− | [[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. | + | [[Osmia]] was founded in 1919 by Hermann Böhler and has been for long one of the leading German fountain pens manufacturers, and it was for a short period a [[Parker]] subsidiary for european production. Since 1935 the [[Osmia]] essentially became a division of [[Faber-Castell]], who started an acquisiton, completed in 1951. |