1838
Carl Hornemann's
first ink factory
1832年，卡尔·霍内曼在汉诺威创办了一家色彩和油墨工厂, Germany; although it is tradition to consider 28th of April 1838 as the founding date.
1842
Early success
enables expansion
6月15日，霍内曼在汉诺威的海因霍尔茨地区购买了一些房产.
1863
Dedication
to Education
瓦格纳被提升为化学家和工厂经理. He took over the company in 1871.
1873
Little honey colors
瓦格纳为“小蜜漆”设计了PELIKAN图案商标。, based on his family coat of arms.
1878
Trademark registration
on November 27, 1878
有四只雏鸟的鹈鹕是德国最古老的注册商标之一.
1881
Expansion of
international business
The production halls were enlarged. 该公司还雇佣了39名员工和Fritz Beindorff. 拜访奥地利、俄罗斯和意大利的客户是他的工作.
1895
Fritz Beindorff takes over
弗里茨·拜因多夫于1888年娶了瓦格纳的大女儿，并接管了公司, and introduced a new line of copying, stamping, sticking and erasing products.
1896
Pelikan Indian ink
becomes a best seller
Pelikan开始生产印度墨水，在市场上赢得了强大的地位.
1898
1st poster competition
1889/99年的第一届海报比赛对公司来说是一个巨大的成功, over 500 designs were submitted.
