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The [[Eversharp|Wahl Eversharp]], hereinafter known simply as [[Eversharp]], was born in 1914, following the decision of the ''Wahl Adding Machine'' (a company that produced mechanical calculators) to expand its activities. This is one of the few cases in the early history of fountain pen of the century in which a producer of success starts from the decision of a company to expand into another business sector making an investment, and not from the commercial exploitation of an invention.

The [[Eversharp|Wahl Eversharp]], hereinafter known simply as [[Eversharp]], was born in 1914, following the decision of the ''Wahl Adding Machine'' (a company that produced mechanical calculators) to expand its activities. This is one of the few cases in the early history of fountain pen of the century in which a producer of success starts from the decision of a company to expand into another business sector making an investment, and not from the commercial exploitation of an invention.

La attività della [[Eversharp]] nel campo degli strumenti di scrittura iniziò nel 1914 con il lancio della omonima matita meccanica. A lungo si era pensato che si trattasse della matita ''Ever-Sharp'' creata dall'inventore giapponese Tokuji Hayakawa che due anni prima aveva fondato a Tokyo una omonima compagnia, oggi ancora attiva semplicemente come [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation Sharp]. In realtà [http://www.vintagepens.com/Eversharp_history.htm successive ricerche] han dimostrato che la matita ''Eversharp'' era stata inventata da Charles Keeran nel 1913, che poi cedette la produzione alla ''Wahl Adding Machine''.

The activities of [[Eversharp]] in the field of writing instruments began in 1914 with the launch of homonym mechanical pencil. For many times it was said that that was the ''Ever-Sharp'' pencil created by the Japanese inventor Tokuji Hayakawa, that two years earlier had founded in Tokyo a homonym company, today still active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation Sharp]. In reality [http://www.vintagepens.com/Eversharp_history.htm subsequent searches] have shown that the pencil ''Eversharp'' was invented by Charles Keeran in 1913, and then the invention was sold for production to the ''Wahl Adding Machine''.

Nel 1917, proseguendo con la sua politica di espansione, la [[Eversharp|Wahl Eversharp]] acquisì la ''[[Boston Pen Company]]'', una ditta già avviata che produceva delle buone stilografiche in ebanite caratterizzate da una [[Roller Clip|clip a rotellina]]. Le penne vennero commercializzate con marchio [[Eversharp|Wahl]], promuovendole per la caratteristica di alleviare l'usura degli orli dei taschini grazie alla peculiare ''[[Roller Clip]]''.

Nel 1917, proseguendo con la sua politica di espansione, la [[Eversharp|Wahl Eversharp]] acquisì la ''[[Boston Pen Company]]'', una ditta già avviata che produceva delle buone stilografiche in ebanite caratterizzate da una [[Roller Clip|clip a rotellina]]. Le penne vennero commercializzate con marchio [[Eversharp|Wahl]], promuovendole per la caratteristica di alleviare l'usura degli orli dei taschini grazie alla peculiare ''[[Roller Clip]]''.