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Which is the more famous pen brand, Parker or Sheaffer?
Hello. I was wondering if anyone could tell me which one of these two pen brands is more famous, better known worldwide and has a larger market share in the pen industry.
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Re: Which is the more famous pen brand, Parker or Sheaffer?
I would say Parker - certainly if you're looking at a worldwide perspective. Sheaffer's have only a very small presence in the UK/European market.
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mizgeorge
I would say Parker - certainly if you're looking at a worldwide perspective. Sheaffer's have only a very small presence in the UK/European market.
If I had to guess, I would say Parker too...but it's not based on anything but my feelings.
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Anyone have access to their worldwide sales figures?
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Worldwide I would also say Parker.
I know Parker pens since I was a kid, you could buy everywhere Pelikan, Waterman, Parker, Montblanc, Faber-Castell, ... to name the big ones.
But never heard about Sheaffer at that point of time.
In Central Europe Sheaffer was and is no big player (in opposite to Parker).
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Parker pens were produced in the US, Canada, Denmark and for a long time at Newhaven, UK. Many of the UK and Danish pens were unique to those countries. Parker had some form of link with Osmia in Germany which produced the Duofold for the European market for a time. I believe they are produced in France now. Many other companies in the US and elsewhere produced pens heavily influenced by such Parker models as the Duofold and the 51.
I think Parker would be better known worldwide.
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FredRydr
Anyone have access to their worldwide sales figures?
Someone does...
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Adding to Eachan's post, they also had a production presence in South America as well. Globally, even though I'm a Sheaffer guy, my money would be on Parker as a name better known around the world.
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Anonymous0332
Hello. I was wondering if anyone could tell me which one of these two pen brands is more famous, better known worldwide and has a larger market share in the pen industry.
Parker.
Sheaffer lost a lot of mindshare to Schaeffer, Shaeffer, Schafer, and Shaffer.
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This person has asked this question on a number of forums, even non pen forums. Not sure why or even if it is a genuine person or question.
As far as I know there are no facts to be ascertained, it is just an opinion.
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Fermata
This person has asked this question on a number of forums, even non pen forums. Not sure why or even if it is a genuine person or question.
As far as I know there are no facts to be ascertained, it is just an opinion.
Yes, I wondered about that when I saw how many prior posts he/she/it had.
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Fermata
As far as I know there are no facts to be ascertained, it is just an opinion.
Well, if you only consider what people like us say on pen forums, yes. But both of these are long-standing, international companies. Dedicated research could easily turn up sales figures, and a quantitative answer could eventually be derived. And while famous is a pretty vague measurement, global reach through total sales would certainly point to a reasonable reply to the question.
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FredRydr
Yes, I wondered about that when I saw how many prior posts he/she/it had.
We're all bored and leaping at the chance for dialogue!
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Jon Szanto
We're all bored and leaping at the chance for dialogue!
Which is the most popular color ink: black or blue? Prove it.
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Parker's sales for 2020 were less than 2,557,000,000 US dollars
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Farmboy
Parker's sales for 2020 were less than 2,557,000,000 US dollars
So were mine.
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Jon Szanto
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Farmboy
Parker's sales for 2020 were less than 2,557,000,000 US dollars
So were mine.
And mine...
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Re: Which is the more famous pen brand, Parker or Sheaffer?
I'd like to feel that my vague, ungrounded opinions matter. They're probably right.
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jbb
I'd like to feel that my vague, ungrounded opinions matter. They're probably right.
Of course they matter, but they aren't facts. We're in a gray/grey area, though, so maybe an opinion is just as valid as anything else. It becomes a poll rather than research, a popularity contest, which is probably what fame is all about, anyway.