<p>Chronology - Burge Warren and Ridgley : Neptune</p><p>Year Event </p><p>Circa 1850 Messrs Burge & Warren established as successors to English branch of Charles Goodyear & Co of USA. Makes Vulcanite products including Jewellery</p><p>1856 William Bartlett Warren born , New Rd ( now Euston Rd) London NW.</p><p>1871 William Bartlett Warren joins the firm as a boy of 14</p><p>1879 Messrs Bradbury Wilkinson, security printers and stationers commission Burge & Warren to manufacture a stylographic pen similar to those by Cross and Mackinnon</p><p>1880 First order of 2,000 stylographic pens delivered to Bradbury Wilkinson. B.W. advertise the pens in the Trade journals of September that year.</p><p>1883 Ridgley joins company, now known as Burge Warren and Ridgley. Advertising of the stylographic ceases possibly due to patent infringement litigation.</p><p>1884 William Warren and John Hodges granted patent for improved feed for a fountain pen ( British patent No.3285 March 29th 1884)</p><p>1888 The "British" stylo launched</p><p>1892 The "Neptune" eyedropper fountain pen advertised for the first time. </p><p>1897 Factory and Office move from Clerkenwell Green to 91/92 Great Saffron Hill, EC. Simplex stylo introduced.</p><p>1899 Neptune 99 introduced</p><p>1901 Neptune Twin Feed & Fluent fountain pens and Argus & Special British Stylos introduced</p><p>1902 The Warren eyedropper pen and a new syringe filler fountain pen the Efficient are introduced along with two new stylo models the Suit-all and the Speedy</p><p>1906 The Tom Thumb stylo introduced</p><p>1907 Elf and Red Elephant Stylos introduced </p><p>1908 The Efficient syringe filler introduced 1910 The Dirigible ( Airship shaped) and Empire stylo models introduced. John Blair assigns UK licence to BWR for their Nozak self filling pen.</p><p>1914-1918 Great War </p><p>1920 Tom Thumb stylos produced in Sage Green and Terra Cotta </p><p>1921 Double ended pens and stylos branded Duple were marketed for the first time.</p><p>1922 Neptune lever fillers introduced in various sizes</p><p>1923 The Reverso pens and pencils introduced</p><p>1925 The Neptune Push Fill , using the cap as part of a vacuum filling system , possibly using a similar process to John Blair Nozak pens marketed for the first time.</p><p>1929 BWR's pens withdrawn from the protected list, presumably to allow discounting during the height of the depression , and indicating troubled times for the company.</p><p>Circa 1930 BWR's pen making is transferred to The Jewel Pen Co Ltd </p><p>1933 William Warren dies in November 1933 at the age of 78.</p><p>1934 Jewel Pen Co advertise The Neptune No.7 a range of colourful lever fillers.</p><p>1943 BWR/Jewel are listed as having Saffron models 1,2 & 3 probably as part of the war time quota system. </p><p>1945 The Saffron models still listed and at present this is last reference to the company's pens</p>