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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}}
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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}}
 
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[[Image:1943-Tabo-Trasparente.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo]] advertisement]]
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[[File:1942-02-Tabo-Trasparente-Sfinge.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo]] advertisement]]
  
La produzione di delle stilografiche a marchio [[Tabo]] è piuttosto tardiva e viene fatta risalire alla fine degli anni '30. Le attività della ''Stiassi e Tantini'' risultano cessare nel 1939, ma è dell'anno precedente la fondazione, da parte dei due soci, della ''S.I.S.A.'' (''Società Italiana Stilografiche e Affini''), successivamente (nel 1940?) rinominata ''F.I.S.A.'' (''Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'') che è la ditta da cui ha origine la produzione delle penne marchiate [[Tabo]], sigla usata come abbreviazione della dicitura ''Tantini - Bologna''. Negli anni successivi la ragione sociale venne nuovamente cambiata in ''Stiassi e Tantini S. A.'', dicitura che appare nelle prime pubblicità delle penne [[Tabo]] risalenti agli inizi degli anni '40 e nella registrazione del marchio [[Tabo]] ({{Marchio|62556}}) del settembre del 1940.
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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>
  
Le serie dei modelli [[Tabo]] della fine degli anni '30 erano prodotte in versioni diverse a seconda dei sistemi di caricamento, esistevano infatti modelli a [[pulsante di fondo]], denominati [[Tabo Mentis|Mentis]], e modelli con caricamento a depressione simile a quello della [[Vacumatic]] denominati [[Tabo Trasparente|Trasparente]] oltre che modelli sfaccettati con il più ordinario [[caricamento a levetta]], simili alla [[Omas Extra]], identificati con la cifra ''1931''. Infine sono presenti anche [[Tabo Rientrante|modelli]] [[safety|rientranti]] in ebanite o [[overlay|rivestiti]], molto simili a quelli presenti nella produzione [[Montegrappa]], denominati con un codice numero a quattro cifre.  
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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.  
  
Oltre ai precedenti modelli marcati [[Tabo]], che costituivano la produzione di maggior pregio e che non hanno nulla da invidiare sul piano della qualità alle penne degli altri principali costruttori italiani, l'azienda realizzò anche stilografiche di seconda fascia, ad un prezzo minore, utilizzando una serie di sottomarche come ''StyBy'', ''[[Stibi]]'', ''EsseTibi'', ''[[S.T.B.]]''.
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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|Una [[Tabo S]] ]]
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[[Image:Tabo-S-Brown-Capped.jpg|thumb|A [[Tabo S]] ]]
  
Nel dopoguerra l'azienda dovette affrontare la crescita della concorrenza e l'impatto dell'introduzione delle resine plastiche nella produzione di stilografiche, la cui diffusione andava rapidamente aumentando anche in Europa. Le linee vennero riviste passando al [[caricamento a stantuffo]], venne introdotta la linea [[Vertex]] a pennino coperto (sostituita poi dalla [[Tabo V]]) e le due linee [[Tabo S|S]] e [[Tabo CO|CO]] ad indicare rispettivamente i modelli con pennino scoperto e con cappuccio metallico (CO è l'acronimo di ''Cappuccio Oro''). <noinclude>
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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>
  
La fine della produzione della [[Tabo]] viene fatta coincidere con quella della azienda madre (la [[Stiassi e Tantini]]) che chiuse le attività nel 1948. Data l'elevata qualità costruttiva, che non ha nulla da invidiare a quella delle altre marche italiane più famose, le penne [[Tabo]] sono considerate di elevato interesse collezionistico.
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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.
  
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|  1939 || La ''Stiassi e Tantini'' chiude, sostituta dalla  ''S.I.S.A.'' (''Società Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'')
 
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|  1940?<ref>data incerta, si suppone l'anno seguente la fondazione della ''S.I.S.A.''</ref> || La  ''S.I.S.A.'' diventa la ''F.I.S.A.'' (''Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche e Affini'')
 
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|  1941?<ref>data indicativa, si intendono i primi anni '40</ref>  || La  ''F.I.S.A.'' diventa la ''Stiassi e Tantini S. A.''
 
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|  1948 || La ''Stiassi e Tantini S. A.'' chiude le attività
 
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| [[Tabo Trasparente|Trasparente]] || 19XX || XX, ?
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| [[Tabo S|S]] || 19XX || XX, ?
 
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| [[Tabo V|V]] || 19XX || XX, ?
 
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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.

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.

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Brand advertising
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Instructions sheet
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History

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.[1]

The Tabo series of late 30's were produced in different versions depending on the filling systems as there were button filler models, called Mentis, and depression filler models, similar to the Vacumatic, called 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 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..

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 S and 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).

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.

Chronology

Year Event
1939 the company introduces the Tabo Rientrante (guess date, stands for the end of '30s)
1939 the company introduces the Tabo Trasparente (guess date, stands for the end of '30s)
1939 the company introduces the Tabo Mentis (guess date, stands for the end of '30s)
1939 Stiassi e Tantini become S.I.S.A. (Società Italiana Stilografiche e Affini) and starts usinig Tabo trademark
1940 S.I.S.A. (owner of Tabo trademark) become F.I.S.A. (Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche e Affini) (approximate date[2])
1946 the company introduces the Tabo S
1946 the company introduces the Vertex
1946 the company introduces the Tabo V
1946 the company introduces the Tabo CO

External references

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Notes

  1. as resulting from this extract.
  2. supposed few time after S.I.S.A. foundation