Mr Sakata had been introduced to the fountain pen by a visiting British sailor, and this became the inspiration for the company name adopted a few years later.

[1] The factory moved in 1917 to Hamadacho and changed its name to the “Sailor Pen Sakata-Manufactory Co., Ltd.”.

The company responded by launching a series of colourful pens for children called Candy in 1976, which turned out to be a success, as 15 million of this series were sold worldwide in 4 years.

In 1981, Sailor launched the 1911 series of pens (known as Profit in Japan) the name of which referred to the year in which the company's history began.

The range of fountain pens includes: The range of ballpoint pens includes: Sailor produce Dipton bottled ink in various colours with Sheen and Shimmer finish.