Translations:Williamson/7/en

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The history of Williamson originates from Riccardo Amisani's acquisition of Ditta Motta, a well-established stationery shop at 42 Via Roma in Turin, in the early 1910s.[1]It is unclear when production of the first pens, some good quality safety, actually began, but they were quite successful. The pens were branded "Williamson Fountain Pen," with the logo of a flower in a circle, and the mention of a patent, No. 4497, dated 1912-01-21, a date curiously similar to that of Amisani's registration of the Williamson trademark except for the inversion of the last two digits of the year.[2] At this early stage safety and later lever filler, inspired by similar American models, were marketed; at a later stage, celluloid flat tops models clearly inspired by the Duofold were produced.

  1. At least since 1915, which we will take as the founding date, as seen in this advertisement in which it appears as Waterman agent for Turin and Piedmont.
  2. The production of safeties and the use of this logo are further confirmation of the lack of relationship with the Williamson Pen Co. , of which no safety is known in the USA, and which never used this logo.