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[[Immagine:Wirt.jpg|center|200px|Logo Wirt]]

[[Immagine:Wirt.jpg|center|200px|Logo Wirt]]

La [[Wirt]] è stata fondata nel [[1884]], e per circa due decadi è stata il maggior produttore mondiale di penne stilografiche, superando abbondantemente le produzioni effettuate nello stesso periodo dalle ben più note [[Waterman]] e [[Parker]]. Nel periodo iniziale dello sviluppo della penna stilografica l'azienda infatti è stata all'avanguardia, in particolare nel campo degli alimentatori.

[[Wirt]] was founded in [[1894]], and for about twenty years was the biggest world fountain pen manufacturer, well above the production numbers of more famous brands like [[Waterman]] and [[Parker]]. In the initial period of fountain pen development the company was very innovative, mostly in the field of feeders.

The company fate is substantially related to that of the founder family, ''Paul E. Wirt''. His son, who was taking over from his father in running the business, died in 1921, and only after four years ''Paul E. Wirt'' went out of business by selling the company. The company remained active for a short time in the production of plastics, but the great depression of 1929 led it to a premature end.{{Infobox_Brand|Wirt}}

The company fate is substantially related to that of the founder family, ''Paul E. Wirt''. His son, who was taking over from his father in running the business, died in 1921, and only after four years ''Paul E. Wirt'' went out of business by selling the company. The company remained active for a short time in the production of plastics, but the great depression of 1929 led it to a premature end.{{Infobox_Brand|Wirt}}{{BrandData|Founder=Paul E. Wirt|Date=1884|Place=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania|Country=US}}

== History ==

== History ==

In the early years of fountain pen development [[Wirt]] was without a doubt one of the most active and advanced manufacturer, and together with the [[Holland]] was disputing the market leadership, proclaiming in [[1890]] in its advertising (there is a note on Ainslee's Magazine) the sales of more than 350,000 pens.

In the early years of fountain pen development [[Wirt]] was without a doubt one of the most active and advanced manufacturer, and together with the [[Holland]] was disputing the market leadership, proclaiming in [[1890]] in its advertising (there is a note on Ainslee's Magazine) the sales of more than 350,000 pens.

Nel [[1925]] l'azienda venne costituita ufficialmente come società di capitali con il nome di ''Paul Wirt Pen Co.'', e lo stesso anno ''Paul Wirt'' si ritirò dagli affari cedendo le sue quote dell'azienda. Le attività proseguirono ancora per un breve periodo terminando dopo qualche anno.

In [[1925]] the company was officially incorporated under the name of ''Paul Wirt Pen Co.'', and that same year ''Paul Wirt'' went out of business selling his share of the company. The activities continued for a short period terminating after a few years.

{{BrandChrono|Wirt}}

{{BrandChrono|Wirt}}

==External references==

==External references==

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120314000506/http://www.kamakurapens.com/Paul_Wirt/Paul_Wirt_Company_History.html

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314000506/http://www.kamakurapens.com/Paul_Wirt/Paul_Wirt_Company_History.html] Story of Paul Wirt, from the dismissed site of Kamakura Pens.

* https://web.archive.org/web/20081227221509/http://www.penbid.com/Auction/showarticle.asp?art_id=105

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081227221509/http://www.penbid.com/Auction/showarticle.asp?art_id=105] Article on Wirt on the dismissed site of PenBid.

* http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wirtpens.com/ archived version is bad to see

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100206193921/http://www.wirtpens.com/] Site dismissed, the archived version is in black on black.

* https://web.archive.org/web/20140104041841/http://paulwirt.com/

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104041841/http://paulwirt.com/] Dismissed site on the company.

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120304230247/http://www.kamakurapens.com/WirtCollectionIndex.html

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304230247/http://www.kamakurapens.com/WirtCollectionIndex.html] Section dedicated to the company on the dismissed site of Kamakura Pens.

* http://www.pensandwatches.com/_pages/pen_company_photos/paul_wirt_fountain_pens.htm

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120712004410/http://www.pensandwatches.com:80/_pages/pen_company_photos/paul_wirt_fountain_pens.htm] Page on the Pen & Watch dismissed site.

* http://forum.styloplume.net/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=843

* [https://www.stylo-plume.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=843] Page on the French forum.

==Notes==

==Notes==

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