The [[Wirt]] company was founded in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania by ''Paul E. Wirt'' around 1884 as a family business, even if the founder, a lawyer by profession, became involved in the production of fountain pens since 1880. | The [[Wirt]] company was founded in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania by ''Paul E. Wirt'' around 1884 as a family business, even if the founder, a lawyer by profession, became involved in the production of fountain pens since 1880. |