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[[Image:Tabo-logo.jpg|center|200px|Tabo Logo ]]

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''Tabo'' is the second trademark used by [[Stiassi e Tantini]] for fountain pen production. It was registered in 1940, so we consider this year the start of production for this brand. There no known evidences for a different production start date, nor the reason for changing trademark from [[The Scotland]].  

''Tabo'' is the second trademark used by [[Stiassi e Tantini]] for fountain pen production. It was registered in 1940, so we consider this year the start of production for this brand. There no known evidences for a different production start date, nor the reason for changing trademark from [[The Scotland]].  

The ''Tabo'' branded pens, as for the previous ''[[The Scotland]]''  ones produced by the same company are high-quality and some model are made by very nice semi-transparent celluoid. ''Tabo'' pens seems to have a good success, because they are less rare than ''[[The Scotland]]'' but still are highly sought by collectors.{{Infobox_Brand|Tabo}}

The ''Tabo'' branded pens, as for the previous ''[[The Scotland]]''  ones produced by the same company are high-quality and some model are made by very nice semi-transparent celluloid. ''Tabo'' pens seems to have a good success, because they are less rare than ''[[The Scotland]]'' but still are highly sought by collectors.{{Infobox_Brand|Tabo}}{{BrandData|Founder=Giuseppe Tantini, Giorgio Stiassi|Place=Bologna|Country=IT}}

== History ==

== History ==

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[[Image:1943-Tabo-Trasparente.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo]] advertisement]]

[[File:1942-02-Tabo-Trasparente-Sfinge.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo]] advertisement]]

The [[Tabo]] brand fountain pens production is rather late and goes back to the late '30s. The activities of ''[[Stiassi e Tantini]]'' results to be closed in [[1939]], but the two members founded the previous year a new company named ''"S.I.S.A."'', acromym of ''Società Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'' (meaning ''Italian Company Fountain Pens and Related''), that was remaned in [[1940]] (?) as ''"F.I.S.A."'', acronym of ''Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'' (meaning ''Italian Factory Fountain Pens and Related'') who was the company giving birth to the production of [[Tabo]] branded pens, another acronym used as an abbreviation for the term  ''Tantini - Bologna''. In later years the  company name was changed again in ''Stiassi e Tantini S. A.'', wording that appears in the first [[Tabo]] pen advertising dating from the early '40s. The ''F.I.S.A.'' is however reported as a fountain pen company in the general industry directory of 1956.<ref>as resulting from  [[:File:1956-Annuario-Generale-Industria-Stilografiche-C.jpg|this extract]].</ref>

The [[Tabo]] brand fountain pens production is rather late and goes back to the late '30s. The activities of ''[[Stiassi e Tantini]]'' results to be closed in 1939, but the two members founded the previous year a new company named ''"S.I.S.A."'', acromym of ''Società Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'' (meaning ''Italian Company Fountain Pens and Related''), that was remaned in 1940 (?) as ''"F.I.S.A."'', acronym of ''Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'' (meaning ''Italian Factory Fountain Pens and Related'') who was the company giving birth to the production of [[Tabo]] branded pens, another acronym used as an abbreviation for the term  ''Tantini - Bologna''. In later years the  company name was changed again in ''Stiassi e Tantini S. A.'', wording that appears in the first [[Tabo]] pen advertising dating from the early '40s.

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The [[Tabo]] series of late 30's were produced in different versions depending on the filling systems as there were [[button filler]] models, called [[Tabo Mentis|Mentis]], and depression filler models, similar to the [[Vacumatic]], called [[Tabo Trasparente|Trasparente]], as well as models with the more ordinary [[lever filler]] with a faceted body, similar to the [[Omas Extra]], identified by the number ''1931''. Finally there were also [[safety]] [[Tabo Rientrante|models]], made in hard rubber or with metal [[overlay]], very similar to those found in the [[Montegrappa]] production, named with a four digits code number.  

The [[Tabo]] series of late 30's were produced in different versions depending on the filling systems as there are [[button filler]] models, called [[Tabo Mentis|Mentis]], and depression filler models, similar to the [[Vacumatic]], called [[Tabo Trasparente|Trasparente]], as well as models with the more ordinary [[lever filler]] with a faceted body, similar to the [[Omas Extra]], identified by the number ''1931''. Finally there were also [[safety]] [[Tabo Rientrante|models]], made in hard rubber or with metal [[overlay]], very similar to those found in the [[Montegrappa]] production, named with a four digits code number.

In addition to previous [[Tabo]] marked models, which were the first tier production that has nothing to envy in terms of quality compared to pens produced by the other major Italian manufacturers, the company also made second-tier fountain pens, at a lower price, using a series of sub-brands such as ''StyBy'', ''[[Stibi]]'', ''EsseTibi'', ''[[S.T.B.]]''.

In addition to previous [[Tabo]] marked models, which were the first tier production that has nothing to envy in terms of quality compared to pens produced by the other major Italian manufacturers, the company also made second-tier fountain pens, at a lower price, using a series of sub-brands such as ''StyBy'', ''[[Stibi]]'', ''EsseTibi'', ''[[S.T.B.]]''.

[[Image:Tabo-S-Brown-Capped.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo S]] ]]

[[Image:Tabo-S-Brown-Capped.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo S]] ]]

After World War II the company faced an increased competition by the impact of the molded plastic introduction in fountain pens production, whose circulation was rapidly increasing in Europe. All series were reviewed by using the [[piston filler]], then  was introduced the [[Vertex]] line, a covered nib pen (later replaced by [[Tabo V]]) and the two lines [[Tabo S|S]] and [[Tabo CO|CO]] to indicate respectively the models with hooded nib and the models with metal cap, (CO is the acronym of ''Cappuccio Oro'', meaning ''gold cap'').<noinclude>

After World War II the company faced an increased competition by the impact of the molded plastic introduction in fountain pens production, whose circulation was rapidly increasing in Europe. All series were reviewed by using the [[piston filler]], then  was introduced the [[Vertex]] line, a covered nib pen (later replaced by [[Tabo V]]) and the two lines [[Tabo S|S]] and [[Tabo CO|CO]] to indicate respectively the models with hooded nib and the models with metal cap, (CO is the acronym of ''Cappuccio Oro'', meaning ''gold cap'').<noinclude>

The end of [[Tabo]] production is considered coincident with the shutting down of [[Stiassi e Tantini]], that closed its activities in [[1948]] but their pen were probably produced for some more time. Because their high quality, that has nothing to envy to that of the more famous Italian brands, [[Tabo]] pens are hoghly sought by collectors.

The end of [[Tabo]] production is considered coincident with the shutting down of [[Stiassi e Tantini]], that closed its activities in 1948. Because their high quality, that has nothing to envy to that of the more famous Italian brands, [[Tabo]] pens are hoghly sought by collectors.

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