Pilot Pen Corporation
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Pilot Pen Corporation is a pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for pens. Also it is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Japan. It's pens are of highest quality at a low price. The ink flows at a high rate and is best used on thicker paper. They are well-known for having models in their product line with above-average ink capacities.
Namiki, the fountain pens with maki-e lacquering designs, are made in PILOT Corporation Hiratsuka factory.
[edit] History
The Pilot Pen Corporation was founded in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company. In 1926 it established overseas offices in Singapore, New York, and London. In 1938 the name of the company changed to the Pilot Pen Co., Ltd. It was again renamed in 1950 as the Pilot Ink Company, Ltd. In 1954 The company opened a branch in Brazil. During the years 1972- 1999 various subcompanies were formed to cover the various branches. The collective name for these, decided in 2003, is the Pilot Corporation.
[edit] Noted Products
- Pilot Varsity, a disposable (non-refillable) fountain pen.
- Pilot/Namiki ink for fountain pens, available in the USA in a Namiki-branded bottle (black ink and blue ink only) and in proprietary Pilot/Namiki cartridges (black, blue, and several other colors).
[edit] External links
- Pilot - company website
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