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started by penreviewblog on 17 Apr 14
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    If you want to know about the fountain pen brands all across the world, then read on! This article will discuss some of the world famous writing instrument brands and how they came about to the industry. The first company we will discuss is Waterman which was established in the year 1884 by Lewis Edson Waterman and hence the company is named after him. The company which started in the city of New York is one of the few 1st generation companies operating in the market today.

    This is a company which concentrates only on fountain pens unlike most others which also specialize in watches too. The company expanded worldwide after the ownership was handed over to Frank D Waterman though the company faced cut throat competition. The first pen related patent was granted in the year 1884 for the key feature of fountain pen review Waterman pens- the feed. It is now owned by the American Group Newell Rubbermaid since 2000. This is one of the companies which made fountain pens a huge hit in the market.

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    Are there any Italian companies in the market?

    One of the Italian companies operating in the fountain pen market is Visconti which also makes ball point and roller ball pens. It was founded in the year 1988 by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli in Florence. The founders were collectors of fountain pens for a long time before founding the company which also makes watches and jewelery. The official distributor of Visconti pens in the United States is Coles and together they have launched a new range of products even in the limited edition section.

    Are Swiss companies better in the art of pen making?

    There is no hard and fast rule about Swiss companies being the best but they do form one of the best in the world of pen making. One such company which was founded in 1924 is Caran d'ACHE in the city of Geneva. Arnold Schweitzer purchased the 'Ecridor Pencil Factory' and renamed it after the famous cartoonist Caran d'ACHE. Today, it is one of the companies which make some of the best luxury writing instruments and pencils according to the fountain pen critics.

    How well is Sheaffer Pen Corporation known?

    Walter A. Sheaffer invented the lever filling pen. In order to exploit this invention of his, he founded the Sheaffer Pen Corporation in the year 1913 which is now a subsidiary of a French company named Bic. This is a company which started to sell pens under the lever pulling system to fill ink by the year 1930 and the same was continued even though new ink filling mechanisms were found. The key novelty in Sheaffer fountain pens is the ink filling mechanism which was updated every now and then to provide ease and comfort to the user. This is one of the noted points by the fountain pen critic. These were few of the noted brands in the market today and there are many more faring very well for you to read about and know.

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