Pelikan
Paint and ink factory in Hanover that began making piston-filling fountain pens in 1929; the pelican was registered as a trademark in 1878.
Carl Hornemann founded a paint factory in Hanover, and Günther Wagner took over and made the pelican the trademark. The firm made artists' colours, ink and school supplies.
The first fountain pen with a piston filler came in 1929, and the Pelikan 400 of 1950 and the Souverän became classics. Pelikan still manufactures in Germany.
The pelican on the cap, striped barrels and ink window; the number of chicks in the nest on the logo has changed over time.