Collection: Wearever

Wearever was a prolific American brand of affordable pens, founded by Russian emigrant David Kahn in 1918 (originally David Kahn, Inc.) in New Jersey, which operated until the mid-1970s. Known as a "third-tier" brand, they specialized in high-volume, low-cost pens for students and everyday users, often cloning designs from major brands like Parker and Sheaffer, yet they were pioneering in their early adoption of plastics and mechanization. 

Marketed as "The Dollar Pen," they were sold in Five & Dime stores, capitalizing on high-volume sales rather than high-end craftsmanship. In the 1920s, they used early injection-molded plastics, and by the 1940s, they produced, in some cases, over 1 million pens a week. 

David Kahn died in 1958, and the company was eventually acquired by Dixon Ticonderoga in 1987. In the 1950s Wearever introduced cartridge-filler fountain pens, often with steel nibs and plastic bodies. While often considered "cheap" in their time, these pens are now popular in the vintage market for their surprisingly durable performance, unique "flexy" nibs and diverse, often beautiful, color patterns.