| <noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Itala Cromograf}}</noinclude>Not only a precise date for the birth of this company is not known, but also the allocation of a period is uncertain; there are those who in fact it traces the origins of the '30s. The only certain date from this period is that of the trade mark ({{Marchio|54492}}) in [[1936]] by Filippo Giriodi and Livio Campanelli (which in the absence of better knowledge we assume as founders) and registration of a patent in 1938, as reported in a subsequent French patent ({{Cite patent|FR|840819}}) of 1939. | | <noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Itala Cromograf}}</noinclude>Not only a precise date for the birth of this company is not known, but also the allocation of a period is uncertain; there are those who in fact it traces the origins of the '30s. The only certain date from this period is that of the trade mark ({{Marchio|54492}}) in [[1936]] by Filippo Giriodi and Livio Campanelli (which in the absence of better knowledge we assume as founders) and registration of a patent in 1938, as reported in a subsequent French patent ({{Cite patent|FR|840819}}) of 1939. |
| But it seems that, at least from the point of view of the chamber of commerce registration, the date should be moved to the early '40s, since according to L. Jacopini the recording of the ''"Società anonima vendita penne bicolore Itala Cromograf"'' took place in Genoa in [[1941]] and maintained until [[1954]]. It is not clear whether this is a buyer for the production, or a full company, and there are rumors, but without any concrete evidence, that it was created by the Armando Simoni,<ref>it that could be the case, then it immediatly arise the doubt of why the pen has not been produced directly under the [[Omas]] brand.</ref> for the commercialization of the product. | | But it seems that, at least from the point of view of the chamber of commerce registration, the date should be moved to the early '40s, since according to L. Jacopini the recording of the ''"Società anonima vendita penne bicolore Itala Cromograf"'' took place in Genoa in [[1941]] and maintained until [[1954]]. It is not clear whether this is a buyer for the production, or a full company, and there are rumors, but without any concrete evidence, that it was created by the Armando Simoni,<ref>it that could be the case, then it immediatly arise the doubt of why the pen has not been produced directly under the [[Omas]] brand.</ref> for the commercialization of the product. |