The company, unlike the rival [[OMAS]], suffered heavy damage from bombing, the plants were destroyed in [[1945]] and raw materials and archives were lost. But despite this after the war there was a great effort to rebuild the business. In [[1947]], following the new market trends dictated by the [[Parker 51]], [[Aurora]] introduced an [[hooded nib]] model. The design of the pen was entrusted to the architect [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Nizzoli Marcello Nizzoli]: the [[Aurora 88|88]] was a masterpiece of the [[Aurora]] production, and obtained a great success. | The company, unlike the rival [[OMAS]], suffered heavy damage from bombing, the plants were destroyed in [[1945]] and raw materials and archives were lost. But despite this after the war there was a great effort to rebuild the business. In [[1947]], following the new market trends dictated by the [[Parker 51]], [[Aurora]] introduced an [[hooded nib]] model. The design of the pen was entrusted to the architect [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Nizzoli Marcello Nizzoli]: the [[Aurora 88|88]] was a masterpiece of the [[Aurora]] production, and obtained a great success. |