Translations:Carter/19/en

Model list

The table below lists pages devoted to Carter models, with a production start date and a discontinuation date; keep in mind, however, that in many cases these dates, particularly the discontinuation date, may simply be indicative.

 Production startedProduction ended
The Carter Pen19241927
Coralite Pen19271932
Pearltex Pen19291932

Chronology

Year Event
1858 the company is founded by William Carter in Boston, Massachusetts as William Carter Company
1888 the company is incorporated as Carter's Ink Company
1924 the company starts fountain pen production
1926 the company introduces the The Carter Pen first fountain pens with its own name
1927 the company converts its production to celluloid
1929 the company introduces the new pearltex material
1929 the company introduces the Pearltex Pen using the new material
1930 the company company revises models using a streamlined style
1932 the company retires from fountain pen market