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<noinclude>[[File:Matador-Logo.svg|center|400px|Matador Logo]]{{Infobox_Brand|Matador}}</noinclude>

<noinclude>[[File:Matador-Logo.svg|center|400px|Matador Logo]]{{Infobox_Brand|Matador}}</noinclude>

[[Image:Matador-Invoice-1936-10.jpg|thumb|A 1936 letter]]

[[File:Matador-Turbo-Serie-Cap.jpg|thumb|A serie of "[[Turbo-Matador]]"]]

The ''Matador'' brand belongs to ''Siebert & Löwen'', founded in [[1895]] by ''Adolf Siebert'' and ''Ewald Loewen'' and operating in the production of office supplies, with production in Wuppertal-Elberfeld(?). It is not known an exact date for the fountain pens market entry, but activities in that field can tracked back at least at [[1911]], date of the first known patent ({{Cite patent|FR|431385}}) for a [[safety]]. The production of the beginning of the 20s was aimed at creating economic pens of good quality, with a very good quality/price ratio. The company is also known as ''Standard-Matador''.  

The ''Matador'' brand belongs to ''Siebert & Löwen'', founded in [[1895]] by ''Adolf Siebert'' and ''Ewald Loewen'' and operating in the production of office supplies, with production in Wuppertal-Elberfeld(?). It is not known an exact date for the fountain pens market entry, but activities in that field can tracked back at least at [[1911]], date of the first known patent ({{Cite patent|FR|431385}}) for a [[safety]]. The production of the beginning of the 20s was aimed at creating economic pens of good quality, with a very good quality/price ratio. The company is also known as ''Standard-Matador''.  

Around [[1949]]<ref>this year is cited in an Andreas Lambrou book as probable, but in [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty/ this discussion] is also cited 1946 as another possible date, while the 1936 seen in some papers cannot attributed for sure to a Matador 120 Click.</ref> it produced what is probably the first sealing snap cap, with the model called ''[[Matador-Click]]'', by the sound that characterized the proper closure of the cap. Names of other models are: ''Matador Dipless'', ''Matador Express'', ''Matador Standard'', ''Matador 811'', ''Acca''.  

Around [[1949]]<ref>this year is cited in an Andreas Lambrou book as probable, but in [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty/ this discussion] is also cited 1946 as another possible date, while the 1936 seen in some papers cannot attributed for sure to a Matador 120 Click.</ref> it produced what is probably the first sealing snap cap, with the model called ''[[Matador-Click]]'', by the sound that characterized the proper closure of the cap. Names of other models are: ''Matador Dipless'', ''Matador Express'', ''Matador Standard'', ''Matador 811'', ''Acca'', ''[[Turbo-Matador]]''.  

===External references===

===External references===

* http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/120467-matador-expess-814/

* [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/120467-matador-expess-814/] Discussion on FPN

* http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/7180-Matador-Click-320

* [http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/7180-Matador-Click-320] Discussion on FPGeeks

* http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty

* [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty] Discussion on FPN

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<noinclude>{{BrandData|Founder=Adolf Siebert, Ewald Loewen|Place=Elberfeld|OrigDate=1895|ProdDate=1911|Country=DE}}

===Notes===

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