Sheaffer
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Sheaffer Pen Corporation () is an American manufacturing company of writing instruments, particularly luxury fountain pens. The company was founded by Walter A. Sheaffer in Fort Madison, Iowa, and incorporated in 1913 to exploit his invention of a lever-filling fountain pen. The brand was sold by French company Bic to A. T. Cross Company in August, 2014. In August, 2022 the brand was sold to and is currently owned by William Penn Private Limited, a multi-brand retailer and distributor of writing instruments and accessories.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Shelton
- Parent organization
- Bic
- Official website
- www.sheaffer.com
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- inception
- 1912-01-01
- location of formation
- Fort Madison
- product or material produced
- fountain pen
- social media followers
- 5108
- Commons category
- Sheaffer
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Article · Español
Sheaffer Pen Corporation (pronunciado [ʃejfer]) es una empresa estadounidense de fabricación de instrumentos de escritura, especialmente plumas estilográficas de lujo. La empresa fue fundada en 1913 por Walter A. Sheaffer en Fort Madison, Iowa, para explotar su invención de una pluma estilográfica de palanca. La marca fue vendida por la empresa francesa Bic a A.T. Cross Company en agosto de 2014.
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