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[[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.  

[[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.  

But because the prestige of the brand, acquired by [[Osmia]] thanks to the absolute quality of his pens, the trademark was maintained for a long time after the complete acquisition by [[Faber-Castell]]. It disappeared only in the early '60s, when the crisis derived from the success of the ballpoint pen pushed [[Faber-Castell]] to produce cheaper models.{{Infobox_Brand|Osmia}}

But because the prestige of the brand, acquired by [[Osmia]] thanks to the absolute quality of his pens, the trademark was maintained for a long time after the complete acquisition by [[Faber-Castell]]. It disappeared only in the early '60s, when the crisis derived from the success of the ballpoint pen pushed [[Faber-Castell]] to produce cheaper models.{{Infobox_Brand|Osmia}}

==History==

==History==

[[Osmia]] was founded in 1919 by ''Hermann Böhler'' under the name of ''Böhler und Cie'', in Dossenheim, near Heidelberg. Böhler, as many others of his colleagues who made a similar choice, left [[Kaweco]] to create a new company with his brother Georg, leveraging the expertise gained in this field inside [[Kaweco]] during the years in which that company acquired [[Morton]] to realize a production of gold nibs.  

[[Osmia]] was founded in 1919 by ''Hermann Böhler'' under the name of ''Böhler und Cie'', in Dossenheim, near Heidelberg. Böhler, as many others of his colleagues who made a similar choice, left [[Kaweco]] to create a new company with his brother Georg, leveraging the expertise gained in this field inside [[Kaweco]] during the years in which that company acquired [[Morton]] to realize a production of gold nibs.