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[[Mallat]] is probably one of the oldest manufacturers of writing instruments from around the world, its founding by ''Jean Benoit Mallat'', traces to 1842. In 1852 ''Jean Benoit Mallat'' first patented a pen with metal nib and in 1864 patented the ''Siphoïde'', a real ancestor of a fountain pen, and probably the first writing instrument equipped with a reservoir that has been produced and marketed.

[[Mallat]] is probably one of the oldest manufacturers of writing instruments from around the world, its founding by ''Jean Benoit Mallat'', traces to 1842. In 1852 ''Jean Benoit Mallat'' first patented a pen with metal nib and in 1864 patented the ''Siphoïde'', a real ancestor of a fountain pen, and probably the first writing instrument equipped with a reservoir that has been produced and marketed.

[[Image:Mallat-A52-BCHR-Open-2.jpg|thumb|A Mallat A52 in hard rubber]]

[[Image:1943-Mallat-Plexigraf.jpg|thumb|An advertisement from 1943]]

From its beginnings, the company always operates in the field of writing materials with nibs and straws and other stationery items, while the actual production of fountain pens only began after  World War I (although there are some who reports the date of 1916) with the introduction of various models: the [[Regulier]] an [[eyedropper filler]] model, the [[Sureté]], a [[safety]] filler, and the [[Automatic]], a [[lever filler]]. They were identified respectively by the letters "R", "S" and "A" before the number of model.

From its beginnings, the company always operates in the field of writing materials with nibs and straws and other stationery items, while the actual production of fountain pens only began after  World War I (although there are some who reports the date of 1916) with the introduction of various models: the [[Regulier]] an [[eyedropper filler]] model, the [[Sureté]], a [[safety]] filler, and the [[Automatic]], a [[lever filler]]. They were identified respectively by the letters "R", "S" and "A" before the number of model.