Shanghai Hero Pen Company

The Shanghai Hero Pen Company (Chinese: 上海英雄（集团）有限公司; pinyin: Shànghǎi yīngxióng (jítuán) yǒuxiàn gōngsī), popular for its Hero (英雄; yīngxióng) fountain pens, is a Chinese manufacturing company founded in 1931 as the "Wolff Pen Manufacturing Company" (上海华孚金笔厂; Shànghǎi huáfú jīnbǐ chǎng). It was renamed in 1966 to the current name. Hero is commonly referred to as "Huáfú" which is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the firm's abbreviated original Chinese name.

Shanghai Hero Pen Company
Formerly
Wolff Pen Manufacturing Company (1931–66)
Private
IndustryWriting implements
Founded1931 (1931) in Shanghai, China
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
ProductsFountain pens
ParentShangai Hero Group Co. Ltd. [1]

The Shangai Hero Fountain Pen is currently a subsidiary of the Shangai Hero Group Co. Ltd., which owns ten stationery companies and more than 100 trademarks in China</ref>

Overview
Hooded nib of a Hero pen

By the 1990s, the company's Hero brand fountain pens had earned a high reputation in China, being regarded by many as the best in the country.[2] Hero pens were also popular worldwide during the 1980s and 1990s and remain especially desirable among users of fountain pens in India.[3]

Some of its brands of fountain pens include Hero, Wing Sung, Lucky, Huafu, Xinming, Guanleming, Xinhua, and Gentleman. The design of some of its Hero pens, such as the Hero 616 or Hero 100, resemble that of the Parker 51, a popular American-made pen.

Hero Ink pens were very popular in India, from 1970 to 1990. they particularly had three very popular model Hero Ink Pen 329, Hero Ink Pen 221 and Hero Ink Pen 233. they ink filling system of these pens were awesome. Equipped with state of the art AERO Metric ink filling system.

References
  1. Shangai Hero Group on China Stationery Fair, 19 Dec 2018
  2. Dai Gang (1992). "'Hero': China's Parker For 60 Years". Beijing Review: 26. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. Chakrabarti, Pritha (5 March 2012). "Vintage pen lovers find a fortune in old city". Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved Sep 19, 2015.
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