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For nearly a century, Sheaffer has made history. Did you know that…?

• The shimmer of Sheaffer's unique inlaid nib is created by a special blend of material ranging from alloys to pure gold.

• Sheaffer began with just seven employees in 1912, crowded into the small back room of a jewelry store in Fort Madison, Iowa, USA. Sheaffer was incorporated in 1913.

• One of the foremost technologies Sheaffer pioneered in the 1920's was a way to make pen caps and barrels of plastic.

• The United Nations Charter was signed with a Sheaffer pen on June 26, 1945.

• The first Sheaffer ballpoint pen was manufactured and sold in 1946.

• In November 1951, the 50 millionth Sheaffer pen came off the assembly line.

• On December 18, 2001 Sheaffer employees opened a 50-year old time capsule sealed in the lobby wall in the Fort Madison, Iowa facility. Among other predictions, nearly 70% of the employees of a half-century ago thought a cure for the common cold might be found by 2001!

• W.A. Sheaffer was 45 years of age when he risked his life-savings to start the Company that would grow into a world-renowned brand name.

• There were already 58 other established pen companies when Sheaffer made history with his patented, high quality, self-filling fountain pen - which revolutionized the writing world.

• Skilled craftsmen, trained in the unique Sheaffer tradition, today execute up to 300 steps to create pens by hand.

Walter A. Sheaffer invented the first practical lever filling fountain pen in 1907. About 300 steps required to build a Sheaffer® White Dot™ fountain pen were performed by the skilled hands of Sheaffer® employees continuing the quality set forth by Sheaffer's founder nearly a century ago.

It would be impossible to produce the fine quality writing instruments Sheaffer crafts every day without a long heritage of craftsmanship and innovation. Join us as we explore nearly a century of dedication to the best in writing excellence.

In 1907, Walter A. Sheaffer invented the lever filler mechanism. Five years later in 1912, production of Sheaffer pens began. Listed below are just a few important product introduction dates in Sheaffer history.

• 1920 - Lifetime Pen

• 1922 - Skrip Ink

• 1922 - Radite caps and barrels

• 1924 - White Dot

• 1930 - Balance Pen

• 1931 - Feather Touch Nib

• 1934 - W.A.S.P.

• 1935 - Vac-Fil filling system

• 1936 - Transparent ink view section

• 1942 - Triumph conical shaped nib

• 1946 - Stratowriter Ballpoint

• 1948 - Injection molded plastic caps and barrels

• 1949 - Touchdown filling system

• 1952 - Snorkel filling system

• 1955 - Cartridge filling fountain pens

• 1959 - PFM

Walter A. Sheaffer invented the first practical lever filling fountain pen in 1907. About 300 steps required to build a Sheaffer® White Dot™ fountain pen were performed by the skilled hands of Sheaffer® employees continuing the quality set forth by Sheaffer's founder nearly a century ago.

It would be impossible to produce the fine quality writing instruments Sheaffer crafts every day without a long heritage of craftsmanship and innovation. Join us as we explore nearly a century of dedication to the best in writing excellence.

Walter A. Sheaffer invented the first practical lever filling fountain pen in 1907. About 300 steps required to build a Sheaffer® White Dot™ fountain pen were performed by the skilled hands of Sheaffer® employees continuing the quality set forth by Sheaffer's founder nearly a century ago.

It would be impossible to produce the fine quality writing instruments Sheaffer crafts every day without a long heritage of craftsmanship and innovation. Join us as we explore nearly a century of dedication to the best in writing excellence.