ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ɹˈaɪəsˌuːk nˈæmɪki tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚ fɹʌm tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ nˈɔːɾɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn dʒəpˈæn, lˈɛft hɪz dʒˈɑːb tə fˈaʊnd ɐ smˈɔːl fˈæktɚɹi nˌɪɹ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ tə pɹədˈuːs ɡˈoʊld pˈɛn nˈɪbz.
In 1915, Ryōsuke Namiki (並木良輔), a professor from Tokyo Nautical College in Japan, left his job to found a small factory near Tokyo to produce gold pen nibs.