JoWo
| JoWo Berliner Schreibfeder GmbH | |
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| Founded: | 1852 |
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| Headquarters: | Berlin, Germany |
| Key People: | Joachim Hildebrand and Wolfgang Lemme |
| Products: | Fountain Pen Nibs |
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A nib manufacturer located in Berlin, Germany; founded in 1852 as Heintze & Blanckertz to produce linoleum cutters (for linoleum block printing) and steel pens (dip nibs). The company was the first German manufacturer of steel nibs, and beginning in about 1913 had its own rolling mill. Partially destroyed by the bombing of Berlin during World War II, the factory was rebuilt and the company nationalized as VEB Berliner Schreibfeder in 1949. In 1953, VEB began producing butterfly nibs for fountain pens, and in 1955, tipped nibs. In 1994 the company went bankrupt but was reconstituted by two long-time employees, Joachim Hildebrand and Wolfgang Lemme, using the first two letters of each man’s name to form the company name. Today JoWo produces both steel and gold nibs of high quality. Many JoWo steel nibs are marked IRIDIUM POINT GERMANY; but this mark has been tainted by being used in a deceptive fashion on Chinese copies, and it is less used on authentic German nibs than it once was. [1]
Their nibs are resold by and used in pens from other companies and manufacturers, including Edison Pens, Goulet Pens, Opus 88 and TWSBI.