Pelikan Holding AG is a German manufacturing company of writing, office and art equipment. Credited with the invention of the differential-piston filling method, the original company was founded in Hanover in 1838 before it went bankrupt and restarted. Through a reverse takeover on 8 April 2005, Pelikan Holding AG is now an Aktiengesellschaft company (limited by shared ownership), part of the Pelikan Group GmbH.[7][8]
Pelikan manufactures a wide range of products including writing implements, art materials and office goods.
History
The roots of the company can be traced to 1838, when chemist Carl Hornemann founded a paint and ink factory in Hanover, Germany. The date of the first price list of the company, 28 April, is set as the company's foundation date.[3]
In 1863, Guenther Wagner obtained the position of chemist and plant manager.