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For the lower end pens [[Carter]] continued to use the hard rubber, while retaining the same style and characteristics of the higher price pens. In the years there were also introduced some stylistic variations, such as the presence of rings decorations in the top of the cap or in the bottom of the body, or the use of colored inserts between the cap rings.

For the lower end pens [[Carter]] continued to use the hard rubber, while retaining the same style and characteristics of the higher price pens. In the years there were also introduced some stylistic variations, such as the presence of rings decorations in the top of the cap or in the bottom of the body, or the use of colored inserts between the cap rings.

With the great depression of 1929 the company found himself facing the first major crisis in the fountain pen market: many models were retired and the production was cut. Starting form 1930 were introduced pens with streamlined cap and the bottom, adopting of the style just came into vogue with the [[Balance]]. There were introduced also some cheaper pen models with no metallic ring decoration, but keeping colors and shape of the ''[[Carter Pearltex Pen|Pearltex]]'' e ''[[Carter Coralite Pen|Coralite]]'' lines.

With the great depression of 1929 the company found himself facing the first major crisis in the fountain pen market: many models were retired and the production was cut. Starting form 1930 were introduced pens with streamlined cap and the bottom, adopting of the style just came into vogue with the [[Balance]]. There were introduced also some cheaper pen models with no metallic ring decoration, but keeping colors and shape of the ''[[Pearltex]]'' e ''[[Coralite]]'' lines.

In this last period, the pens were of lesser quality, produced with thinner and lower quality materials. In 1932, in a crisis where fountain pens market suffered a strong decline, the company decided to concentrate production on its main product, the inks, and left the fountain pen market, although it [[Carter]] pens could be found up to around 1938, presumably as the result of blending pieces of scrap derived from production.

In this last period, the pens were of lesser quality, produced with thinner and lower quality materials. In 1932, in a crisis where fountain pens market suffered a strong decline, the company decided to concentrate production on its main product, the inks, and left the fountain pen market, although it [[Carter]] pens could be found up to around 1938, presumably as the result of blending pieces of scrap derived from production.