1800's
Julius & Rosalia Baumgarten start manufacturing fine papers in Austria
1948
Fred Baumgarten starts the family business in the U.S. offering the first hand-held pencil sharpeners
1950
Baumgartens begins manufacturing gifts and office supplies
1963
Baumgartens offers the Plastiklip®, the first plastic paper clip in the world
1966
Baumgartens is incorporated
1973
Hans Baumgarten takes over operations at Baumgartens
1984
Baumgartens sells its gift division and begins concentrating on office supplies
1988
Jean Baumgarten becomes President of Baumgartens
2000
Baumgartens is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise Council Member
2005
Chairwoman Jean Baumgarten elects son, David, as Vice President
2006
Baumgartens team updates company vision and core values and continues to be committed to being a human-friendly, planet-friendly company
2007
Up against multi-billion dollar companies, Baumgartens is recognized by National Wholesalers as the Manufacturer of the Year as in previous years 2000,2002,2004,2005, and 2006
2009
Baumgartens begins manufacturing PenAgain® writing instruments
2009
Baumgartens team updates company vision and core values and continues to be committed to being a people-and planet-friendly company
