Modifiche

In 1932 a cheap model was launched, the [[Special 8]]; it was a [[lever filler]] (but also a [[safety]] was available), in black or marbled [[hard rubber]] with an metal alloy nib (but it appears also with gold nib), still in [[flat-top]] style but with an octagonal cap head. Then was introduced also the series [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]], a mid-range pen compared to the [[Superluxe]], also a [[lever filler]], with gold nib, and produced in different colours and slightly tapered shapes, with truncated cone ends for cap and body in the style of the [[Superluxe]], but with simpler finishing.

In 1932 a cheap model was launched, the [[Special 8]]; it was a [[lever filler]] (but also a [[safety]] was available), in black or marbled [[hard rubber]] with an metal alloy nib (but it appears also with gold nib), still in [[flat-top]] style but with an octagonal cap head. Then was introduced also the series [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]], a mid-range pen compared to the [[Superluxe]], also a [[lever filler]], with gold nib, and produced in different colours and slightly tapered shapes, with truncated cone ends for cap and body in the style of the [[Superluxe]], but with simpler finishing.

The next year another models reorganization was made, the [[Special 8]] and [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]] were provided with a sword-shaped clip inserted laterally in the cap; as a consequence of this on the economy line [[Special 8]] the octagonal cap head was removed, and it became an ordinary [[flat-top]]. Finally the '''[[Superluxe|Superluxe Grosse Containance]]'' was introduced, a model of larger size and ink capacity, with a wide band on the cap in the style of the [[Patrician]].  

The next year another models reorganization was made, the [[Special 8]] and [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]] were provided with a sword-shaped clip inserted laterally in the cap; as a consequence of this on the economy line [[Special 8]] the octagonal cap head was removed, and it became an ordinary [[flat-top]]. Finally the '''[[Superluxe|Superluxe Grosse Containance]]'' was introduced, a model of larger size and ink capacity, with a wide band on the cap in the style of the [[Patrician]].

Around [[1935]]<ref>the date is reported in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131217133442/http://bayard.penandco.com/accueil_us.html here] but the oldest available advertisement showing these variations is [[:File:1936-12-Bayard-Models.jpg|this one]] of 1936.</ref>  the [[Superluxe]] cap rings were replaced by by a band decorated with a different pattern, and the clip too was changed to a tie/spear shape, losing the ''Bayard'' imprint. In [[1937]] a model with an intermediate size between the [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]] and the [[Superluxe]] was introduced. It was called [[Special Luxe]], and made by marbled colored celluloid,  with the usual decorated band on the cap, which decoration was amended the following year. In [[1938]],<ref>date is uncertain, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601100021/http://paperandco.com/blog/2011/10/stylo-plume-bayard-sans-peur-et-sans-reproche this page] reports 1939, but the name is citen in some December 1938 advertising, so we assume this year.</ref> following the trend introduced by the [[Vacumatic]], [[Bayard]] introduced a new model equipped with transparent barrel to stem the ink level vision, called [[Niveauclair]].

Around [[1935]]<ref>the date is reported in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131217133442/http://bayard.penandco.com/accueil_us.html here] but the oldest available advertisement showing these variations is [[:File:1936-12-Bayard-Models.jpg|this one]] of 1936.</ref>  the [[Superluxe]] cap rings were replaced by by a band decorated with a different pattern, and the clip too was changed to a tie/spear shape, losing the ''Bayard'' imprint. In [[1937]] a model with an intermediate size between the [[Bayard Luxe|Luxe]] and the [[Superluxe]] was introduced. It was called [[Special Luxe]], and made by marbled colored celluloid,  with the usual decorated band on the cap, which decoration was amended the following year. In [[1938]],<ref>date is uncertain, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601100021/http://paperandco.com/blog/2011/10/stylo-plume-bayard-sans-peur-et-sans-reproche this page] reports 1939, but the name is citen in some December 1938 advertising, so we assume this year.</ref> following the trend introduced by the [[Vacumatic]], [[Bayard]] introduced a new model equipped with transparent barrel to stem the ink level vision, called [[Niveauclair]].

[[File:194x-Bayard-Excelsior-Instro-Back.jpg|thumb|Instruction for the [[Excelsior]] model]]

[[File:194x-Bayard-Excelsior-Instro-Back.jpg|thumb|Instruction for the [[Excelsior]] model]]