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[[Image:1939-08-Williamson.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Williamson]] 1939 advertising]]

[[Image:1939-08-Williamson.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Williamson]] 1939 advertising]]

The history of ''Williamson'' originates from Riccardo Amisani's acquisition of Ditta Motta, a well-established stationery shop at 42 Via Roma in Turin, in the early 1910s.<ref>At least since [[1915]], which we will take as the founding date, as seen in [[:File:1915-12-Waterman-Amisani.jpg|this advertisement]] in which it appears as [[Waterman]] agent for Turin and Piedmont.</ref>It is unclear when production of the first pens, some good quality [[safety]], actually began, but they were quite successful. The pens were branded ''"Williamson Fountain Pen,"'' with the logo of a flower in a circle, and the mention of a patent, No. 4497, dated 1912-01-21, a date curiously similar to that of Amisani's registration of the ''Williamson'' trademark except for the inversion of the last two digits of the year.<ref>The production of [[safeties]] and the use of this logo are further confirmation of the lack of relationship with the [[Williamson Pen Co. ]], of which no [[safety]] is known in the USA, and which never used this logo.</ref> At this early stage [[safety]] and later lever filler pens were inspired by similar American models marketed in Italy; and at a later stage, celluloid [[flat tops]] models clearly inspired by the [[Duofold]] were produced.  

The story of the ''Williason-Torino'' starts instead around [[1906]], indicative date, when ''Riccardo Amisani'' began importing [[Williamson]] pens from the U.S. and distribute them in Italy.<ref>and he was also, as shown [[:File:1915-12-Waterman-Amisani.jpg|this advertisement]], a [[Waterman]] agent, at least until 1915.</ref> At that time it did not still exist an Italian producers that could compete on equal terms with American and British producers. The  [[Williamson]] pens were good quality and enjoyed quite a good success, which prompted Amisani to start a local production of spare parts. From this first period in Italy were distributed [[lever filler]] and [[safety]] pens very similar to the corresponding American models; in a second time there was a production of [[flat top]] in celluloid, clearly inspired by [[Duofold]]. These pens have the imprint for a N. 4497 patent, with the date (found on a [[safety]]) of 1912-01-27.

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