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<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Maruzen}}</noinclude>The ''Maruzen'' was founded in Japan in [[1869]] as an import company, importing various goods from Europe, and in particular it entered the fountain pen market as the Japanese [[Onoto]] dealer. But in an effort to cover also the lower end of the market, in [[1915]] it began assembling his own line of pens, called [[Orion]].
<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Maruzen}}</noinclude>The ''Maruzen'' was founded in Japan in [[1869]] as an import company, importing various goods from Europe, and in particular it entered the fountain pen market as the Japanese [[Onoto]] dealer. But in an effort to cover also the lower end of the market, in [[1915]] it began assembling his own line of pens, called [[Orion]].
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==External references==
==External references==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130720025737/http://www.maruzen.co.jp:80/corp/en/aboutus/history.html] Company history from its old website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130720025737/http://www.maruzen.co.jp:80/corp/en/aboutus/history.html] Company history from its old website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050502010013/http://www.pentrace.net:80/penbase/Data_Returns/full_article.asp?id=357&tname=Ron+Dutcher+on+Pens] A page with a bit of the company history
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050502010013/http://www.pentrace.net:80/penbase/Data_Returns/full_article.asp?id=357&tname=Ron+Dutcher+on+Pens] A page with a bit of the company history
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* [https://forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic.php?t=32073] Detailed presentation on the forum with many historical notes
<noinclude>{{BrandData|Founder=Yuteki Hayashi|Date=1869|ProdDate=1915|Place=Yokohama|Country=JP}}
<noinclude>{{BrandData|Founder=Yuteki Hayashi|Date=1869|ProdDate=1915|Place=Yokohama|Country=JP}}
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