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.
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.
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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If I had to guess, I would say Parker too...but it's not based on anything but my feelings.Originally Posted by mizgeorge
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Thank you all for answering. One more question, is Parker more famous than Cross too?
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Last edited by Cyril; March 22nd, 2021 at 08:40 AM.
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Yes
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Anyone have access to their worldwide sales figures?
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Someone does...
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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.
Re: Which is the more famous pen brand, Parker or Sheaffer?
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.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
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Re: Which is the more famous pen brand, Parker or Sheaffer?
Parker.
Sheaffer lost a lot of mindshare to Schaeffer, Shaeffer, Schafer, and Shaffer.
fountainpenkid (March 21st, 2021), Jon Szanto (March 21st, 2021), lsmith42 (March 21st, 2021), Ole Juul (March 21st, 2021), Robert (March 22nd, 2021), Stands on Feet (March 21st, 2021)
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And continues to do so.
Regards, Chrissy
penwash (March 22nd, 2021)
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Biro beats them all.
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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.
Jon Szanto (March 21st, 2021)
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Yes, I wondered about that when I saw how many prior posts he/she/it had.
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We're all bored and leaping at the chance for dialogue!
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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Which is the most popular color ink: black or blue? Prove it.
Jerome Tarshis (March 21st, 2021), Jon Szanto (March 21st, 2021)
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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.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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