George William Knepfle, Jr. 1889 to 1943
George W. Knepfle, Jr.
1889 to 1943
Married to Anna C. Fehlinger
George W., Charles George, Anna
Anna 1891 to 1962
Lillian (Groth) Knepfle &
Anna C. Fehlinger Knepfle
(late 30's early 40's)
History of Weidlich Pen Company
The Weidlich Pen Company is a pen manufacturer in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded by Otto Emil Weidlich circa 1889. The company produced gold pens (dip nibs), holders, stylographic pens, and fountain pens. Otto Weidlich filled many patents (422,474) in 1890 then (556,522) in 1896 he filled for an ink control feed. He also patented a matchstick-filler (766,560) in 1904, and a sleeve-filling patent (818,803) in 1906..
The company shuttered in 1914, selling its assets to Betzler & Wilson of Akron, Ohio, which moved everything to Akron to expand its production. In 1911, Otto Weidlich, H. F. McGee, H. C. Bartlett, Jr., and N. C. Smith, founded the pen manufacturing company Weidlich & Simpson Pen Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. This concern continued operations into the 1920s. In 1913, Otto Weidlich was the manager of the fountain pen manufacturing company O. M. Weidlich Pen Company Inc. located in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded by David Lorbach, C. Ward, L. Kichbath, A. K. Nippert, and L. A. Carver. Otto teamed up with his brother starting the Wm. Weidlich & Bro. Company, operating as an agent for manufacturers and distributors in St. Louis, Missouri. They were also doing business as the Wright Pen and Stylus Company, selling a rebranded version of the Weidlich matchstick filler.
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