Teacher, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, George Parker was a telegraphy instructor in Janesville, Wisconsin, and he had a sideline repairing and selling fountain pens. Dismayed by the unreliability of the pens, he experimented with ways to prevent ink leaks. In 1888, Parker founded the Parker Pen Company. The next year he received his first fountain pen patent. By 1908 his factory was reportedly the largest pen manufacturing facility in the world. Parker Pen eventually became one of the world's premier pen brands, and one of the first brands with a global presence.
Teacher, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, George Parker was a telegraphy instructor in Janesville, Wisconsin, and he had a sideline repairing and selling fountain pens. Dismayed by the unreliability of the pens, he experimented with ways to prevent ink leaks. In 1888, Parker founded the Parker Pen Company. The next year he received his first fountain pen patent. By 1908 his factory was reportedly the largest pen manufacturing facility in the world. Parker Pen eventually became one of the world's premier pen brands, and one of the first brands with a global presence.
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