| Although the company always produced good quality fountain pens, [[Parker]] golden age goes from the '20s to '60s, when the company has distinguished itself for its great innovation capacity, obtaining always strong success. Thanks also to the creation of a vast network of branch offices (Canada, England, Denmark, France, Mexico, and Argentina), the company always maintained top rankings in worldwide sales of fountain pens, and was successful also in the ballpoint pen era. Together with [[Sheaffer]], [[Waterman]] and [[Wahl-Eversharp]] is a recognized member of the [[Big Four]]. | | Although the company always produced good quality fountain pens, [[Parker]] golden age goes from the '20s to '60s, when the company has distinguished itself for its great innovation capacity, obtaining always strong success. Thanks also to the creation of a vast network of branch offices (Canada, England, Denmark, France, Mexico, and Argentina), the company always maintained top rankings in worldwide sales of fountain pens, and was successful also in the ballpoint pen era. Together with [[Sheaffer]], [[Waterman]] and [[Wahl-Eversharp]] is a recognized member of the [[Big Four]]. |
| La [[Parker]] nacque a Janesville in Wisconsin nel 1889 ad opera di ''George Safford Parker'', che in precedenza aveva operato come rivenditore della [[Holland|John Holland Pen Company]]. George Parker, che lavorava come insegnante di telegrafia, arrotondava con il commercio delle penne. Trovandosi a riparare le penne che vendeva, iniziò a migliorarne il funzionamento, e visto che le sue penne modificate funzionavano meglio delle originali ed avevano successo, decise di fondare una sua azienda. | | La [[Parker]] nacque a Janesville in Wisconsin nel 1889 ad opera di ''George Safford Parker'', che in precedenza aveva operato come rivenditore della [[Holland|John Holland Pen Company]]. George Parker, che lavorava come insegnante di telegrafia, arrotondava con il commercio delle penne. Trovandosi a riparare le penne che vendeva, iniziò a migliorarne il funzionamento, e visto che le sue penne modificate funzionavano meglio delle originali ed avevano successo, decise di fondare una sua azienda. |