Century classic brand Waterman, France, the integration of French romance and passion, artistic sense and practicality reflected in every design, 120 years of world-renowned and highly respected; 1883, Lewis Edson WATERMAN in Francean ink pen, the world's first birth of the first waterman writing; since then, waterman, as if it were a unique temperament of France, again and again to bring the world of surprise and shock. Waterman Waterman (Waterman) international brand information
Waterman (Waterman) is the oldest history Pens manufacturer, is still with Parker and Montblanc form Dingzuerli trend, said the world's three most famous pen. Waterman, Parker trademarks held by Fortune 500 Newell Rubbermaid.
About the company's founder and the famous modern ink pen inventor Road • Ai-chen Waterman (Lewis Edson Waterman) There is a well-known anecdote he had in New York insurance salesman once said his ink pen leaks, a contract inadvertently dirty, but waiting for him to another contract drawn up, the competitors have alreadysnatched the deal, he lost a significant profit opportunities in order to make such does not happen again, waterman invented a modern ink pen ink pen equipped with a new type of ink feed devicethat everything he knife, saw and rasp tool, the lathe table carefully made. This added the a strong romantic Mingrenyishi, is likely to be Waterman invented. But the Waterman indeed had done struggling insurance salesman. But long before his famous "invented", he has done a long time ink pen business. He has seen the great potential of the ink pen and opened a shop in 1883 in Fulton (Fulton), New York City, 136 Main Street. His local workers handyman to the parts assembled into a fountain pen, and then to sell. He and his patrons Aisha Sipp door (Asa Shipman) in 1884 co-founded the ideal ink pen (Ideal Pen Co). But the partnership soon disintegrated, Waterman control of the real estate in the 10th Street Marie (Murray). These have taken place before his memorable first patents for inventions to be recognized on November 4, 1884. Waterman tremendous trust the quality of their products, he was the first 5-year warranty. He put his the ink pen 8we as vigorously promote the best products in the ad. Advertising and promotion so that the steady growth of about 200 fountain pen sold in 1884, sold in 1885 to 500, 1000 to 1900 per day sold.
The Waterman company 30 years later, has maintained a unique vitality. Employment in New Jersey (Heath) Jewelry designed for Waterman plated surface carved with precious metal ink pen, such exquisite Waterman fountain pen variety of different specifications. Waterman did not like Parker for a long time to hire Heath, soon trained jeweler, and launched a unique new design. They also provide a wide range of top-quality hard glial ink pen, from matchstick size of the world's smallest pen to Giants 20. These pens in the company's advertising and product display window steal the show. The company's products use the the several ink charging device, including the dropper and safety retractable ink pen. When manufacturers began competing to produce the internal capsule-equipped automatic suction ink pen Waterman in 1915, the company began to pump sleeve and coin cassette, water-filled device experiments, and finally decided to use a lever-type water-filled devices.
Waterman company in the world to establish a reliable export agency, played a crucial role in such initiatives Waterman becomes the first truly international company. Waterman through internal publications to The Pen Prophet (ink pen market forecast) to the marketing staff of the company's products, advertising activities, marketing skills and company news. At the time, this publication does help the success of the Waterman hand. Today only a few of the fountain pen market forecast "has become a valuable information to review the company's history.
Waterman in the process of changing from bakelite to use celluloid pen, the action is slow. When Parker, Sheaffer pens have been predicted in the future rise of colorful wind, hard plastic pen Waterman still producing double ribbon stripes. Waterman's first celluloid pen called "noble" (the Patrician) This is a stupid and ink pen. Streamlined fountain pen has become very popular. Today, the noble pen is seen as the best of the Art Deco style fountain pen, but behind this praise is belated for more than half a century, it did not keep the pen altar leader Waterman. U.S. companies due to poor management, and finally toward the decline of the road, discontinued in the mid-1950s.
The factory is still in Canada, Britain and France continue to produce. French subsidiaries Jeff Waterman (JIF-Waterman), in the difficult post-war period to become the standard-bearer of Waterman. During World War I, Jeff began production the Waterman brand products, the United States has isolated and Europe, and it is a very innovative company. In the 1930s, the company developed a very popular ink-core type ink pen. Later, in order to meet the challenges of ball-point pen production after World War II, the company launched a highly successful the Panta Birr (Pantabille,) four-color ballpoint pen.
CF ink core ink pen was produced in 1954. Its great success of Jeff - Waterman arrogant and full of the deficit on the balance sheet and institutions bloated plagued the company, these two points lead to the collapse of the United States Waterman precisely similar. 1969 company founder Julius Fajia De Jules Fagard granddaughter of Francis Sean Gongmei Zi (Francine Gomez) successfully in charge of the company's power, the company's new lease of life. The shrewd lady streamline the organization, to reduce waste, and to hire a design consultant specifically for the company to establish a trendy image. Jeff Waterman in 1971 reorganized as Waterman SA, to retrieve a trademark of the United States, and 18 months to recover control rights to the trademarks of Canada, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth countries and Asia. In 1975, the company's shares are listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, and Allen, Craig (Alain Gentleman) co-design a series of new ink pen, of which the most important is the a gentleman pens (Gentleman), and is now Houwei Di writing the design features laid the foundation.
The 2000 Waterman NEWELL ROBBERMAID company mergers and acquisitions, Parker, than hundred U.S. Papermate Liquid Paper (Liquid Paper) associates, as part of the stationery products division of Newell ROBBERMAID. The company is in the golden age of the career, once again taste the joy of victory.