pen brands, and one of the first brands with a global presence.
Source: Wikipedia
