Английская Википедия:D. Leonardt & Co.

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox company Leonardt Ltd. (formerly D. Leonardt & Co.) is an English manufacturing company that specializes in finishing of metal components, manufacturing products such as corners for stationery such as leathergoods, photograph albums, menu covers, pattern and carpet books, binders and portfolios.

The company also produced writing implements that included dip and fountain nibs, ballpoint pens, pen holders and mechanical pencils, which set Leonardt as one of the oldest manufacturers of dip pens, having produced them since its establishment in 1856.

History

Файл:D.leonardt logo.png

Former logo, used until 2016

The company was founded in 1856 by Diedrich Leonardt to manufacture dip pens. After two large expansions led by Leonardt in 1863 and 1867, D Leonardt & Co. developed large export market in South America and Eastern Europe, and produced pens for the King of Italy. The manufactured pens were considered to be of high quality and included their famous patent ballpoint pens, such as the "Automatic Wonder Pen", a new type of fountain pen introduced in 1871.

Despite most manufacturers of nibs established in Birmingham having since closed their factories, Leonardt & Co. is one of the few companies that have remained in the industry since its founding, although the company ceased to produce pens. The Leonardt brand is currently produced by the Manuscript Pen Company, based in Highley. The only other British company that currently manufactures dip pens is William Mitchell (Calligraphy) through its brands Joseph Gillott's and William Mitchell.

Pen models

Some of the dip pen models manufactured by Leonardt were:

Файл:D. Leonardt & Cº. Box № 510 EF. Top.jpg

A vintage D. Leonardt & Co. Eureka pens box

Current

Image	Model
Файл:Hiro-Leonardt — 6H DSC 9120.jpg	6H - Extra fine drawing nib, nickel
Файл:Leonardt — 30 DSC 9140.jpg	30 ("Point"), nickel
Файл:Leonardt — 33 DSC 9136.jpg	33 ("Copying"), nickel
Файл:Leonardt — 40 steno DSC 9080.jpg	40 ("Pumpking"), fine, blue finish
Файл:Hiro-Leonardt — № 41 DSC 9062.jpg	41 ("Crown"), fine point, with collar body
Файл:Leonardt — 63.5 School nib DSC 9083.jpg	63.5 ("School"), nickel
Файл:Leonardt — 70 TAPE – 2 DSC 9171.jpg	70 ("Ornamental") - Oblique with top reservoir, bronze
Файл:Leonardt — 111 EF DSC 9142.jpg	111 - Nickel and gilding
Файл:Manuscript (Leonardt) — № 6 DSC 0063.jpg	251 ("Scroll") - for decorative borders, gilding
Файл:Leonardt — 256 DSC 9063.jpg	256 ("Drawing") - gilt, nickel, and bronze
Файл:Leonardt — P-15.jpg	260/265 ("Poster") - Flat-shape pen, brass and gilding
Файл:Leonardt — 300 (Ball Point) DSC 9152.jpg	300 ("Ball point"), nickel
Файл:Leonardt — 400 – 3 (2).jpeg	400 ("Ornamental"), polished
Файл:Leonardt — 518 (lithographic nib) DSC 9916.jpg	518 ("Lithographic"), bright
Файл:Hiro-Leonardt — № 700 (drawing nib) DSC 9920.jpg	700 - Extra fine drawing nib, nickel
Файл:Hiro-Leonardt — № 801 (mapping nib) (2).jpg	800/801 ("Mapping") - Crowquill type, extrafine, bronze
Файл:Leonardt — INDEX PEN DSC 9118.jpg	"Index" - Decorative, bronze
Файл:D. Leonardt & Co. — EF PRINCIPAL DSC 9076.jpg	"Principal" - Extrafine, bronze
Файл:D. Leonardt & Co. — SHAKESPEARE DSC 9085.jpg	"Shakespeare" - Decorative, bronze, nickel and gilding

Discontinued

Image	Model
6H 6H	516 ("Eureka") - Spherical point
Файл:D. Leonardt & Cº — № 526 M BALL-POINTED · H. HEWITT’S PATENT DSC 0122.jpg	526 - Spherical point
	2300 ("Round") - Traditional calligraphy, nickel

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Dip pen nibs catalog (archived, 2 Mar 2007)