Translations:Columbus/29/en
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Model list
The table below lists pages devoted to Columbus models, with a production start date and a discontinuation date; keep in mind, however, that in many cases these dates, particularly the discontinuation date, may simply be indicative.
| Production started | Production ended | |
|---|---|---|
| Modelli iniziali Columbus | 1918 | 1927 |
| Columbus Extra - Serie Iniziale | 1929 | 1945 |
| Columbus 3x | 1935 | 1945 |
| Columbus 65 | 1935 | 1945 |
| Columbus Extra Faccettata | 1935 | 1941 |
| Columbus 55 | 1936 | 1951 |
| Columbus Extra Trasparente | 1937 | 1945 |
| Columbus 100 | 1938 | 1955 |
| Columbus 25 | 1940 | 1945 |
| Columbus 29 | 1941 | 1945 |
| Columbus 5x | 1946 | 1951 |
| Columbus Extra 13x | 1946 | 1959 |
| Columbus Extra 9x | 1948 | 1961 |
| Columbus Extra 40 | 1949 | 1955 |
| Columbus Extra 38 | 1949 | 1955 |
| Columbus Anni '50 | 1955 | 1971 |
Chronology
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918 | the company is founded by Eugenio Verga, Alfredo Verga in Milano as Alfredo Verga dei Fratelli Verga Snc |
| 1922 | the company introduced the Columbus 670 model (guess date[1]) |
| 1924 | the Columbus trademark is registered |
| 1927 | the Alfredo Verga dei Fratelli Verga is closed, Eugenio Verga continue Columbus production alone |
| 1929 | the company patents its spoon filler |
| 1929 | the company introduces the Columbus Extra |
| 1929 | the company starts celluloid production |
| 1931 | the company introduces the streamlined version of the Columbus Extra |
| 1935 | the company introduces the Columbus 3x (guess date, stands for the mid '30s) |
| 1935 | the company moved into the new headquarters of Via Lamarmora in Milan |
| 1935 | the company introduces the arrow clip (date approximate) |
| 1935 | the company introduces the Columbus Extra Faccettata |
| 1936 | the company introduces the Columbus 55 |
| 1937 | the company introduces the Columbus 112 (guess date, stands for the second half of the '30s) |
| 1937 | the company introduces on the Columbus Extra a shorter band with chessboard decorations |
| 1937 | the company introduces a Columbus Extra version with smooth band and arrow clip |
| 1938 | the company introduces the Columbus 10x |
| 1938 | the company introduces the piston filler |
| 1940 | the company introduces the Columbus 25 (someone reports second half of '30s) |
| 1941 | the company introduces the Columbus 29 |
| 1942 | Columbus factory is destroyed by bombing, production is moved to Lesa |
| 1946 | the company introduces the Columbus Extra 13x (or 1948[2]) |
| 1946 | the company restarts production in Milan factory |
| 1947 | the company introduces the economic models 52, 53 and 54 (guess date, stands for postwar) |
| 1948 | the company introduces the Columbus Extra 9x |
| 1949 | the company introduces the Columbus Extra 40 (guess date, stands for the end of '40s) |
| 1951 | the company move the headquarters from via Lamarmora to via Trebbia |
| 1952 | the company introduces the Columbus 70 (guess date, stands for the beginning of '50s) |
| 1955 | the company production is totally converted to plastic models (guess date, stands for the the mid-50s) |
- ↑ as the archive of the company was destroyed in 1942 after the bombing of their headquarters, many Columbus date are just guessed, referring more to a period than to a specific year, like the first or second half of a decade, or its mid the beginning or end; for more detail just look at chronology on the Columbus page.
- ↑ on the historical section of the company's website is quoted this date, but others (such as Letizia Jacopini in La Storia della Stilografica in Italia 1900-1950) report 1948, lower limit given by this invoice.
