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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 ''[[Carter Pearltex Pen|Pearltex]]'' e ''[[Carter Coralite Pen|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.

The distinguishing features of [[Carter]] pens were elegance, technical excellence and high quality packaging, common to the features that had fostered the success of its inks. Having been in the fountain pen market for just a few years, [[Carter]] pens are much sought by collectors, also because the celluloid used in their production is easily susceptible to discoloration, the models in good condition are even more rare and can reach very high prices.

The distinguishing features of [[Carter]] pens were elegance, technical excellence and high quality packaging, common to the features that had fostered the success of its inks. Having been in the fountain pen market for just a few years, [[Carter]] pens are much sought by collectors, also because the celluloid used in their production is easily susceptible to discoloration, the models in good condition are even more rare and can reach very high prices.