He worked as a telegraphy instructor in Janesville, Wisconsin, and had a sideline repairing and selling fountain pens. Dismayed by the unreliability of the pens, he experimented with ways to prevent ink leaks.
Career as Inventor and Industrialist
In 1888 he founded the Parker Pen Company and the next year he received his first fountain pen patent. By 1908, his factory on Main Street in Janesville was reportedly the largest pen manufacturing facility in the world. Parker eventually became one of the world's premier pen brands, and one of the first brands with a global presence.
^William Fiske Brown (ed.). Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. vol. 2. , Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Company, 1908, p. 1075.
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george, safford, parker, other, people, named, george, parker, george, parker, disambiguation, november, 1863, july, 1937, american, inventor, industrialist, born, 1863, november, 1863shullsburg, wisconsindiedjuly, 1937, 1937, aged, chicago, illinoisnationalit. For other people named George Parker see George Parker disambiguation George Safford Parker November 1 1863 July 19 1937 was an American inventor and industrialist George Safford ParkerBorn 1863 11 01 November 1 1863Shullsburg WisconsinDiedJuly 19 1937 1937 07 19 aged 73 Chicago IllinoisNationalityAmericanEducationUpper Iowa UniversityOccupationEngineerEngineering careerInstitutionsParker Pen CompanySignificant advanceFountain pen Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career as Inventor and Industrialist 1 3 Legacy 2 NotesBiography EditEarly life Edit Parker was born in Shullsburg Wisconsin in November 1863 and graduated from Upper Iowa University in Fayette Iowa He worked as a telegraphy instructor in Janesville Wisconsin and had a sideline repairing and selling fountain pens Dismayed by the unreliability of the pens he experimented with ways to prevent ink leaks Career as Inventor and Industrialist Edit In 1888 he founded the Parker Pen Company and the next year he received his first fountain pen patent By 1908 his factory on Main Street in Janesville was reportedly the largest pen manufacturing facility in the world Parker eventually became one of the world s premier pen brands and one of the first brands with a global presence Legacy Edit George S Parker High School in Janesville is his namesake 1 2 3 Notes Edit Parker s first patent Parker Pen history William Fiske Brown ed Rock County Wisconsin A New History of Its Cities Villages Towns Citizens and Varied Interests from the Earliest Times Up to Date vol 2 Chicago C F Cooper amp Company 1908 p 1075 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Safford Parker amp oldid 1146819858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
