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[[Image:Soennecken-Plant.jpg|thumb|[[Soennecken]] plant in Poppelsdorf (Bonn)]]

[[Image:Soennecken-Plant.jpg|thumb|[[Soennecken]] plant in Poppelsdorf (Bonn)]]

''[[Soennecken|Soennecken Verlag]]'' was founded in [[1875]] when ''Friedrich Soennecken'' went into business by opening a stationery store in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iserlohn Iserlohn]. ''Friederich Soennecken'' had already founded in [[1868]] the ''Kaufmannische Verein Iserlohn'', an association dedicated to business correspondence, and had developed his own style of calligraphy.  

''[[Soennecken|Soennecken Verlag]]'' was founded in [[1875]] when ''Friedrich Soennecken'' went into business by opening a stationery store in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iserlohn Iserlohn]. ''Friederich Soennecken'' had already founded in [[1868]] the ''Kaufmannische Verein Iserlohn'', an association dedicated to business correspondence, and had developed his own style of calligraphy.  

With the opening of the store, he started sales of nibs, ink and handwriting workbooks that were a hit among the college students, so that in [[1876]] he moved to the university city of Bonn. Due to the success of his style the company had expanded significantly, and in [[1883]] a three floors home was built in [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppelsdorf Poppelsdorf], in the Bonn center, where approximately forty employees operates. In this same period, the company expanded in the writing instruments market, thanks to inventions like the loose-leaf notebook, and the paper drill. The [[Soennecken]] became one of the leading German manufacturers in the field of stationery, also extending its production to office furniture.  

With the opening of the store, he started sales of nibs, ink and handwriting workbooks that were a hit among the college students, so that in [[1876]] he moved to the university city of Bonn. Due to the success of his style the company had expanded significantly, and in [[1883]] a three floors home was built in [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppelsdorf Poppelsdorf], in the Bonn center, where approximately forty employees operates. In this same period, the company expanded in the writing instruments market, thanks to inventions like the loose-leaf notebook, and the paper drill. The [[Soennecken]] became one of the leading German manufacturers in the field of stationery, also extending its production to office furniture.  

[[Image:StemmaSoennecken.jpg|thumb|Logo della Soennecken|150px|left|Photos of a [[Soennecken]] stone logo present on the company building]]

[[Image:StemmaSoennecken.jpg|thumb|Logo della Soennecken|150px|left|Photos of a [[Soennecken]] stone logo present on the company building]]

The start of  fountain pens production is not known precisely, but it is known that they were listed in a catalog of [[1890]], along with over 150 other stationery products. These models were hard rubber eyedropper pens, characterized by a lock line for the cap. These pens were characterized by the imprinting ''F. Soennecken 554'' and were available in four sizes (numbered from 3 to 6) and equipped with the gold nib produced by the company.

L'inizio della produzione di penne stilografiche non è noto con precisione, si sa però che queste compaiono già in un catalogo del [[1890]],<ref>le informazioni sulla produzione iniziale dell'azienda sono tratte per la maggior parte da quanto riportato da A. Lambrou nei suoi libri: si tenga presente che si sono riscontrate molte inesattezze in altri dati storici da lui riportati, per cui la loro attendibilità è relativa.</ref> insieme ad oltre altri 150 prodotti di cancelleria. Si tratta di modelli in ebanite con [[caricamento a contagocce]], caratterizzati da una riga di blocco per il cappuccio. La penna era caratterizzata dalla incisione ''F. Soennecken 554'' e disponibile in quattro misure (numerate da 3 a 6) e con pennini in oro prodotti dall'azienda stessa.

There is not much information available about these early models; according to Lambrou there were different variants: the number 575 with cylindrical cap, the number 576 with conical cap and an ''[[overfeed]]'' feeder, the  number 577 with conical cap.  

Di questi [[Modelli iniziali Soennecken|primi modelli]] non si hanno a disposizione molte informazioni, vengono riportate comunque diverse varianti: la numero [[Soennecken 575|575]] con cappuccio cilindrico, la numero [[Soennecken 576|576]] con cappuccio conico, ed un alimentatore di tipo ''[[overfeed]]'', la [[Soennecken 577|577]] con cappuccio conico.  

[[Image:Soennecken-Catalog.jpg|thumb|Soennecken catalog|150px|Photos of a 1895 [[Soennecken]] catalog]]

[[Image:Soennecken-Catalog.jpg|thumb|Soennecken catalog|150px|Photos of a 1895 [[Soennecken]] catalog]]

The first [[safety]] fountain pen was built in [[1905]], it adopted a device similar to that adopted by [[Kaweco]] with a bump on the bottom of the cap that allowed to facilitate the rotation (and the consequent return of the mechanism), by setting the cap on the back of the pen in a corresponding incision. There were shown over 30 different models of those new pens in a catalog of [[1905]].

La prima stilografica con caricamento [[safety]] venne realizzata nel [[1905]] (più precisamente compare per la prima volta in un catalogo di quell'anno), ed adottava un accorgimento simile a quello adottato dalla [[Kaweco]] con una protuberanza sul fondo del cappuccio che consentiva, inserendo questo sul fondello della penna, di facilitare la rotazione (ed il conseguente rientro del meccanismo) tramite una corrispondente incisione. Di queste nuove penne risultano oltre 30 diversi modelli presenti in un catalogo del 1905.

In [[1913]] the range of fountain pens was extended. Smooth body models were identified with numbers 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16, the carved ones with numbers 810, 812, 814, 816 up to 820, and with prices between 10 and 25 marks. Models were also made with gold plated or gold bands, identified by the application of a Z after the number of the pen. Models were also made ​​of precious metals, the gold ones were identified by adding number 11 before the normal model number, while the number 10 was used for the silver ones.  

Nel [[1913]] venne ampliata la gamma delle stilografiche, i modelli a corpo liscio vennero identificati con numeri 8, 10, 12, 14 e 16, quelli intagliati con [[Soennecken 810|810]], [[Soennecken 812|812]], [[Soennecken 814|814]], [[Soennecken 816|816]] fino ad [[Soennecken 820|820]], con prezzi fra 10 e 25 marchi. Vennero anche prodotti modelli con verette placcate oro, o direttamente in oro, identificati per l'apposizione di una Z al numero della penna. Vennero realizzati anche modelli in metallo prezioso, quelli in oro erano identificati dal numero 11 preposto al numero del modello, mentre quelli in argento dal numero 10.  

In [[1927]] were introduced the first [[lever filler]] models, discontinued  after three years, in [[1930]], when it was introduced a particular [[button filler]] system, characterized by a protection shell that allowed to hide the hard rubber button, which was operated by rotating the shell. The new system received great acclaim, although the production of [[safety]] pens was maintained until [[1939]]. The finest line of pens, equipped with the new [[button filler]] system, was named [[Rheingold]] (''Rhein gold''), inspired by the name of the treasure it the Wagner's ring Cycle, and were characterized by a decoration on top of the cap that consisted in an "S" letter surrounded by an inlaid white circle in turn surrounded by inlaid rays.  

In [[1927]] were introduced the first [[lever filler]] models, discontinued  after three years, in [[1930]], when it was introduced a particular [[button filler]] system, characterized by a protection shell that allowed to hide the hard rubber button, which was operated by rotating the shell. The new system received great acclaim, although the production of [[safety]] pens was maintained until [[1939]]. The finest line of pens, equipped with the new [[button filler]] system, was named [[Rheingold]] (''Rhein gold''), inspired by the name of the treasure it the Wagner's ring Cycle, and were characterized by a decoration on top of the cap that consisted in an "S" letter surrounded by an inlaid white circle in turn surrounded by inlaid rays.