Did the mention of pens in this era strike a chord? For the old-timers reading the blog, it surely must have. The reason, persons born in the 1960s and 1970s, collection of different types of pens was a hobby. Cut to the modern era, the entire work process has become digital. There are easy-to-use online tools you can use to embed your original signature. However, it would be wrong to say that the millennial generation has lost their interest in pens. The trend has changed, no doubt. Today, many working professionals and billionaires use only reputed names in the pen brand industry for completing their daily work (signing of documents and other tasks).
There is no denying the fact, that pens have maintained their popularity even in this competitive world of free online tools, mouse and high-profile software. In this blog, we will concentrate only on the brand names in the pen industry that have retained their presence since the good old days.
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1. CROSS PENS
One of the prestigious names in the writing and pen brands industry, Richard Cross founded the company in 1846. The first products to be introduced from this company stable are silver and ornate gold casings for wooden pencils. As technology advanced, they started manufacturing fountain pens, ballpoint pens, roller ball pens and multi-functional pens.
To maintain the trust and loyalty of its customers, even today, according to their website, Cross has a Lifetime Mechanical Warranty.
Famous Cross Company Pens by Collection (taken from Cross website):
- ATX
- Click
- Bailey
- Bailey Light
- Century II
- Calais
- Classic Century
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2. PARKER PENS
The Parker pen has more than 130 years of rich history. George Safford Parker founded this company in 1888. He famously said, “It will always be possible to make a better pen.” The popularity and contribution of the Parker company is available for viewing at the famous Parker Heritage House Museum that was opened on 23 January 2015. The items and artefacts include the model pen brands, videos, ad materials and more from Parker’s private collection. The company have diversified into manufacturing Fountain Pen, Roller ball Pen, Ballpoint Pen and more.
There were many models introduced by the Parker Company, but the names that have etched a permanent name in the writing history are –
- Duofold Classic
- Sonnet
- Parker IM
- Vector XL
- Lucky Curve
- Arrow Clip
- Parker 51
- Jotter
- Parker Ingenuity
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3. MONTBLANC
The company was founded by August Ebesteirn and Alfred Nehemais in 1906 to develop simple fountain pens. However, it was Johannes Voss, Christian Lausen and Wilhelm Dziambor who made Montblanc a brand name in the pen industry.
In recent times, the German company has diversified to manufacture a large range of luxury products such as watches, leather goods, sunglasses, perfume and jewellery. Every model is carefully designed by skilled workers to display the mission, vision and value of Montblanc as a brand.
Some famous collections are (taken from Montblanc website) –
- Starwalker Space Blue Metal Fountain Pen
- Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen
- Great Characters Enzo Ferrari Special Edition Fountain Pen M
- Montblanc Heritage Rouge et Noir “Baby” Special Edition Black Fountain M
- John F. Kennedy Special Edition Burgundy Fountain Pen
- Great Characters Muhammad Ali Limited Edition 98 Fountain Pen
- Great Characters Jimi Hendrix Limited Edition 99 Fountain Pen M
Montblanc Categories:
- Ballpoint Pen
- Fountain Pen
- Rollerball Pen
- Fineliner
- Mechanical Pencils
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4. SHEAFFER PENS
Walter A. Sheaffer founded the Sheaffer company in 1912 in Fort Madison, Iowa, US. He designed the pen based on an idea, which set the model apart from the conventional pens of that era. The lever-filling fountain pen, set the pace for the company’s commitment to innovation, unique design and quality. One of the most famous pen brand models from the Sheaffer stable was the White Dot pen that was launched in 1924. Similar to the Parker Museum, there is a Sheaffer Museum in Fort Madison where visitors can view the old writing instruments, manufacturing machines and the iconic events that unfolded during those times.
Collection:
- Sheaffer Calligraphy
- Sheaffer Reminder
- Sheaffer VFM
- Sheaffer Prelude
- Sheaffer 300
- Sheaffer Intensity
- Sheaffer Sagaris
- Sheaffer 100
Product Type:
- Ballpoint Pen
- Fountain Pen
- Gift Set
- Refill
- Rollerball Pen
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5. AURORA PENS
Isaia Levi founded the company in Italy in 1919. This pen company became one of the leading fountain pen manufacturers in Italy to display excellent quality and craftsmanship in the writing industry.
The main reason why Aurora pens stands apart from the other brands on this blog is because of its large range of products. It has many models that have various prices, ranging to suit every type of budget. Some of the popular budget pens are Magellano, Style and Ipsilon. On the other hand, there are limited pen models such as the Diamante. It is a pen studded with 2000 diamonds (Price – 1 million Euros). Similar to Monblanc, Aurora has also diversified into manufacturing luxury accessories such as watches, paper and leather goods.
In the limited collection, you can find names such as –
- Viaggio Segreto in Italia
- Trilobiti
- Ambienti
- Mappe Antiche
The other models are –
- Anniversary
- Demonstrator
- Ottantotto
- Optima
- Edo
- Alpha
- Talentum
- Design
- Ipsilon
There are other brand names in the pen industry. They are –
- Pilot
- Lamy
- Papermate
- Montegrappa
- Cello
- Pelikan
And others.
We will cover the mentioned brand names and others in our next magazine.
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Conclusion
As already mentioned in the previous paragraph, there are other brand names in the pen and writing industry, which we have not included in our list. Also, we understand the fact, there are some brand names which are popular in a country, but not on a global scale. We promise to cover some of the branded and unknown global brand names in the writing industry in our future blogs & magazines.
Blog by B Sathya Narayana
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