1920
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This page contains the chronology for the year. We summarize in this page all the relevant events regarding fountain pens that happened in 1920. We also list, if present in our database, any patent applied in the year, and also the ads or document scans which publication date is in the same year.
Events
- A. A. Waterman was sold changing name in Chicago Safety Pen Company moving to Chicago
- A. Morton & Co. ceases operations
- Giuseppe Zanini founds the Fabbrica e Commercio di Penne Stilografiche e Raffinati Oggetti per Arti Grafiche
- Artcraf is founded by Ford Cromer in Birmingham
- Autopoint is founded by W. E. Gerry in Chicago as Autopoint Pencil Company
- Burnham is founded by Harry Burnham in London
- Conklin Pen Manufacturing Co. removes the addition of the Saxon genitive "'s" to the name
- Conway Stewart introduces the Duro
- Conway Stewart registers the The Conway Stewart trademark
- Dictator is founded by J. Hendricks, W. Burress, E. A. Paulton, Arthur Winter in New York as Dictator Fountain Pen Company
- John Holland Pen Company start using the lever filler
- John Hancock is founded in Boston as Pollock Pen Company
- Kosca is founded by Paul Kohler, Christian Schaefer in Pforzheim
- Curzon, Lloyd & MacGregor Ltd, associated to Lang Pen Company, becomes the Curzons Ltd
- Merz & Krell is founded by Friedrich Merz, Georg Merz, Justus Krell in Bieberau
- The Parker Pen Company start producing mechanical pencils
- la W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company introduces the Lifetime life arranty
- W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company introduces the Lifetime Flattop with the Lifetime life warranty
- Stiassi e Tantini register The Scotland Pen Italiana at the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna
- Stiassi e Tantini founds A.S.C.A. (Azienda Specializzata in Cancelleria ed Affini)
- Swan start using the lever filler[1]
- W. J. May and Co. is founded by W. J. May in Twickenham
ADs
Caricamento in corso...
Patents
- Patent US-1507782, applied in 1920, by Carl F. Litts, W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company. Fountain pen.
- Patent DE-366684, applied in 1920, by Theodor Kovacs, Günther Wagner - Pelikan. Selbsttaetiger Fuellhalter, insbesondere fuer Stahlfedern.
- Patent US-1407552, applied in 1920, by Rudolph Wm. Lotz, Kraker. Fountain pen.
- Patent US-D055515, applied in 1920, by William A. Houston, Houston Fountain Pen. Design for a hook-pin.
- Patent DE-368070, applied in 1920, by Charlesworth Livsey, Lang - Curzon - Summit. Fuellfederhalter.
- Patent FR-531284, applied in 1920, by Charlesworth Livsey, Lang - Curzon - Summit. Perfectionnements apportés aux porte-plumes à réservoir.
- Patent US-1365131, applied in 1920, by Henry J. Upton, Moore Pen Company. Fountain-pen.
- Patent US-1490245, applied in 1920, by John C. Wahl, Wahl Eversharp. Mechanical pencil.
- Patent US-1372608, applied in 1920, Unbranded. Ink-content-indicating fountain-pen.
- Patent US-1472962, applied in 1920, by William P. De Witt, De Witt-La France. Pencil.
- Patent FR-526035, applied in 1920, by William P. De Witt, De Witt-La France. Porte-mine.
- Patent GB-171154, applied in 1920, by William P. De Witt, De Witt-La France. Improvements in pencil holders.
- Patent DE-349147, applied in 1920, by William P. De Witt, De Witt-La France. Schreibstift mit verschiebbarem Minentraeger.
- Patent US-1358511, applied in 1920, by Claes W. Boman, Eagle. Fountain-pen clip.
- Patent US-1507622, applied in 1920, by Robert G. Pilkington, Wahl Eversharp. Pen clip.
- Patent US-1426200, applied in 1920, by Theodor Kovacs, Günther Wagner - Pelikan. Fountain pen.
- Patent DE-349410, applied in 1920, by Theodor Kovacs, Günther Wagner - Pelikan. Schreib- oder Zeichengeraet mit Befestigung der Feder durch einen Ring.
- Patent US-1490231, applied in 1920, by Arthur F. Poole, Wahl Eversharp. Fountain-pen clip.
- Patent US-1613804, applied in 1920, by Arthur F. Poole, Wahl Eversharp. Self-filling fountain pen.
- Patent US-1452653, applied in 1920, by Arthur F. Poole, George B. Vernier, Wahl Eversharp. Fountain pen.
- Patent US-1489590, applied in 1920, by Herbert L. Carman, Swan. Magazine pencil.
- Patent US-1379890, applied in 1920, by Paul E. Wirt, Wirt. Fountain-pen.
- Patent US-1365463, applied in 1920, by Arthur O. Dahlberg, The Parker Pen Company. Fountain-pen indicator.
- Patent GB-169616, applied in 1920, by Jean-Marie Cavaillé, Unbranded. Improvements in fountain pens.
- Patent US-1457011, applied in 1920, by Horace H. Welch, Wahl Eversharp. Pencil.
- Patent FR-527150, applied in 1920, by Louis Badois, Météore - La Plume d'Or. Système perfectionné de porte-plume réservoir.
- Patent FR-25039E, applied in 1920, by Louis Badois, Météore - La Plume d'Or. Improvements in and relating to fountain pens.
- Patent US-1484077, applied in 1920, by Earl F. Pierce, Wahl Eversharp. Lead pencil.
- Patent US-1495890, applied in 1920, by Joseph F. Day, Unbranded. Combined fountain-pen and pencil.
- Patent US-1408545, applied in 1920, by John Straka, Wahl Eversharp. Fountain-pen.
- Patent GB-186818, applied in 1920, by Louis Badois, Météore - La Plume d'Or. Improvements in and relating to fountain pens.
- Patent GB-175382, applied in 1920, by Louis Badois, Météore - La Plume d'Or. Improvements in and relating to fountain pens.
- Patent US-1675826, applied in 1920, by Walter A. Sheaffer, Lucifer J. Most, W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company. Pencil.
- Patent US-1415211, applied in 1920, by John C. Wahl, Wahl Eversharp. Chasing machine.
- Patent US-D057404, applied in 1920, by John C. Wahl, Wahl Eversharp. Design for a pen or pencil case.
- Patent US-D057405, applied in 1920, by John C. Wahl, Wahl Eversharp. Design for a pen or pencil case.
- Patent US-D057403, applied in 1920, by John C. Wahl, Wahl Eversharp. Design for a pen or pencil case.
- Patent US-D058001, applied in 1920, by Edward Todd Jr., Swan. Design for surface ornamentation for a pen, pencil, penknife, or similar article.
- Patent US-1437180, applied in 1920, by Ernest E. Hill, Wahl Eversharp. Mechanical pencil.
- Patent US-1483675, applied in 1920, by Stanley E. Peters, Security Pen Corporation. Feed bar for fountain pens.
Documents
Notes
- ↑ as reported by Steve Hull in his book "The English fountain pen industry 1875 - 1975".