Since the very beginning of production of office writing equipment (since 1906.), the name Penkala represents the pinnacle of quality and exclusivity beyond comparison.
In 1999., adopting the highest technological and quality standards, TOZ began the production of Penkala products, and by the end of last year, based on the Contract of exclusive rights, as well as use of the name and registered trademark, TOZ accepts into its name the name of Penkala, including all the rights and obligations.
The assortment of Penkala includes fountain pens and pens, as well as wood pastels, products of the highest quality, which guarantees TOZ Penkala the reputation as a manufacturer of top quality products in the world.
Before introducing the exclusive Penkala assortment, we would like to say a word about the founder of the firm, ing. Slavoljub Penkala.
Ing. Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, one of the most important inventors at the beginning of the 20th century, was born on April 28, 1871.

After graduation in 1892 and completion of studies at the universities of Vienna and Dresden, he graduated from the Royal high technical school in Dresden in 1898. His doctorate dissertation was in the field of organic chemistry.
Penkala’s life work includes some 70 to 80 inventions in the field of mechanics, chemistry, physics, aeronautics etc. In 1906. he patented the first mechanical pen in the world, and the very next year, in 1907. he patented the first fountain-pen with solid ink.
Penkala’s pens and fountain pens are exported into more than 70 countries worldwide, and his factory of writing supplies, with 800 employees, was one of the biggest in the world.