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[[Conklin]] was officially founded in 1898, but its founder, ''Roy Conklin'', had been in the fountain pen business since 1891. The success of the company was mainly due to the invention of the [[Crescent Filler]], the first really functional automatic filling mechanism. But after its initial period the company underwent a gradual decline, completely ceasing production around the '50s. The brand was recreated in 2000 with the production of pens that reflect the design of the old models.

[[Conklin]] was officially founded in 1898, but its founder, ''Roy Conklin'', had been in the fountain pen business since 1891. The success of the company was mainly due to the invention of the [[Crescent Filler]], the first really functional automatic filling mechanism. But after its initial period the company underwent a gradual decline, completely ceasing production around the '50s. The brand was recreated in 2000 with the production of pens that reflect the design of the old models.

La [[Conklin]] ebbe il massimo del suo successo agli inizi del secolo, quando divenne leader del mercato delle stilografiche grazie all'innovativo [[Crescent Filler]], ma non seppe stare al passo dei concorrenti nelle successive innovazioni, e benché anche negli anni successivi abbia prodotto penne di indubbio valore e ottima qualità, ancor oggi molto ricercate dai collezionisti, dopo il successo iniziale non è più stata capace di porsi all'avanguardia, perdendo progressivamente quote di mercato e restando costantemente indietro rispetto alle [[Big Four]].{{Infobox_Marca|Conklin}}{{BrandData|Founder=Roy Conklin|Date=1898|Place=Toledo, Ohio|Country=US}}

The [[Conklin]] had the maximum of its success at the beginning of the '900, when it became the market leader thanks to the [[Crescent Filler]], but was not able to keep up with competitors in subsequent innovations, and although in the subsequent years it produced pens of undoubted value and excellent quality, still much sought by collectors, success the company was no longer been able to innovate, gradually losing market share and remaining constantly behind the [[Big Four]].{{Infobox_Brand|Conklin}}

== Storia ==

==History==

La [[Conklin|Conklin Pen Manufacturing Co]] nacque ufficialmente con questo nome a Toledo, in Ohio, nel 1901, ma la ditta era stata fondata nel 1898 da ''Roy Conklin'' come ''Self Fountain Pen Co'' insieme a C. B. Gundy dopo che nell'anno precedente lo stesso ''Roy Conklin'' aveva registrato il brevetto del primo vero sistema di riempimento automatico creato per una penna stilografica.

La [[Conklin|Conklin Pen Manufacturing Co]] nacque ufficialmente con questo nome a Toledo, in Ohio, nel 1901, ma la ditta era stata fondata nel 1898 da ''Roy Conklin'' come ''Self Fountain Pen Co'' insieme a C. B. Gundy dopo che nell'anno precedente lo stesso ''Roy Conklin'' aveva registrato il brevetto del primo vero sistema di riempimento automatico creato per una penna stilografica.