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[[Image:1916-09-Cameron.jpg|thumb|A 1916 advertising]]

[[Image:1916-09-Cameron.jpg|thumb|A 1916 advertising]]

The company's origins date back to the activity of Nisbet MacNiven that in [[1770]] founded a factory in Balerno, near Edinburgh, the city where activities on stationery production were transferred in [[1788]]. In [[1840]] John and Donald Cameron joined the company that became the ''MacNiven & Cameron Ltd.'' ''Duncan Cameron'' is credited with the design of the ''Waverley'' nib produced by ''[[Gillot Steel Pens]]'' since [[1864]] and roughly until the mid-70s of the 19th century. The company acquired a factory in Birmingham in 1900 and continued to produce nibs working in the stationery products market up to the closure of the factory in 1964.

The company's origins date back to the activity of Nisbet MacNiven that in [[1770]] founded a factory in Balerno, near Edinburgh, the city where activities on stationery production were transferred in [[1788]]. In [[1840]] John and Donald Cameron joined the company that became the ''MacNiven & Cameron Ltd.'' ''Duncan Cameron'' is credited with the design of the [[Waverley nib|''Waverley'' nib]] produced by ''[[Gillott]]'' since [[1864]] and roughly until the mid-70s of the 19th century. The company acquired a factory in Birmingham in [[1900]] and continued to produce nibs working in the stationery products market up to the closure of the factory in [[1964]].

The company entered the fountain pens market in the early 1900s (at least since [[1907]], as evidenced by this [[:File:1907-0x-Waverley-FountainPen.jpg|advertisement]] in the ''Strand Magazine''), repurposing a fountain pen with a [[Waverley nib|''Waverley'' nib]], covered by a patent from the same year ({{Cite patent|GB|190708313}}) named  ''"[[Waverley Fountain Pen]]"''. The same advertisement shows that the company is headquartered in London with branches in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris.<ref>The company is cited by Lambrou for producing ''[[Waverley]]'' pens, but the name appears to have been used initially only for the models named ''[[Waverley Fountain Pen]]'', because of the eponymous type of nib, and not as a stand-alone brand.</ref>

The company entered the fountain pens market in the 10s (at least since [[1916]], as evidenced by the advertising in the figure, and a patent, {{Cite patent|US|940509}}, is from [[1908]]); it was also active in the French market. The cited advertising suggests the presence of a main office in London with branches in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris.<ref>The company is also cited by Lambrou for the production of ''Waverley'' pens, that name, however, seems to has been used only for the nibs of the same name. </ref> Another model name known (present in [http://www.prints-online.com/pictures_1738755/cameron-pens-advertisement.html another flyer]) is ''Guinea Pen'', instead between the brand photos there is a lever filler model called ''"Cameron N.4"''.

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The same pens were distributed in France at the end of World War I from ''Kirbie, Bird  C.'' based in Rue Auber, 5 in Paris, with the name ''SAR Cameron'' (where however SAR is nothing more than an acronym for ''Safety Auto Remplissage''). The company apparently remained active until [[1964]], even if someone is reporting an earlier end to production.

The company began marketing pens under its own name from about [[1916]], as evidenced by the advertisement on the side, with the invention of a special tweezer filling system (patent {{Cite patent|GB|101241}} of the same year), which were called ''"[[Cameron Safety Self Filler]]"''. These pens were made in different sizes, and, echoing the feature of the earlier ''"[[Waverley Fountain Pen]]"'' were also characterized by the possibility of mounting different [[Tipologie pennini Cameron|special nib]] derived directly from the equivalents popular in the world of dip nibs.

===External references===

* http://web.archive.org/web/20090311005449/http://www.zianet.com:80/jmcdgwin/MacNCam.htm

 

* http://kamakurapens.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=741 (unreachable, stand for reference)

==External references==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macniven_and_Cameron] Page about the company on Wikipedia

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090311005449/http://www.zianet.com:80/jmcdgwin/MacNCam.htm] Page about the company, disappeared from current site pages

* [http://kamakurapens.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=741] Unreachable link on the discontinued Kamakura Pens site, remains for reference

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