As literacy grew during the Industrial Revolution, more people were writing letters, and those who could afford the best ...

I have a Waterman pen that came from my grandparents. Anything you can tell me about when it is from and what it might be worth will be appreciated. It is 5 ¼ inches long and looks to be gold.

Drawing inspiration from classic designs from the past, the Bexley pen company has thus far led a relatively short—though eminently successful—life, having been founded in 1992 by a handful of ...

Waterman knew the benefits of advertising, so his fountain pen sales rapidly increased. In 1900, he opened a factory in Canada to manufacture the pens in larger quantities.

It is not surprising that at the turn of the century in 1900, Waterman won the Medal of Excellence at the Paris Exposition. During this time, seven out of 10 fountain pens bore the company’s trademark ...

Today Waterman-Bic is the biggest link in the French manufacturer’s worldwide network of 18 plants producing 3,000,000 pens a day for 96 countries.

Appraisal: 1887 - 1888 Frederick Chapin Rocky Mountain Albums Appraisal: 1887 - 1888 Frederick Chapin Rocky Mountain Albums (3m 2s) ...

The creation of the BIC Cristal ballpoint pen sparked global domination for a company that hadn’t ventured outside its native France in the first six years of its existence.

Considering the Waterman Pen Company and its predecessor date back to 1884 and have made all of their pens in France since the early 20th century, it’s not out of the question.