Mengoni

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Although the Mengoni name is found on some Minerva models, it is not related to a brand as such but related to the production done for Virginio Mengoni, owner of one of the most important pens and writing materials shop of Milan, placed first in Corso Vittorio Emanuele and then in Via Cantu, whose activities began in 1934.[1]

In the 30s Mengoni joined Edward Russo Webber for the production of Saratoga, for which it is co-holder of the first registration trademark (Reg. Gen. N. 63047), the trademark on the shape of the arrow clip (Reg. Gen. N. 63465) used in earlier models, and the Inco brand (Reg. Gen. N. 63398) used for the Standard version of 40s and for inkwells.

The Saratoga partnership did not last long, at least judging by the subsequent re-registration of the trademark (Reg. Gen. N. 64297) by Webber exclusively in his name. After the war Mengoni still continued his pens production, though branded Saratoga's (Reg. Gen. N. 78484). It is a of low quality production geared towards the market low end, produced presumably in the Settimo Torinese district, with desk pens and piston filler models.

Oltre alle Saratoga's, è riconducibile a Mengoni la produzione F.O.R.T., marchio rinvenuto su dei modelli Minerva, risultando egli titolare dello stesso (Reg. Gen. N. 63662). Sono altresì riconducibili alle attività di Mengoni i marchi Fonteblu (Reg. Gen. N. 63376), Inch (Reg. Gen. N. 63413) e Coloniale (Reg. Gen. N. 67310). L'attività proseguì fino al 1957, anno di chiusura delle attività dell'azienda di Mengoni.

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  1. reference for these data are from Letizia Jacopini book "La storia della stilografica in Italia".