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Platinum Pen

Logo: platinum-pen.co.jp3

Japanese pen manufacturer

Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. (プラチナ万年筆株式会社, Purachina Mannenhitsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Taitō, Tokyo known for the introduction in 1956 of the world's first cartridge type fountain pen, and in 1967 for the first fountain pen with a platinum nib.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1942Founded1

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Photo: Jacob Ehnmark from Tokyo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. (プラチナ万年筆株式会社, Purachina Mannenhitsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Taitō, Tokyo known for the introduction in 1956 of the world's first cartridge type fountain pen, and in 1967 for the first fountain pen with a platinum nib.2

Timeline

  1. 1942Founded Founded1

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