− | [[Osmia]] was founded in 1919, while the activities of [[Faber-Castell]] went back to the eighteenth century. The [[Osmia]] was born as fountain pen producer, while [[Faber-Castell]] is still known mainly for its work as a producer of pencils, carried out continuously from its origins. Since 1935 the [[Osmia]] essentially became a division of [[Faber-Castell]], although the company survived for a long time, until the 1951. | + | [[Osmia]] was founded in 1919 and has been for long one of the leading German fountain pens manufacturers, so that it was for a short period a [[Parker]] subsidiary. Since 1935 the [[Osmia]] essentially became a division of [[Faber-Castell]], who started an acquisiton, completed in 1951. |