Question

Why did Joe suspect mrs Parker

Answer 1

A little background on Parker Pens: George Safford Parker first incorporated the company in 1888. Mr. Parker was at that time a teacher in Janesville, Wisconsin who supplemented his income by selling fountain pens manufactured by the John Holland Pen Company. When those pens kept breaking, he felt compelled to repair them, and eventually decided he could design a better product. He opened Parker Pen in 1888 and obtained his first patent on a pen in 1889. Even so, he remained in teaching at least part time for a few more years, until his major success, the Parker Pen Lucky Curve in 1894. It appears that the arrow on the clip was first adopted in 1932 and it became the symbol of Parker; they even named their headquarters “Arrow Park.” The family sold the company in the early 1990s and there is no longer any Parker Pen presence in the U.S.