The beginnings of the Pelikan Company trace back to the chemist
Carl Hornemann, who made his customers an offer for oil paints,
watercolors and for so called "farbige Dinten" - colored inks,
on April 28, 1838. This price list - safely restored in the
Pelikan archives - was the foundation of the company's
manufacturing line, from which the worldwide known trademark
Pelikan has developed. The small manufacturing site continued to
grow and constantly expanded its range of products. The school
products developed from the paints, e. g. the Pelikan opaque
paintbox, which has become a daily essential in German art
classes. The "Dinten" generated the famous Pelikan writing
instruments on the one hand and its office accessories with inks
for ink jet printers and toner cartridges for laser printers, on
the other. Continue reading the first chapter: 1838-1929 - From
"Dinte" to 4001. In this chapter, the spotlight will mainly be
turned on the history of Pelikan's high quality writing
instruments and fountain pen inks. Fo