And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: November 1st, 1863, 152 years ago today ... a day to write home about. For that was the day the future fountain pen magnate George S. Parker was born ...

Parker has delved into its history to celebrate its 125th anniversary – and the classic Duofold is better than ever. Who among us hasn’t received the gift of a Parker pen? From our earliest academic ...

Even in the digital age few would dispute that Parker pens continue to set the standard when it comes to presenting the written word. That's why so many celebrities joined the party to launch Parker's ...

Along with the Coca-Cola bottle, the Singer sewing machine and the Willys Jeep, the Parker pen ranks as one of the best-known symbols of the U.S. around the world. Parker’s shapely”51″ pens signed the ...

It’s rare to receive a hand-written note these days. How many of us will sit down and actually write thank-yous for Christmas presents? We’re too far down the digital line to regard emails as somehow ...

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George S Parker filed his first patent in 1889. He established the Parker Pen Company to manufacturer a superior writing instrument. By the 1920s the Parker pen was established as the leading ...

You may be asking why would we review a pen? Well, before iPads, and Ultrabooks, those of us old enough to remember such things used to use something called a pen to use with our notebooks. In fact, ...