Products Teachers Company Service 1838 Carl Hornemann's first ink factory Show text 1842 Early success makes expansion possible Show text 1863 Günther Wagner is employed Show text 1873 Small Honey Paints Show text 1878 Brand registration on November 27, 1878 Show text 1881 Expansion of international business activities Show text 1895 Fritz Beindorff takes over the company Show text 1896 Pelikan India ink becomes a sales hit Show text 1898 1st Poster competition Show text 1901 Additional successful products Show text 1902 2nd Poster competition Show text 1906 Pure magnificence: The new manufacturing plants Show text 1912 Dedication to Education Show text 1913 75th anniversary Show text 1922 Pictorial trademark of 1922 Show text 1929 The first Pelikan fountain pen Show text 1931 The first opaque paintbox Show text 1934 PLAKA paint and other novelties Show text 1938 100th anniversary Show text 1950 Fountain pen model 400 Show text 1960 The birth of a classic Show text 1972 The first ink eradicator is launched Show text 1973 New factory relocation becomes necessary Show text 1974 Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift Show text 1978 Pelikan becomes a stock corporation Show text 1982 The group is restructured Show text 1993 The first Pelikan Limited Edition Show text 1996 The majority of shares goes to Malaysia Show text 2003 New building complex in Hanover Show text 2005 Integration of the company Geha Show text 2008 The griffix® learn-to-write system Show text 2009 PELIFIX® and blanco® Show text 2010 50 years of Pelikano Show text 2011 Licensing partnership with Porsche Design Show text 2011 The Classic M205 Duo: The award winning pen of 2011 Show text 2011 The Edelstein ink collection Show text 2013 Pelikan celebrates its anniversary Show text 2013 No Twist, no Fun! Show text 2014 Together on the market Show text 2016 Trophée du stylo Féminin 2016 Show text 2016 red dot Award for the griffix® Stylus Show text 2017 Pelikan TintenTurm Show text 2017 Design Awards for space+ and stola III Show text 2018 180 years of Pelikan Show text Follow us Legal notice Privacy policy Contact Media database Sign-in Cookie-Settings We use cookies to give you the best experience possible with our website and to improve our communication with you. We consider your selection and will only use the data you have approved us to gather. Accept all cookies Accept cookies for statistical purposes Accept only necessary cookies (May lead to content and user experience restrictions) Show details Dataprivacy Imprint