Kaweco
Sign in to saveKaweco is a German brand of writing implements, originally introduced by the Heidelberg Pen Company for its dip pens line in 1889. Kaweco became a public limited company in 1921, then being taken over by the Knust Woringen and Grube company (KWG), after Kaweco went bankrupt in 1930.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Kaweco
- Company.logo
- Kaweco pen brand logo.png
- Company.type
- PLC (1921–30) Brand (1889–1921, 1930–present)
- Company.industry
- Writing implements
- Company.fate
- Company defunct; brand and stock acquired by KWC in 1930.
- Company.predecessor
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- Company.successor
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- Company.founded
- in Heidelberg
- Company.founder
- Heilderger Pen Factory
- Company.defunct
- 1930 (PL company)
- Company.hq_location_city
- Nuremberg
- Company.hq_location_country
- Germany
- Company.area_served
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- Company.products
- Fountain, rollerball, digital and dip pens, mechanical pencils
- Company.owner
- Gutberlet Cosmetics (1994–present)
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1883
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Heidelberg
- Legal form
- privately held company
- Official website
- www.kaweco-pen.com/en
- Image
- Kaweco pens.jpg
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- P1056
- fountain pen
- P740
- Heidelberg
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Article
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- History
- Company
- In popular culture
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Kaweco is a German brand of writing implements, originally introduced by the Heidelberg Pen Company for its dip pens line in 1889. Kaweco became a public limited company in 1921, then being taken over by the Knust Woringen and Grube company (KWG), after Kaweco went bankrupt in 1930.
In 1994, Gutberlet GmbH, a cosmetics company based in Nuremberg, acquired the rights to the "Kaweco" name. The core business is the production and distribution of writing instruments and accessories.