| − | [[Williamson]], or more precisely ''Williamson-Torino'' is one of the companies born in the district of [[Settimo Torinese]] among the most interesting, both for its history than for its production. In fact the story originated from the ''Williamson Pen Co.'', an American company that seems to have been active in the production of nibs from the end of 1800. Although the origins of this company is uncertain, it is certain that ''Edgar E. Nelthorpe'' and ''George H. Williamson'' are the co-holders of a [[1899]] patent ({{Cite patent|US|632320}}) for a pen is very similar to the [[Parker]] [[Jointless]] and we use this date as reference for the company birth. First pens were equipped by a nib marked by inventors names: ''"N & W"''.
| + | The ''Williamson,'' brand, or to be more precise, the ''Williamson Safety Fountain Pen'', is one of the most interesting of the Turin companies, both in terms of its history and its production, partly because of the misunderstanding that long led it to be identified with a subsidiary of the American [[Williamson Pen Co.]] Instead, the company turns out to be, for all intents and purposes, a completely different firm that has no plausible connection with its American namesake. |