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History of Dandong Pen Factory(Dandong Fountain Pen Factory or Dandong Gold Pen Factory )

 

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Dandong Pen Factory was founded as Shanghai Golden Dragon Pen Factory in 1947 by He Bailing, a successful businessman in stationery.

Its Urumqi Branch(founded in 1987) assembled fountain pens for domestic market in NW China and foreign market in Kazakhstan, USSR.

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20221013 Socialist Countries' fountain pen makers supported by China or Communication between Socialist Countries about fountain pen with China

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Early history of Chinese fountain pen makers, Venus, Kin Sin, Golden Star, Jinxing (1) before 1936.

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