This advertisement appears a copy of the Corriere della Sera in 1913.
The history of the fountain pen is deeply rooted in the history of the Waterman, so much so that many people consider the founder Lewis Edson Waterman, the inventor of writing this article. In reality, this is a claim too, but at the dawn of the Waterman fountain pen has been a pioneer in industrial production and dissemination of this item on the international market.
The Waterman is still a major manufacturer of fountain pens. The company was founded in 1883 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, and is a producers of the few historians who has survived, albeit indirectly, to this day.
Currently the company operates under the name of Waterman SA and is owned by Sanford, a division of Newell Rubbermaid, which also owns the Parker.
But what is a fountain pen?
It 's a pen used for writing, consists of a full Cannetta ink and a pen. The liquid ink flows to the nib through a distribution system that combines gravity and capillary action. The ink can be supplied or cartridge or a dropper or a variety of mechanisms to replenish the ink in the tank. For example, some pens have a rubber bulb connected to the ink tank to suck the ink from a bottle. Most fountain pens of new production or use of disposable cartridges or a removable tank with a screw or piston mechanism to provide ink.
This article is published under the "GNU Free Documentation License" .
It also uses material taken from Wikipedia article: "The fountain pen."
following information from the Waterman site
The history of the fountain pen is deeply rooted in the history of the Waterman, so much so that many people consider the founder Lewis Edson Waterman, the inventor of writing this article. In reality, this is a claim too, but at the dawn of the Waterman fountain pen has been a pioneer in industrial production and dissemination of this item on the international market.
The Waterman is still a major manufacturer of fountain pens. The company was founded in 1883 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, and is a producers of the few historians who has survived, albeit indirectly, to this day.
Currently the company operates under the name of Waterman SA and is owned by Sanford, a division of Newell Rubbermaid, which also owns the Parker.
But what is a fountain pen?
It 's a pen used for writing, consists of a full Cannetta ink and a pen. The liquid ink flows to the nib through a distribution system that combines gravity and capillary action. The ink can be supplied or cartridge or a dropper or a variety of mechanisms to replenish the ink in the tank. For example, some pens have a rubber bulb connected to the ink tank to suck the ink from a bottle. Most fountain pens of new production or use of disposable cartridges or a removable tank with a screw or piston mechanism to provide ink.
This article is published under the "GNU Free Documentation License" .
It also uses material taken from Wikipedia article: "The fountain pen."
following information from the Waterman site
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