| Year
|
Event
|
| 1888 |
the company is founded by George S. Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin
|
| 1889 |
George S. Parker begin to make fountain pens
|
| 1891 |
George S. Parker begin a partnership with William F. Palmer
|
| 1892 |
the company is incorporated as The Parker Pen Company
|
| 1894 |
the company patents (nº US-512319) the "Lucky Curve" feeder
|
| 1898 |
the company patents the slip-on cap
|
| 1899 |
the company patents (nº US-622256 and nº US-635700) the Jointless Pen
|
| 1900 |
the company introduces the gold filigree Lucky Curve
|
| 1903 |
Christian Olsen sign an agreement with Parker for their pens distribution
|
| 1904 |
the company introduces a first filling system based on rubber sac squeezing
|
| 1905 |
the company patents (nº US-778997) the spear-head feeder
|
| 1906 |
the company introduces the Emblem Pen
|
| 1907 |
the company introduces the Parker Snake
|
| 1909 |
the company introduces the Red Giant
|
| 1909 |
the company patent the "Jack Knife" cap and introduces the Jack Knife Safety[1]
|
| 1910 |
the company starts local production of Parker pens
|
| 1911 |
the company patents (nº US-990288) an improved Lucky Curve feeder, named spear-head
|
| 1913 |
the company introduces a gold ring at the cap top for women's models
|
| 1913 |
the company introduces the button filler
|
| 1914 |
the company introduces the Black Giant
|
| 1916 |
the company produces the Trench Pen for the U. S. War Department, given to soldiers to write from the front line
|
| 1916 |
the company introduces the Ivorine
|
| 1916 |
the company patents (nº US-1197224) the washer clip
|
| 1917 |
the company retires the Red Giant
|
| 1918 |
Cross became producer for Parker mechanical pencils
|
| 1918 |
the company retires the Trench Pen
|
| 1920 |
the company start producing mechanical pencils
|
| 1921 |
the company introduces the Duofold
|
| 1921 |
the company retires the Black Giant
|
| 1922 |
the company introduces the smaller size models Duofold Jr. and Lady Duofold
|
| 1922 |
the company introduces the models Duofold Deluxe with the metal band at the cap edge
|
| 1925 |
the company introduces the Black-tipped Jade first celluloid models
|
| 1925 |
the company retires the Ivorine
|
| 1926 |
the company converts all production to celluloid, starting from Duofold
|
| 1926 |
the company introduces the Parker Pastels
|
| 1927 |
the company convert Duofold from raised to flush band
|
| 1928 |
the company introduces the True Blue
|
| 1928 |
the company introduces two rings on Duofold cap (three for the the De Luxe)
|
| 1928 |
Parker acquire Osmia for the european production
|
| 1929 |
the company retires the True Blue
|
| 1929 |
the company introduces the streamlined version of the Duofold
|
| 1930 |
the company introduces the vest pocket Duofold
|
| 1930 |
Parker retires from Osmia and the Osmia GmbH is founded
|
| 1930 |
the company introduces the Vest Pocket Duette model
|
| 1931 |
the company introduces the Burgundy Black Duofold
|
| 1931 |
the company introduces the Quink ink
|
| 1932 |
the company introduces the Parco
|
| 1932 |
the company introduces the Thrift Time
|
| 1932 |
the company introduces sample of the Golden Arrow, the Vacumatic forerunner
|
| 1933 |
the company introduces the Vacumatic
|
| 1933 |
the company retires the Thrift Time
|
| 1933 |
the company rename the Parco as Parkette
|
| 1934 |
the company restyles the Parkette introducing the De Luxe version
|
| 1934 |
the company introduces the Challenger
|
| 1935 |
the company introduces the Challenger De Luxe
|
| 1935 |
the company retires the Duofold that no longer appear in the catalogs[2]
|
| 1936 |
the company produces only for this year the Senior for Vacumatic
|
| 1936 |
the company introduces the Golden Web
|
| 1937 |
the company restyles the Challenger (and Challenger De Luxe)
|
| 1937 |
the company introduces the Speedline Vacumatic
|
| 1937 |
the company retires the Golden Web
|
| 1937 |
the company introduces the Royal Challenger
|
| 1938 |
the company introduces the Shadow Wave version of Vacumatic
|
| 1939 |
the company completed the Parker 51 development
|
| 1939 |
the company introduces the Blue Diamond life warranty
|
| 1939 |
the company introduces the Duofold Geometric
|
| 1940 |
the company introduces in South America and the Caribbean
|
| 1940 |
the company retires the Vacumatic Burgundy color
|
| 1940 |
the company introduces the Laidtone Duofold
|
| 1940 |
the company retires the Duofold Geometric
|
| 1940 |
the company retires the Parkette both normal and De Luxe version
|
| 1941 |
the company introduces and then retires the Parkette Zephyr
|
| 1941 |
the company retires the Challenger
|
| 1941 |
the company introduces the Parker 51 on the global market
|
| 1941 |
the company introduces the Vacumatic Maxima with round bottom
|
| 1942 |
the company retires the Shadow Wave Shadow Wave versions of Vacumatic
|
| 1942 |
the company introduces the mention of the Solv-X ingredient for Quink ink
|
| 1942 |
the company introduces the War time Vacumatic
|
| 1946 |
the company introduces the Duofold NS
|
| 1946 |
the company introduces the Red band filler on the Parker 51
|
| 1947 |
the company retires the Red band filler on the Parker 51
|
| 1947 |
the company introduces the Parker 51 Demi
|
| 1947 |
the company introduces the new 51 arrow clip
|
| 1947 |
the company introduces the Parker VS
|
| 1948 |
the company retires the Duofold NS
|
| 1948 |
the company retires the Vacumatic
|
| 1948 |
the company introduces the Parker 21
|
| 1948 |
the company introduces the Superchrome Ink
|
| 1948 |
the company turns the 51 to the aerometric filler
|
| 1948 |
the company retires the Laidtone Duofold
|
| 1949 |
the company introduces the Parker 51 Flighter version
|
| 1949 |
the company retires the Parker VS
|
| 1950 |
the company reintroduces the Parkette
|
| 1950 |
the company introduces the Parker 51 Special
|
| 1950 |
the company introduces the Parker 41
|
| 1951 |
the company retires the imprinting date code on USA produced Parker 51
|
| 1951 |
the company retires the Parker 41
|
| 1952 |
the company introduces the 21 Mark II
|
| 1953 |
the company retires stops imprinting date code on the Parker 51 produced outside the USA
|
| 1953 |
the company retires again the Parkette line
|
| 1954 |
the company introduces the Made in USA imprint on Parker 51 cap
|
| 1956 |
the company introduces the Parker 61
|
| 1956 |
the company removes references to the Superchrome Ink on the Parker 51 filling system
|
| 1956 |
the company retires the Superchrome Ink
|
| 1957 |
the Eversharp writing instrument division is sold to Parker
|
| 1960 |
the company introduces the Parker 45
|
| 1961 |
the company introduces the Parker 19
|
| 1962 |
the company introduces the 19 second version
|
| 1962 |
the company introduces the 45 "Arrow" version
|
| 1962 |
the company introduces the 61 second version
|
| 1962 |
the company introduces the Parker VP
|
| 1963 |
the company retires the Parker 19
|
| 1964 |
the company introduces the 45 "Flighter" version
|
| 1964 |
the company introduces the Parker 75
|
| 1965 |
the company use a section with plastic threads on the 75
|
| 1965 |
the company retires the Parker 21
|
| 1965 |
the company retires the Parker VP
|
| 1967 |
the company introduces the 45 "Lady" version
|
| 1967 |
the company introduces the 45 "DeLuxe" version
|
| 1967 |
the company introduces the 45 "Coronet" version
|
| 1968 |
the company remove the 0 central mark on the 75 ring
|
| 1970 |
the company introduces the Parker T1
|
| 1971 |
the company retires the Parker T1
|
| 1972 |
the company retires the Parker 51 (date uncertain[3])
|
| 1972 |
the company introduces dished ends on the 75
|
| 1979 |
the company introduces the 45 "Harlequin 80" version
|
| 1979 |
the company introduces the 45 "TX" version
|