Template:BrandChrono
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Chronology
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Walter A. Sheaffer get the first patent (nº US-896861) for his lever filler |
| 1912 | the first fountain pens marked Sheaffer were produced[1] |
| 1913 | the company is founded by Walter A. Sheaffer in Fort Madison as W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company |
| 1917 | the company create Morrison Plow Works plants |
| 1918 | the company absorbs the Kraker Pen Company after winning the patent infringement lawsuit |
| 1920 | the company introduces the Lifetime life arranty |
| 1920 | the company introduces the Lifetime Flattop with the Lifetime life warranty |
| 1922 | the company replaces the imprint "SHEAFFER-CLIP" on clips with "Sheaffer'S" |
| 1922 | the company introduces the Skrip ink |
| 1924 | the company introduces the White dot |
| 1924 | the company starts converting the production of its Flattop models to celluloid |
| 1928 | the company introduces the Pigmy |
| 1929 | the company introduces the Balance starting the streamlined style |
| 1930 | the company introduces the blue Marine Green for Balance |
| 1931 | the company introduces the blue color for Balance |
| 1931 | the company introduces the Feathertouch nib |
| 1931 | the company introduces the Autograph version (see this advertisement) |
| 1932 | the company stops production of the blue Balance model |
| 1933 | the company patents (nº US-1926405) its plunger filler later called Vacuum-Fil |
| 1934 | the company introduces the Vacuum-Fil sub-brand |
| 1934 | the company introduces the Wasp sub-brand |
| 1935 | the company introduces the Skrip-Well |
| 1935 | the company introduces the Vacuum-Fil on the primary production (on Balance model) |
| 1936 | the company introduces the Visulated system for ink visibility |
| 1936 | the company introduces the radius clip on the Balance |
| 1937 | the company introduces the Wasp Clipper |
| 1937 | the company introduces the 47 model, that will be named Crest |
| 1939 | the company introduces the Chem-o-pure ink |
| 1939 | the company introduce the Carmine Red color for the striped Balance |
| 1939 | the company introduces the Flo-rite feed |
| 1940 | the company introduces the Skyboy |
| 1940 | the company dismiss (?) Wasp sub-brand production |
| 1940 | the company introduces the Tuckaway |
| 1941 | the company introduces military clip models: Commandant, Defender, Vigilant, Valiant |
| 1942 | the company retires some Balance models |
| 1942 | the company introduces the Triumph Pen |
| 1942 | the company introduces the conic Triumph Nib |
| 1945 | the company introduces the wire-band |
| 1945 | the company introduces the short nib on the Tuckaway |
| 1946 | the company introduces first ball pens |
| 1946 | the company retires the Balance in the remaining version |
| 1947 | the company introduces the Fineline |
| 1949 | the company introduces the Touch Down filler |
| 1949 | the company introduces the Touchdown |
| 1950 | the company introduces the Sheaffer TM |
| 1950 | the company retires the Tuckaway |
| 1952 | the company introduces the Snorkel Pen |
| 1952 | the company introduces the snorkel filling system |
| 1953 | the company introduces the TIPdip system in the nib group as an economical variant of the Snorkel for clean filling |
| 1953 | the company retires the Fineline |
| 1958 | the company introduces the Sheaffer Lady presented as New Lady Sheaffer Skripsert |
| 1959 | the company retires the Snorkel Pen |
| 1959 | the company introduces the PFM |
| 1961 | the company introduces the Imperial |
| 1963 | the company reduce PFM production to III and V models |
| 1963 | the company retires the TIPdip system |
| 1963 | the company dismiss the "Sheaffer'S" logo |
| 1968 | the company retires the PFM |
| 1971 | the company introduces the [Sheaffer Lady]] new version, the mk2 |
| 1982 | the company retires the Sheaffer Lady [2] |
- ↑ the most part of the Sheaffer chronology take as reference the article: A HISTORY OF SHEAFFER PEN AND WALTER A. SHEAFFER ITS FOUNDER, published by the company itself; until noted otherwise this should be considered the source of the info.
- ↑ this is the last year for which a mention of the Sheaffer Lady was found in a catalog.