The Sheaffer Pen Company

• Walter A. Sheaffer founded the Company in 1913 at the age of 45 and after establishing a successful jewelry business. He remained active in the business until his death in 1946.
  
  
• In 1914 the first Sheaffer advertisement ran in the Saturday Evening Post.
  
  
• In his first year of business, Sheaffer claimed 3% of the writing equipment business, with sales in excess of $100,000.
  
  
• The first Sheaffer mechanical pencil, the Sharp Point, was introduced in 1918.
  
  
• In 1920 the first fountain pen with a lifetime guarantee appeared on the market. The pens sold at prices starting at $8.75.
  
  
• In 1924 the white dot was introduced as a trade mark. It is now used as the symbol of the lifetime guarantee.
  
  
• In 1925, Sheaffer had increased it's market share to 25%. One of the most outstanding innovations made by the Company in the 1920's was the development of pens made from plastic, bring the hard-rubber era to an end.
  
  
• In 1929, the "Balance" series was introducted, a line of pens with a conical shape to the barrel and end caps.
  
  
• In 1942 the "Triumph" model was introduced and is still in production today.
  
  
• In November 1951, the fifty millionth fountain was produced.
  
  
• For a more indepth history of The Sheaffer Pen Company you can visit their home page.