| Year
|
Event
|
| 1813 |
Thomas De La Rue starts its activities in Guernsey, is the origin of the company
|
| 1881 |
De La Rue produced the Anti-Stylograph pen, a primordial fountain pen
|
| 1895 |
the company introduces the Pelican
|
| 1905 |
De La Rue introduces the first pen with the Onoto brand name
|
| 1908 |
the company introduces the Onoto G
|
| 1911 |
the company is incorporated as limited liability company
|
| 1911 |
the company introduces the Onoto G with highly flexible nib[1]
|
| 1913 |
the company introduces some models in red/black mottled hard rubber called Antique (?)
|
| 1915 |
the company introduces the Valvless
|
| 1921 |
the company introduces a normal feeder instead of the initial overfeed (uncertain date)
|
| 1921 |
the company introduces the Ink Pencil a stilographic model
|
| 1921 |
the company becomes a public limited company, changing ownership
|
| 1922 |
the company introduces the Receder a safety model (or 1921?)
|
| 1923 |
the company introduces its first lever filler models (1922 or 1924?)
|
| 1924 |
the company introduces a second tier production marked The De La Rue
|
| 1924 |
the company introduces the Mammout 1800
|
| 1925 |
the company introduces the Princess Mary in blue hard rubber
|
| 1927 |
the company productions is transferred to Strathendry in the Fifeshire, Scotland
|
| 1928 |
the company introduces celluloid models (or 1926?)
|
| 1935 |
the company introduces the Visible-ink models in transparent celluloid[2]
|
| 1937 |
the company introduces the Dainty
|
| 1937 |
the company introduces the Onoto Magna
|
| 1937 |
the company introduces the Minor
|
| 1947 |
the company restart Magna production, also with lever filler
|
| 1955 |
the company introduces the Onoto K
|
| 1958 |
the company ceases operations in England, activities are selled to Australian reseller
|
| 1963 |
the company ceases operations also in Australia
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