Translations:Ancora/23/en

Model list

The table below lists pages devoted to Ancora models, with a production start date and a discontinuation date; keep in mind, however, that in many cases these dates, particularly the discontinuation date, may simply be indicative.

	Production started	Production ended
Modelli iniziali Ancora	1918	1930
Ancora Flat-top	1929	1937
Ancora Duplex	1933	1945
Dama e Maxima	1937	1955
Ancora Serie 4	1937	1955
Ancora Serie 24	1937	1955
Ancora Lusso	1948	1955
Calamus	1949	1955

Chronology

Year	Event
1918	Giuseppe Zanini opens an activity named Arti Grafiche - Giuseppe Zanini, is the origin of the company
1920	Giuseppe Zanini founds the Fabbrica e Commercio di Penne Stilografiche e Raffinati Oggetti per Arti Grafiche
1924	Giuseppe Zanini establish his Fabbrica di penne stilografiche e commercio, stampe in genere e riproduzioni opere d'arte
1925	the company carries the production to Sesto Calende
1927	the company introduces the Rapid sub-brand for safety with precious metal overlays (guess date^[1])
1929	first known trademark registration (Reg. Gen. N. 40112) for Ancora
1930	the company introduces celluloid models (guess date)
1933	the company introduces the Ancora Duplex ^[2]
1937	the company introduces the Maxima (guess date, coincident with the trademark registration, Reg. Gen. N. 56843)
1937	the company introduces the Da-Ma (guess date, coincident with the trademark registration, Reg. Gen. N. 56845)
1938	the company carries the production to Arona^[3]
1948	the company introduces the Ancora Lusso (guess date, from the oldest advertisement found)
1949	the company introduces the Calamus (guess date, stands for the end of '40s)
1975	the company ceases operations

↑ all dates referring to features or models introduction for the Ancora pens are guessed and marked as such, because there are no catalogs or listings with clear data; so the cited year is always an approximation, referring to a wider time period (with two year less or more than the used value).
↑ from trademark registration.
↑ date is taken from an article published on "Illustrazione Italiana", in an insert dedicated to autarkic productions, published as supplement to N. 17 of 1938, which reported the news that the production in the new plant in Arona would be starting in days.

[ancora-1] tes referring to features or models introduction for the Ancora pens are guessed and marked as such, because there are no catalogs or listings with clear data; so the cited year is always an approximation, referring to a wider time period (with two year less or more than the used value).

[2] rom trademark registration.

[3] te is taken from an article published on "Illustrazione Italiana", in an insert dedicated to autarkic productions, published as supplement to N. 17 of 1938, which reported the news that the production in the new plant in Arona would be starting in days.

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