Pilot Pens
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No other pen manufacturer is as world renowned as Pilot and Pilot pens. The history of Pilot began with a Japanese professor, Ryosuki Namiki. Namiki left his career as a professor and opened up a tiny factory around Tokyo to sell pen nibs in 1915.
 36 Pilot V7 Black Needlepoint Rollerball Pens Save$ US $16.99 |
 Pilot Fountain Pen Black Gp New In Case Papers US $.99 |
 Pilot Namiki Gold Ring Fountain Pen Fp 78g Green M Nib US $9.80 |
 7 Pk Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens Multicolors US $10.49 |
 12 Pcs Pilot Super Grip Ball Point Pen 07mm Black US $6.90 |
 8pcs Pilot Frixion 07 Eraserable Roller Penorange US $9.99 |
 12 Pcs Pilot Bp S Ball Point Pen 07mm Fine Purple Ink US $8.99 |
 Free Shipping 22k Gold Plated Pilot Fountain Pen Green US $9.99 |
 10pcs Pilot G 2 05 Roller Ball Pen Only Refill Blue US $9.99 |
 20 Pilot P 700 Precise Gel Roller Pens Black 60 Off US $11.53 |
 2 Pack Palm Pilot Palmone Zire 2131 Lighted Stylus Pen US $3.19 |
 16 Pilot G2 Rollerball Pens Asst Blue Purple Aqua Green US $12.22 |
 12 Pcs Pilot Super Grip Ball Point Pen 07mm Blue US $6.90 |
 Judds New Pilot Capless Fountain Pen 18kt Gold Nib US $100.00 |
 10 Pcs Pilot Hi Tec C 04mm Roller Gel Pen Blue US $9.90 |
With the success of nib manufacturing, Namiki sought the opportunity to expand his company and to begin producing various kinds of writing instruments. Namiki joined forces with Masao Wada and together they chose Pilot as their trade name.
Pilot pens began to flood the market and the company patented the technique of lacquer application on the pens in order to protect them from scratches and any wear and tear. Soon, Pilot became highly successful and factories began to open up in various parts of the world including New York, Shanghai, London and Singapore. The signature pen of the late 1920s was the maki-e and even Alfred Dunhill began to distribute maki-e decorated pens in countries all over the world. Over the next forty years, the company continued to grow. It was officially named Pilot Fountain Pen Co., Ltd and Dunhill got rights to distribute all sorts of Pilot pens across the globe.
The Pilot ballpoint pen emerged in the early 1960s and Pilot became an innovator in the manufacturing of pens. The traditional fountain pen was reinvented to function without a cap. It was called the Vanishing Point and the nib of the Pilot fountain pen would actually retract in order to keep it protected. There was truly a revolution in the world of pens and Pilot did not stop at the fountain pen. In the 1980s, Pilot introduced a roller pen that featured advanced liquid ink technology as well as the Gel Pen nearly 10 years later. Aside from practical yet technologically advanced pens, Pilot also created the first luxury Namiki Limited Edition pen in the United States in the 1990s. Pilot pens have been invented and re-invented over and over again in order to achieve perfection. Pilot has created an international name for itself through its dedication to innovation.
