Waterman pens Waterman pens The Waterman pen company is a major manufacturer of luxury fountain pens. Established in 1884 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, it is one of the few remaining first-generation fountain pen companies, as Waterman S.A.. Since 2000 it has been owned by the American group Newell Brands subsidiary Sanford L.P. Lewis Edson Waterman's entry into fountain pen manufacturing has only recently been properly researched. Waterman was working as a pen salesman in New York for a new company founded in the spring of 1883 by a volatile inventor named Frank Holland. Holland abandoned his company after
Industry in Syracuse, New York County. "Optimates" were manufactured by Justin Shubert, Inc. established in 1866 with factories in New York City and Syracuse. They were advertised as "the greatest value in 10 cent cigars." Syracuse National Cigar Company had $100,000 capital by 1875 and were located at the corner of Water and Franklin Streets. Franklin D. Salmon was president and treasurer, H. Burdick was vice-president and A. H. Wellington was secretary. Abraham Abrahams and John Abrahams were "segarmakers" in the city by 1879 and were owners of the University Cigar Store. The company was the sole manufacturer of the "popular" "Board of Trade" and