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Th company was founded in 1900[1] and it is known for its metal working. No clear data on its origin are known but it was based in Pforzheim and a 1901 patent (nº CH-24220) shows Georg Fend e Karl Fend as assigner, so we assume they are the foundeers. The company is also known for the production of pens with high quality overlay in rolled gold metal or silver, which were also used by other manufacturers for their models. It is also believed to be the producer of most overlays used by Montblanc in the '20s and '30s.
L'azienda è però molto più nota per la sua produzione di matite meccaniche capaci di mantenere ed utilizzare diverse mine di diversi colori, commercializzate con il marchio Norma, di cui esistono molteplici pubblicità, come quelle riportate sotto. Nel 1930 circa[2] fondò una filiale estera a Milano (sotto il nome "Fratelli Fend di E. Fend") nota per la produzione di laminate e rientranti di buona qualità (l'azienda era specializzata nella produzione di rivestimenti) che venivano distribuite con il marchio Fendograph. Fra i modelli conosciuti c'è la Fend Norma dal particolare pennino conico.
Also in the '30s in the United States was present with the Norma brand the company Norma Multicolor, Inc., New York, NY, also producing mechanical pencils. It remained active until 1967. In the '50s it produced models made entirely of metal. Sometime Norma Multicolor is indicated as another Fend branch, but it seems more likely to be a completely different company.
Riferimenti esterni
- http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/norma.pencils.html
- http://www.roger-russell.com/normapg.htm
- http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/228874-could-someone-tell-me-anything-about-this-pen
Note
- ↑ for the date we take as reference this FPN thread and not the 1899 mentioned by other sites and by the Lambrou book.
- ↑ secondo quanto riportato nel libro di Letizia Jacopini, che parla di primi anni '30.