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| The failed investment in the ballpoint pen production was a fatal blow to the finances of the company, it sought a revival back in its fountain pen traditional market, and in [[1948]] commissioned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy Raymond Loewy], a famous designer, the creation of a new pen, the [[Symphony]] model. But even this model did not had a great success and ''Eversharp'' went gradually waning as its profits. The company ended up liquidating the production division to [[Parker]] in [[1957]]. After that date only traces of the brand remain in the market, at the end of the '50s, for some economic pens made for [[Parker]]. | | The failed investment in the ballpoint pen production was a fatal blow to the finances of the company, it sought a revival back in its fountain pen traditional market, and in [[1948]] commissioned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy Raymond Loewy], a famous designer, the creation of a new pen, the [[Symphony]] model. But even this model did not had a great success and ''Eversharp'' went gradually waning as its profits. The company ended up liquidating the production division to [[Parker]] in [[1957]]. After that date only traces of the brand remain in the market, at the end of the '50s, for some economic pens made for [[Parker]]. |
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− | | 1905 || Birth of ''Wahl Adding Machine Co.''
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− | | 1914 || Introduction of mechanical pencil ''Eversharp''
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− | | 1917 || Acquisition of ''Boston Fountain Pen Company''
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− | | 1917 || The name of the company becomes ''The Wahl Company''
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− | | 1918 || Introduced the hard rubber [[Tempoint]] line
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− | | 1921 || Introduced the [[Wahl All Metal Fountain Pen]] line
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− | | 1922 || Purchase of the hard rubber factory ''Washington Rubber Co.''
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− | | 1922 || Retired the [[Tempoint]] model
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− | | 1923 || Introduced the [[Signature]] models
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− | | 1926 || Introduced the ''Rosewood'' hard rubber (???)
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− | | 1927 || Introduced the first celluloid models, with ''Jade Green'', ''Lapis Blue'' and ''Red Coral'' colors.
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− | | 1928 || Introduced the interchangeable nib ''[[Personal Point]]''
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− | | 1928 || Introduced the trade guarantee for life ''[[Gold Seal]]''
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− | | 1928 || Introduced the [[Deco Band]] models
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− | | 1929 || Introduced the model [[Equipoised]]
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− | | 1930 || Introduced the new ''Brasilian Green'' celluloid color
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− | | 1931 || Introduced the [[Doric]] model
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− | | 1931 || Introduced the [[Oxford]] economic line
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− | | 1932 || Introduced the [[Bantham]] model
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− | | 1932 || Introduced the ''[[Adjustable Point]]'' nib
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− | | 1936 || Introduced the [[Coronet]] model
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− | | 1936 || Introduced the ''[[Ink Shut-off]]''
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− | | 1937 || Introduced the ''[[plunger filler]]''
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− | | 1938 || Introduced the [[Pacemaker]] model
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− | | 1938 || Introduced the [[Air-lite]] model for schools
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− | | 1940 || The company was renamed as ''Eversharp Inc.''
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− | | 1940 || Retired the [[Bantham]] model
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− | | 1941 || Introduced the [[Skyline]] model created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dreyfuss Henry Dreyfuss]
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− | | 1941 || Retired [[Doric]], [[Coronet]] and [[Pacemaker]] models and the line [[Oxford]]
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− | | 1943 || Introduced the [[Fifth Avenue]] model
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− | | 1945 || Introduced the first model of the ''CA (Capillary Action)'' ballpoint pen
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− | | 1945 || Retired the model [[Fifth Avenue]]
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− | | 1948 || Introduced the model [[Symphony]], designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy Raymond Loewy]
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− | | 1948 || Retired the [[Skyline]] model?
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− | | 1953 || Introduced the economic model [[Ventura]]
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− | | 1953 || Retired the [[Symphony]] model
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− | | 1957 || The writing instruments division of ''Eversharp Inc.'' was sold to [[Parker]]
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