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Although the company official name was ''H. Hebborn & Co.'' it was universally known by the name of its main brand: [[Luxor]]; besides this, maintaining an inspiration to the themes of ancient Egypt, it also used as a sub-brand ''[[Sphinx]]''. In [[1938]], the company moved production facilities in Cologne.
Although the company official name was ''H. Hebborn & Co.'' it was universally known by the name of its main brand: [[Luxor]]; besides this, maintaining an inspiration to the themes of ancient Egypt, it also used as a sub-brand ''[[Sphinx]]''. In [[1938]], the company moved production facilities in Cologne.
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In the '40s, the company invented a telescopic [[piston filler]] with two concentric sections which allowed to have a much shorter mechanism, resulting in more space for the ink reservoir. The mechanism was mounted on a model called [[Luxor Teleskop| Teleskop]], and it seems that it is the same one that was later adopted also by [[Montblanc]] for its flagship models of the series [[Montblanc 13x|130]] and [[Montblanc 14x|140]].
In the '40s, the company invented a telescopic [[piston filler]] with two concentric sections which allowed to have a much shorter mechanism, resulting in more space for the ink reservoir. The mechanism was mounted on a model called [[Luxor Teleskop| Teleskop]], and it seems that it is the same one that was later adopted also by [[Montblanc]] for its flagship models of the series [[Montblanc 13x|130]] and [[Montblanc 14x|140]].
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Other well-known names for the models produced by the company are the following: ''[[Luxor Visible|Visible]]'', ''[[Luxor Grandvisible|Grandvisible]]'', ...
Other well-known names for the models produced by the company are the following: ''[[Luxor Visible|Visible]]'', ''[[Luxor Grandvisible|Grandvisible]]'', ...
The activities of the [[Luxor]] ended around the 70s with the acquisition by the [[Parker]] German branch, and today the brand is no more.
The activities of the [[Luxor]] ended around the 70s with the acquisition by the [[Parker]] German branch, and today the brand is no more.
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===External references===
===External references===
* http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/205127-older-luxor-and-parker-sets
* http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/205127-older-luxor-and-parker-sets
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{{BrandData|Founder=Heinrich Hebborn|Place=Heidelberg|Date=1925|Country=DE|Fullname=H. Hebborn & Co.}}
{{BrandData|Founder=Heinrich Hebborn|Place=Heidelberg|Date=1925|Country=DE|Fullname=H. Hebborn & Co.}}
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{{CategorizeBrand|Germania|Secondary brand}}</noinclude>