| The ''"Fabbrica Italiana Penne Stilografiche Cervinia"'' can be traced back to the activities of ''Giuseppe Carboni'', owner of the shop ''"La stilografica"'' in Via XX Settembre, 9 in Turin. The activities began in the second half of the 1930s, at least from the [[1936]], the year of the trademark registration ({{Marchio|54083}}) by Carboni, but the brand is not mentioned in [[:File:1940-Guida-Turin-Paravia-Stylographs-B.jpg|this]] 1940 guide, where only the shop appears with headquarters in via Nizza, 1 with Carboni mentioned as the owner. The shop appears at the same address, without the name of Carboni, also in the [[:File:1948-Guida-Torino-Paravia-Stilografiche.jpg|same guide]] of 1948 the where however, the ''"Fabbrica Italiana Penne Fountain Pens - Cervinia"'' with headquarters in Via XX Settembre, 9, also in Turin, is explicitly mentioned. | | The ''"Fabbrica Italiana Penne Stilografiche Cervinia"'' can be traced back to the activities of ''Giuseppe Carboni'', owner of the shop ''"La stilografica"'' in Via XX Settembre, 9 in Turin. The activities began in the second half of the 1930s, at least from the [[1936]], the year of the trademark registration ({{Marchio|54083}}) by Carboni, but the brand is not mentioned in [[:File:1940-Guida-Turin-Paravia-Stylographs-B.jpg|this]] 1940 guide, where only the shop appears with headquarters in via Nizza, 1 with Carboni mentioned as the owner. The shop appears at the same address, without the name of Carboni, also in the [[:File:1948-Guida-Torino-Paravia-Stilografiche.jpg|same guide]] of 1948 the where however, the ''"Fabbrica Italiana Penne Fountain Pens - Cervinia"'' with headquarters in Via XX Settembre, 9, also in Turin, is explicitly mentioned. |
− | Production of ''Cervinia'' pens is referred to a possible collaboration with [[Montegrappa]] for both the stylistic affinity, that for the discovery of sample in white/red cardboard boxes similar to those used by the latter for the [[Domino]] models, but as often happens in these cases there are no documentary confirmations. It consists mostly of midrange [[celluloid]] models, with a clip bearing the brand name engraving. | + | Production of ''Cervinia'' pens is referred to a possible collaboration with [[Montegrappa]] for both the stylistic affinity, that for the discovery of sample in white/red cardboard boxes similar to those used by the latter for the [[Domino]] models, but as often happens in these cases there are no documentary confirmations, and is instead, according to reports by family members of Carboni, to be ruled out.<ref>As reported in this [https://forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic.php?p=351764#p351764 post] on the forum, production would have been entirely in-house.</ref> It consists mostly of midrange [[celluloid]] models, with a clip bearing the brand name engraving. |
| Is attributed to the activities of ''Giuseppe Carboni'' also the production, located in the '40s, of the fountain pens with the [[Royal]] trademark, recorded in [[1946]] ({{Marchio|88945}}) as ''The Royal Pen''. These are pens bearing the ''Royal'' name engraving on the clip and on the nib, and the ''Royal Pen - Patented'' imprint on the body. It is not clear whether there is a relationship with the brand ''The Royal'' previously recorded by [[Uhlmann's Eterno]] ({{Marchio|14896}}). These are economic pens, aimed at the student market, but produced in beautiful ringed celluloid and still of good quality. In particular are very interesting and well-made the [[Vacumatic]] copies produced with this brand, for whose origins there are conflicting versions.<ref>in the discussion on the first reference is reported as the nephew of the producer gave conflicting version, talking both about direct production or the commission to [[Stiassi e Tantini|Tantini]] of Bologna.</ref> | | Is attributed to the activities of ''Giuseppe Carboni'' also the production, located in the '40s, of the fountain pens with the [[Royal]] trademark, recorded in [[1946]] ({{Marchio|88945}}) as ''The Royal Pen''. These are pens bearing the ''Royal'' name engraving on the clip and on the nib, and the ''Royal Pen - Patented'' imprint on the body. It is not clear whether there is a relationship with the brand ''The Royal'' previously recorded by [[Uhlmann's Eterno]] ({{Marchio|14896}}). These are economic pens, aimed at the student market, but produced in beautiful ringed celluloid and still of good quality. In particular are very interesting and well-made the [[Vacumatic]] copies produced with this brand, for whose origins there are conflicting versions.<ref>in the discussion on the first reference is reported as the nephew of the producer gave conflicting version, talking both about direct production or the commission to [[Stiassi e Tantini|Tantini]] of Bologna.</ref> |