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''William S. Hicks'' starts!!!!it's the earlier date reported in [http://kamakurapen.com/Manhattan/Hicks.html this page].!! his activity +
''Carl Hornemann'' starts!!!!the most part of the [[Pelikan]] chronology take as reference the book ''Pelikan Schreibgeräte 1929-2004'', by Jürghen Dittmer and Martin Lehmann, we used their indications also when other articles (also those referenced in this site) are reporting discordant dates.!! a paint production factory +
printed the first catalog of the ''Hornemann's Paint and Ink Factory'' company, considered the official start of [[Pelikan]] activities +
''John and Donald Cameron'' became ''Macniven'' partners founding ''Macniven & [[Cameron]] Ltd.'' +
John Mabie patents ([[:File:Patent-US-11762.pdf|nº US-11762]]) telescopic mechanism for pen and pencil holder +
by ''Richard Esterbrook'' in Camden, New Jersey as ''United States Steel Pen Manufacturing Company'' +
''John Holland'' acquire ''George Sheppard'' activity, giving birth to ''John [[Holland]] Pen Company'' +
''Günther Wagner'' became a partner in the ''Hornemann's Paint and Ink Factory'', future [[Pelikan]] +
''Günther Wagner'' buy the ''Hornemann's Paint and Ink Factory'', future [[Pelikan]], when ''Carl Hornemann'' retires +
''Johan Faber'' starts the ''Johan Faber A. G.'', part of what will be the [[Faber-Castell]] +
''Günther Wagner'' registers the [[Pelikan]] trademark, creating the ''Günther Wagner Pelikan'' +
''[[Swan|Mabie Todd & Bard]]'' starts fountain pens production with the ''Calligraphic'' model +
a ''Cross Pen Company'' is founded in Boston for fountain pen production, different from ''A. T. Cross'' +
''Lewis Edson Waterman'' get his first patent ([[:File:Patent-US-293545.pdf|nº US-293545]]) for a multi-channel feeder +
''Mabie Todd & Bard'' starts using the ''[[Swan]]'' trademark!!!!indicative date according to David Nishimura, see [http://www.vintagepens.com/Mabie_Todd_Swan.shtml here].!! +
''Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik'', that will become [[Kaweco]], begins fountain pen production!!!!the most part of the [[Kaweco]] chronology is obtained form the information that were published by the company itself (no more on-line) and from the new company history published [https://web.archive.org/web/20170603233641/https://www.kaweco-pen.com/en/Historie/kaweco-historie.php here] and now [https://www.kaweco-pen.com/en/history here].!! +
by ''David Finburgh, Alfred Finburgh, Alec Finburgh'' in Leicester as ''The Finburgh Bros'' +
''Soren Christian Frederik Olsen'' starts a company!!!!the most part of the [[Penol]] chronology take as reference this [http://penol.weebly.com/penol-company-history.html website].!! +
the ''[[Kay & Co.]]'' is closed giving birth to the ''[[Lang - Curzon - Summit|Lang Co. Ltd.]]'' +
patents ([[:File:Patent-US-622256.pdf|nº US-622256]] and [[:File:Patent-US-635700.pdf|nº US-635700]]) the [[Jointless Pen]] +
by ''Walter F. Cushing, William F. Cushman'' in Boston as ''American Fountain Pen Company'' +
''H. Koch'' and ''R. Weber'' acquire the ''Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik'', that becomes [[Kaweco]] +
introduces the riveted ''[[Clip-cap]]'' (patent [[:File:Patent-US-800141.pdf|nº US-800141]]) +
''Riccardo Amisani'' begins!!!!referring to a flyer of this year that shows ''Riccardo Amisani'' as general representative for Italy and colonies.!! his [[Williamson]] reseller activity +
red hard rubber, called ''[[Cardinal]]''.!!!!as determined by George Kovalenko, see [https://fountainpenhistory.blogspot.com/2014/04/watermans-first-rhr-pens.html this review].!! +
the ''[[Conklin]] Pen Manufacturing Co'' was renamed ''Conklin Pen Company'' (do not match with patent data) +
''Walter A. [[Sheaffer]]'' get the first patent ([[:File:Patent-US-896861.pdf|nº US-896861]]) for his [[lever filler]] +
by ''August Eberstein, Alfred Nehemias, Claus-Johannes Voss'' in Hamburg as ''Simplo Filler Pen Co. GmbH'' +
patent the ''"[[Jack Knife]]"'' cap and introduces the [[Jack Knife Safety]]!!!!according to what is said in [http://parkercollector.com/luckycurve.html#jackknife this page].!! +
patents ([[:File:Patent-US-990288.pdf|nº US-990288]]) an improved ''[[Lucky Curve]]'' feeder, named [[spear-head]] +
[[A. A. Waterman]] loses the lawsuit filed by [[Waterman]] and should mark his fountain pens as ''Not Connected with the L. E. Waterman Company'' +
the first fountain pens marked [[Sheaffer]] were produced!!!!the most part of the [[Sheaffer]] chronology take as reference the article: ''A HISTORY OF SHEAFFER PEN AND WALTER A. SHEAFFER ITS FOUNDER'', published by the company itself; until noted otherwise this should be considered the source of the info.!! +
by ''Edwige Hoffman, Heinrich Helm'' in Bassano del Grappa as ''Manifattura Pennini Oro per Stilografiche - The Elmo Pen'' +
first traces of the activities of the [[Kritikson]] brothers, founders of the [[Security Pen Corporation]] +
acquire [[A. Morton & Co.]], taking their know how and starts its nib production in Heidelberg (1913?) +
the English branch acquire the ''Mabie Todd & Co.'' becoming the ''[[Swan|Mabie Todd & Co. Ltd]]'' +
produces the [[Trench Pen]] for the U. S. War Department, given to soldiers to write from the front line +
by ''David J. La France, William P. De Witt'' in Cambridge, Massachusetts as ''De Witt - La France Co.'' +
starts imprinting its brand name ''Conklin'' on the other side of [[crescent filler]] cescent +
''Armando Simoni'' registers a business for "''Lavorazione di articoli di penne in ebanite''" +
by ''Ludwig Jung, Paul Fortran, Johann Heinz'' in Heidelberg as ''Reform Füllfederhalter-fabrik Gmbh'' +
moves its headquarters to Oxford Street!!!!as reported in [http://www.mabietoddpenlists.co.uk/page14.html this page].!! +
''[[Curzon]], Lloyd & MacGregor Ltd'', associated to ''[[Lang Pen Company]]'', becomes the ''[[Curzon]]s Ltd'' +
''[[Stiassi e Tantini]]'' register ''[[The Scotland]] Pen Italiana'' at the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna +
start using the [[lever filler]]!!!!as reported by Steve Hull in his book ''"The English fountain pen industry 1875 - 1975"''.!! +
by ''J. Hendricks, W. Burress, E. A. Paulton, Arthur Winter'' in New York as ''Dictator Fountain Pen Company'' +
''Giuseppe Zanini'' founds the ''Fabbrica e Commercio di Penne Stilografiche e Raffinati Oggetti per Arti Grafiche'' +
''Seth Sears [[Crocker]]'' left business and his son ''Seth [[Chilton]] Crocker'' took over the company +
starts fountain pen production (guess date!!montegrappa!!as for most of the italian manufacturers many dates are just guessed, referring more to a period than to a specific year, like the first or second half of a decade, or its mid the beginning or end; for more detail just look at chronology on the [[Montegrappa]] page.!!) +
by ''Frank Le Boeuf, Edward E. Le Boeuf, Leroy J. Learned, John H. Williams, Eugene E. Le Boeuf'' in Springfield +
introduces the smaller size models ''[[Duofold|Duofold Jr.]]'' and ''[[Duofold|Lady Duofold]]'' +
Ettore Ripamonti becomes [[Aurora]] exclusive agent and published first catalog!!!![[Aurora]] chronology, where not otherwise reported, refers to the book ''La storia della Aurora dal 1919 ai giorni nostri'' by Luca de Ponti.!! +
introduced the [[Columbus 670]] model (guess date!!columbus!!as the archive of the company was destroyed in 1942 after the bombing of their headquarters, many [[Columbus]] date are just guessed, referring more to a period than to a specific year, like the first or second half of a decade, or its mid the beginning or end; for more detail just look at chronology on the [[Columbus]] page.!!) +
''[[Autopoint]] Pencil Company'' is bought by ''Realite Pencil Company'' and renamed ''Autopoint Products Company'' +
by ''Rinaldo Rossi, Marcello Rossi'' in Sandrigo as ''Fratelli Rossi - Penne Stilografiche e Materiali Pressati'' +
''Giuseppe Zanini'' establish his ''Fabbrica di penne stilografiche e commercio, stampe in genere e riproduzioni opere d'arte'' +
introduces the stylized with a pelikan feeding four chicks logo (or 1926!!!!a [[Pelikan]] brochure refers to 1926 while Werner Rüttinger talks about 1924, but the brochure refers to 1957 for the two chicks logo, so probably (see also [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/122982-pelikan-logo-with-four-chicks/ this thread]) the brochure refers to a generic year of use and not to the introduction, therefore we choose to use the Werner Rüttinger year.!!) +
''Società Anonima Pennini King'' ([[The King]]), that will become [[SAFIS]], is founded in Turin +
start using celluloid (unsure!!!!Luca de Ponti reports the 1927 end, Letizia Jacopini reports around 1929, a flyer for the "''Esposizione di Torino''" in 1928 with celluloid models leads to take as correct the first date.!!) +
for [[safety]] with precious metal overlays (guess date!!ancora!!all dates referring to features or models introduction for the [[Ancora]] pens are guessed and marked as such, because there are no catalogs or listings with clear data; so the cited year is always an approximation, referring to a wider time period (with two year less or more than the used value).!!) +
the ''Alfredo Verga dei Fratelli Verga'' is closed, ''Eugenio Verga'' continue [[Columbus]] production alone +
becomes the ''"Schnell [[Penselpen]] Company"'' with the acquisition of the ''"Dub-El Service Pen-Pencil Corp."'' +
introduces the [[Patrician]] model in ''Onyx'', ''Turquoise'', ''Jet'', ''Emerald'' and ''Nacre'' colors +
first known trademark registration (Reg. Gen. N. [[:File:Ancora-Trademark.jpg|40112]]) for [[Ancora]] +
original [[Kaweco]] bankrupt, ''[[KWG]]'' acquire the trademark and the ''Kaweco Badische Füllhalterfabrik'' is born +
introduces the luxury version of the [[Aurora Duplex|Duplex]] with three rings, decorative ring on top of the cap and clip inlaid (date uncertain) +
for economic production (uncertain date!!!![[All-American]] models are shown in the 1930-31 [[Conklin]] catalog.!!) +
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Dunhill Dunhill] become the world distributor of [[Pilot|Dunhill-Namiki]] outside Japan +