Colorado

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The Colorado brand distinguishes, rather than a company, a single pen. For long time these pens, because of the filling system (a so called "stantuffo tuffante"), were attributed to Omas but they are a completely independent brand, linked to the activities of Orlando Quadretti who also holds the trademark registration (Reg. Gen. N. 75447). [1]

The creation of the pen is linked to the activities of the Quadretti store, dating from 1938-39, which specialized in the sale of fountain pens, and the prototype of the pen, still in possession of the heirs, was built around the 1939. At that time it was in vogue the trend of "double" pens (launched by the Zerollo and continued with other models such as the Itala) able to write with two different colors.

Unlike the two mentioned models the Colorado is characterized by a construction with two half scissor-like pens that slide one over the other up to be disposed in opposition to 180°. Passing the cap from side to side was therefore faster switch from one writing to another. In addition, the hinge scissor mechanism can be considered less delicate than the much more complex mechanisms of the other two mentioned models.

Della penna, realizzata in celluloide si conoscono la versione nera (la più comune) e delle versioni anellate nei colori grigio e rosso/marrone o screziate (grigio e marrone). La produzione avveniva comunque in proprio anche se i pennini erano acquistati da una ditta di Bologna a fatti marchiare "Quadretti". La produzione comunque, visto il rapido passare della moda, fu piuttosto ridotta, sia in termini di esemplari che di estensione temporale, cosa che rende la penna alquanto rara.

Benché la Colorado sia l'unico modello con questo nome, è nota una ulteriore produzione marchiata "Quadretti" risalenti probabilmente ai primi anni '40, costituita da penne in celluloide con pennino ordinario, anch'esso marchiato "Quadretti". La produzione pare essersi definitivamente interrotta nel dopoguerra.

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  1. as described in the Letizia Jacopini book, this attribution is due to the Gian Stefano Germano work, who attribute it to him in the book "Storia Universale della Stilografica", and is confirmed by the direct testimony of the son of Orlando Quadretti and by the documents on the registration of Trademarks of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato.