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| <noinclude>[[File:Matador-Logo.svg|center|400px|Matador Logo]]{{Infobox_Brand|Matador}}</noinclude> | | <noinclude>[[File:Matador-Logo.svg|center|400px|Matador Logo]]{{Infobox_Brand|Matador}}</noinclude> |
− | [[Image:Matador-Invoice-1936-10.jpg|thumb|A 1936 letter]] | + | [[File:Matador-Turbo-Serie-Cap.jpg|thumb|A serie of "[[Turbo-Matador]]"]] |
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| The ''Matador'' brand belongs to ''Siebert & Löwen'', founded in [[1895]] by ''Adolf Siebert'' and ''Ewald Loewen'' and operating in the production of office supplies, with production in Wuppertal-Elberfeld(?). It is not known an exact date for the fountain pens market entry, but activities in that field can tracked back at least at [[1911]], date of the first known patent ({{Cite patent|FR|431385}}) for a [[safety]]. The production of the beginning of the 20s was aimed at creating economic pens of good quality, with a very good quality/price ratio. The company is also known as ''Standard-Matador''. | | The ''Matador'' brand belongs to ''Siebert & Löwen'', founded in [[1895]] by ''Adolf Siebert'' and ''Ewald Loewen'' and operating in the production of office supplies, with production in Wuppertal-Elberfeld(?). It is not known an exact date for the fountain pens market entry, but activities in that field can tracked back at least at [[1911]], date of the first known patent ({{Cite patent|FR|431385}}) for a [[safety]]. The production of the beginning of the 20s was aimed at creating economic pens of good quality, with a very good quality/price ratio. The company is also known as ''Standard-Matador''. |
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− | In [[1949]] it produced what is probably the first sealing snap cap, with the model called ''[[Matador-Click]]'', by the sound that characterized the proper closure of the cap. Names of other models are: ''Matador Dipless'', ''Matador Express'', ''Matador Standard'', ''Matador 811'', ''Acca''.
| + | Around [[1949]]<ref>this year is cited in an Andreas Lambrou book as probable, but in [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty/ this discussion] is also cited 1946 as another possible date, while the 1936 seen in some papers cannot attributed for sure to a Matador 120 Click.</ref> it produced what is probably the first sealing snap cap, with the model called ''[[Matador-Click]]'', by the sound that characterized the proper closure of the cap. Names of other models are: ''Matador Dipless'', ''Matador Express'', ''Matador Standard'', ''Matador 811'', ''Acca'', ''[[Turbo-Matador]]''. |
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− | ===External references===
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− | * http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/120467-matador-expess-814/ | + | * [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/299048-the-matador-thread/] Discussion on FPN |
− | * http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/7180-Matador-Click-320 | + | * [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/120467-matador-expess-814/] Discussion on FPN |
− | <noinclude> | + | * [http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/7180-Matador-Click-320] Discussion on FPGeeks |
− | ===Notes===
| + | * [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288933-a-matador-click-120-is-out-of-warranty] Discussion on FPN |
| + | <noinclude>{{BrandData|Founder=Adolf Siebert, Ewald Loewen|Place=Elberfeld|OrigDate=1895|ProdDate=1911|Country=DE}} |
| + | ==Notes== |
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