<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Aikin Lambert}}</noinclude>''Aikin Lambert'' was born in New York in [[1864]] from the union of two jewellers, James Cornelious Aikin and Henry Lambert, who joined forces to enter the then emerging market of writing instruments. Their initial production was focused on pencils and straws for nibs, made of precious metals, and companies such as [[Waterman]] and [[Wirt]] were supplied by them for the nibs. Around 1880 they began to market the first fountain pens as agents of the [[Wirt]].
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{{Infobox_Brand|Aikin Lambert}}</noinclude>[[Aikin Lambert]] was born in New York in [[1864]] from the union of two jewellers, James Cornelious Aikin and Henry Lambert, who joined forces to enter the then emerging market of writing instruments. Their initial production was focused on pencils and straws for nibs, made of precious metals, and companies such as [[Waterman]] and [[Wirt]] were supplied by them for the nibs. Around 1880 they began to market the first fountain pens as agents of the [[Wirt]].