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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Frank Dan Waterman, who made the Waterman fountain pen a household word and a worldwide favorite at the turn of the century, loved his adopted city of Eustis. To provide a hotel for the hundreds ...

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.