Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Writing instruments |
Founded | 1888Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. | in
Founder | George Safford Parker |
Headquarters | Nantes, France (after 2011), , England (until 2011) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Fountain and ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils |
Parent | Newell Brands |
Website | parkerpen.com |
The Parker Pen Company is an American manufacturer of luxury writing pens, founded in 1888[1] by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. In 2011 the Parker factory at Newhaven, East Sussex, England, was closed, and its production transferred to Nantes, France.[2]