RIC LEI stands for the Richter brothers from Leipzig, whose writing-instrument manufactory collectors rate as qualitatively above average. The brand, however, sold significantly below the prices of the competition, which proved economically unsustainable in the long term; a strong marketing department and sufficient capital were missing. The company disappeared, by collectors' knowledge, before or during World War II from the market. Octagonal Safeties without company logo corresponding to the construction of the RIC LEI pieces are also known.