Login

Cart

Your cart is empty

The History of Parker

Making a Parker pen is a solemn act of creation. It not only requires experience but also rare technical competence in areas as diverse as mechanical design engineering, prototyping and testing.

1888

Aged 25, George Safford Parker applies for his first pen patent and begins the Parker story with the driving philosophy: 'It will always be possible to make a better pen.'

1894 1894
1894
Parker invents the pioneering anti-leak system, the 'Lucky Curve', Parker's second patent and major breakthrough.
1906 1906
1906
Inspired by the Art Nouveau movement, the gold and sterling silver Parker Snake pens are launched and will become valuable collector's items.
1914 1914
1914
Parker's Trench Pen is designed for soldiers and uses dry ink tablets activated by adding water. In this year, Kenneth Parker joins the company.