| History | | | | The Lucky Curve was the new feed system |
| The Parker pen company was founded in 1889 when | | | | patented by George Parker in the year 1894. It |
| George Parker, the founder who was also a sales | | | | solved the problem of excess ink left in the feed |
| agent for the John Holland Gold Pen Company, got | | | | when the pen was capped and put in the user’s |
| the first patent for manufacturing a fountain pen. | | | | pocket. The expansion of air within the pen when |
| The popularity of the company skyrocketed in 1894 | | | | the pen was brought into use again could drive that |
| with the introduction of the ‘Lucky Curve’ | | | | ink out, making a blot on the paper and, inevitably, on |
| feed, a revolutionary technology that made life much | | | | the user’s hands as well. Parker’s |
| easier for users. Before the development of the ball | | | | enhancement was ingenious. He extended the feed |
| point pen in the 1960’s, Parker was a household | | | | farther into the barrel of the pen and curved the |
| name and was regularly among the top two pen | | | | extension so that it touched the wall, providing a |
| companies in the world. | | | | way for capillary action to drain the excess ink out of |
| The ‘Lucky Curve’ | | | | the feed. |