Sailor 1911 Anchor Gray Fountain PenSailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. He was inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc. In the 1970's, Sailor made a popular beginner