Parker Pen Company

Parker Pen Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryWriting instruments
Founded1888; 136 years ago (1888) in Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
FounderGeorge Safford Parker
HeadquartersNantes, France (after 2011), ,
England (until 2011)
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFountain and ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils
ParentNewell Brands
Websiteparkerpen.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]

  1. ^ "The Parker Pen history". www.parkerpen.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Pen factory closure plan revealed". 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.