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<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Fratelli Cavaliere}}</noinclude>[[File:Universal-Laminata-Cavaliere-Inscr.jpg|thumb|upright| ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' trademark punch]]
<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Fratelli Cavaliere}}</noinclude>[[File:Universal-Laminata-Cavaliere-Inscr.jpg|thumb|upright| ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' trademark punch]]
Although not strictly a fountain pens manufacturer, the ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' has a significant role in the Italian fountain pen history, as it is at the apex in the [[overlay]] processing that are found in pens distributed by many other brands. Therefore, even in the absence of a production marked explicitly ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' is quite common to find pens bearing the company logo: a horseshoe intersected by a stylus, with the words ''"Fabbrica penne oro e fermagli"'',<ref>on the Letizia Jacopini book is reported as "Marca di fabbrica, C.P.E. Milano N. 61375", but unfortunately it does not appear in the online archive of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato.</ref> but also, less known, the ''Linda Darnes'' punch (wife of founder Giuseppe Cavaliere) shown in the picture.
Although not strictly a fountain pens manufacturer, the ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' has a significant role in the Italian fountain pen history, as it is at the apex in the [[overlay]] processing that are found in pens distributed by many other brands. Therefore, even in the absence of a production marked explicitly ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' is quite common to find pens bearing the company logo: a horseshoe intersected by a stylus, showed in the side picture, registered with the words ''"Fabbrica penne oro e fermagli"'',<ref>the full image is on the Letizia Jacopini book where is reported as "Marca di fabbrica, C.P.E. Milano N. 61375", while in [[:File:1928-01-FratelliCavaliere-Envelope.jpg|this envelop]] is mentioned "C.C.I. Milano N. 61375", but unfortunately this trademark does not appear in the archive of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato.</ref> The company production can also identified, by the less known ''Linda Darnes'' punch (wife of founder Giuseppe Cavaliere) shown in the picture below.
[[File:Stampigliatura-Linda-Darnes.svg|thumb|100px|left|''Linda Darnes'' punch]]
[[File:Stampigliatura-Linda-Darnes.svg|thumb|100px|left|''Linda Darnes'' punch]]
The company was based in Milan, in Via Cesare da Sesto 12 and was active from the 20s to 50s. It is not known a founding date but Letizia Jacopini indicates the mid-20s, and the full name of ''"Prima Fabbrica Nazionale Penne Oro e Matite"''. Its [[overlay]]s can be found on pens of the most famous brands like [[Montblanc]], [[Kaweco]], [[Astoria]], [[Waterman]], [[Columbus]], and other less known as [[Omega]], [[Europe]], [[Aurea]]. The company catalogs reported hundreds of motifs and decorations available.
The company was based in Milan, in Via Cesare da Sesto 12 and was active from the 20s to 50s. It is not known a founding date but Letizia Jacopini indicates the mid-20s, and the full name of ''"Prima Fabbrica Nazionale Penne Oro e Matite"'' but according to what is reported in this [[:File:1937-AnnuarioIndustriale-ProvMI-p808.jpg|yearbook page]] its foundation would be in [[1912]]. Its [[overlay]]s can be found on pens of the most famous brands like [[Montblanc]], [[Kaweco]], [[Astoria]], [[Waterman]], [[Columbus]], and other less known as [[Omega]], [[Europa]], [[Aurea]]. The company catalogs reported hundreds of motifs and decorations available.
In addition to [[overlay]] products for other brands it is believed that the company direct production is linked to various brand names. The main one is probably ''[[Universal]]'' for there are may sample with the brand punch, other are ''[[Ideal]]'' and ''[[Anglo-Amer]]''. But ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' it's best known for the production of the beautiful [[overlay]]s made on behalf of [[Waterman]], for which the company officially became the producer in the years around 1931/32,<ref>following wat said by Letizia Iacopini [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/leiacopi/waterman_fset.htm here].</ref> wich are among the finest of that period.
[[File:1928-01-FratelliCavaliere-Envelope.jpg|thumb|An envelope from January 1928]]
In addition to [[overlay]] products for other brands it is believed that the company direct production is linked to various brand names. The main one is probably ''[[Universal Cavaliere|Universal]]'' for there are may sample with the brand punch, other are ''[[Ideal]]'' and ''[[Anglo-Amer]]''; for this latest trademark (more precisely for the ''"THE ANGLO AMER fountain pen"'') the company claims to be and agent in the envelope shown by side; we still don't know if this is related to the [[Angloamer]] trademark.
The ''Fratelli Cavaliere'' it's best known for the production of the beautiful [[overlay]]s made on behalf of [[Waterman]], for which the company officially became the producer at least since [[1929]] (as it results from [[:File:1929-05-FratelliCavaliere-Invoice.jpg|this invoice]]), which are considered among the most refined of the time. Between [[1932]] and [[1934]]<ref>the last advertisement found that still reports company Rag. D. Capra as agent is [[:File:1932-04-Waterman-Models.jpg|this one]] of April 1932, while the first relating to the new agent is [[:File:1934-03-Waterman-Cavaliere-9x.jpg|this one]] of March 1934.</ref> the Cavaliere brothers also become exclusive agents for Italy of [[Waterman]], with the passage the agents office to the new headquarters in Via Camperio 9. The management of the representation was carried out by Carlo and Giuseppe Cavaliere, while Aldo continued to follow the production activities.
* http://xoomer.virgilio.it/leiacopi/waterman_fset.htm
* http://forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=7007&p=88763
The later history of the company is quite uncertain; in the "Annuario Industriale della provincia di Milano" of [[1939]] (at [[:File:1939-AnnuarioIndustriale-ProvMI-p870.jpg|page 870]]) but from [[1937]] the head office is listed at Viale Papiniano 38 and the reported owner is Alessio Cavaliere. On the other hand, there is no mention of the company in the [[1956]] "Annuario generale dell'industria e del prodotto italiano" (General yearbook of Italian industry and products), which presumably allows an upper limit to be placed on the closure of the company, but it still turns out (e.g. from this [[:File:Waterman-CF-Istruzioni-Ext.jpg|instruction leaflet]]) that commercial agency for [[Waterman]] was maintained by ''Carlo Cavaliere'' at least until the mid-1950s.
==External references==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090728021255/http://xoomer.virgilio.it/leiacopi/waterman_fset.htm] Discontinued page on the overlays made for [[Waterman]], aged
* [http://forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=7007&p=88763] Discussion on the FountainPen.it Forum about an overlay attributable to the company
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