| Although not strictly a fountain pens manufacturer, the ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' has a significant role in the Italian fountain pen history, as it is at the apex in the [[overlay]] processing that are found in pens distributed by many other brands. Therefore, even in the absence of a production marked explicitly ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' is quite common to find pens bearing the company logo: a horseshoe intersected by a stylus, showed in the side picture, registered with the words ''"Fabbrica penne oro e fermagli"'',<ref>the full image is on the Letizia Jacopini book where is reported as "Marca di fabbrica, C.P.E. Milano N. 61375", while in [[:File:1928-01-FratelliCavaliere-Envelope.jpg|this envelop]] is mentioned "C.C.I. Milano N. 61375", but unfortunately this trademark does not appear in the archive of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato.</ref> The company production can also identified, by the less known ''Linda Darnes'' punch (wife of founder Giuseppe Cavaliere) shown in the picture below. | | Although not strictly a fountain pens manufacturer, the ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' has a significant role in the Italian fountain pen history, as it is at the apex in the [[overlay]] processing that are found in pens distributed by many other brands. Therefore, even in the absence of a production marked explicitly ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' is quite common to find pens bearing the company logo: a horseshoe intersected by a stylus, showed in the side picture, registered with the words ''"Fabbrica penne oro e fermagli"'',<ref>the full image is on the Letizia Jacopini book where is reported as "Marca di fabbrica, C.P.E. Milano N. 61375", while in [[:File:1928-01-FratelliCavaliere-Envelope.jpg|this envelop]] is mentioned "C.C.I. Milano N. 61375", but unfortunately this trademark does not appear in the archive of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato.</ref> The company production can also identified, by the less known ''Linda Darnes'' punch (wife of founder Giuseppe Cavaliere) shown in the picture below. |
− | The company was based in Milan, in Via Cesare da Sesto 12 and was active from the 20s to 50s. It is not known a founding date but Letizia Jacopini indicates the mid-20s, and the full name of ''"Prima Fabbrica Nazionale Penne Oro e Matite"''. Its [[overlay]]s can be found on pens of the most famous brands like [[Montblanc]], [[Kaweco]], [[Astoria]], [[Waterman]], [[Columbus]], and other less known as [[Omega]], [[Europa]], [[Aurea]]. The company catalogs reported hundreds of motifs and decorations available. | + | The company was based in Milan, in Via Cesare da Sesto 12 and was active from the 20s to 50s. It is not known a founding date but Letizia Jacopini indicates the mid-20s, and the full name of ''"Prima Fabbrica Nazionale Penne Oro e Matite"'' but according to what is reported in this [[:File:1937-AnnuarioIndustriale-ProvMI-p808.jpg|yearbook page]] its foundation would be in [[1912]]. Its [[overlay]]s can be found on pens of the most famous brands like [[Montblanc]], [[Kaweco]], [[Astoria]], [[Waterman]], [[Columbus]], and other less known as [[Omega]], [[Europa]], [[Aurea]]. The company catalogs reported hundreds of motifs and decorations available. |