Well, I just got my first Italian FP, an Ipsilon Aurora in yellow. I am definitely impressed.

No, no, I couldn't possibly...

Well, on second thought...

Not that my answer would pertain in any way to the topic of this thread, but I am happy that you like your Graf. I have the GvFC in pernambucco and it's a wonderful pen (and in retrospect I would not recant any of the many good things that I mentioned in said review).

Regarding the pen-buying moratorium, I am on one as well! Have been sucessful for the last 4 ["four" sic!] months. Actually, I think this is partly due to espresso making, a new hobby that has absorbed a great part of my freetime. With the monetary potential lurking behind all these fancy machines, though, I regret that instead of excercising containment, I have just opened up Pandora's box once again with a new costly hobby.

Thanks for expressing your pen envy with respect to my collection (no Freudian implications intended ). I feel honored.

You have a lot of beautiful italian pens, modern and vintage. My italian collection is very little. I will shot a pic with them all in one, and other pics separated by color of the pens. But of course it is just to try to be like yours, also if I have no possibilities.

I will post the three italian pens I got: 2005 Omas Arte Italiana Paragon, 2002 Omas 360 Colonial and 1997 Omas 360 Magnum. All three have some of the most flexible I have written with. I don't write them anymore. I mostly write with my vintage Parkers or my MBs. I am however looking for a nice Omas celluloid but I have other priorities so I stopped collecting Italian pens for a while.

A Monte Nero, a Montegrappa subbrand:







This celluloid is really wild.


Tony

It'd been a long time since I came and looked at this thread. My bank account is telling me why. Lord, those are some beautiful collections. How on earth do you all decide what to write with?

And Roberto, a specific one for you. How old are those vest pocket pens?

Here's my small collection of mostly Italians. Sorry for the pic of MB which I know is not Italian! Hope you enjoy.

Pens shown:

Visconti Opera Club Blue Typhoon F
Visconti Wall Street Standard Edition Grey M
MontBlanc 146 GT F
Aurora 88 small version F
Krone Daddy O What a Dish M

I can't seem to find this pen...Where did you get it? Or is it called something else?

Yes it is called something else but I don't know it. I bought it from a dude on ebay for some euros so I don't know if it is original or not, but compared to the original Montegrappa Siusi it seems having same quality except for the nib, that in this white pen is awful.

Wow, loving these collections. For someone who had an Italian surname for a while, not having an Italian pen in her collection is either an oversight or (something else). (I've got my eye on a Visconti. Maybe.)

I am loving (read: coveting) those safeties. I think it was Roberto's post. SahWEET!

I now have a small collection of 12 Italian Pens. Here they are:
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Ancora Perla
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Visconti Opera Club Cherry Blossom
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Visconti Wall Street
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Visconti Blue Pericles
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Signum Orione
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OMAS Ogiva
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Krone Moderne in Blue Cellophane
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Krone Boulder Thunderbird
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Krone Daddy-O
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Marlen XXI in .925 Sterling
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Stipula Etruria Volterra LE - #73 of 193 Made Worldwide
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And - YES - You didn't know this pen is Italian did you? It is a Sheaffer Valor - and the Valor is handcrafted in Italy so I am claiming it as Italian (albeit it is "Italian American") The gold ring on the cap is clearly engraved "ITALY".

Suprise!!!!!!!!!!

John
Krewalk.com

Yeah I saw that pen on ebay and was tempted to buy it but was using the idea that...TOO good to be true then it must not be true. So I'm not sure whether to go back and see if I can buy one....How bad is the nib? Is there anyway to replace it? Just some ideas. Maybe you can replace it or something.

Delta Trofeo Giulietta - a gift from a fellow Alfista

Looking at these pens I think there not so many Marlen around the world, are they?

One year back, if someone would told me that I will post pen pictures on an internet forum, I would have laughed at him. Now ...

Here is my and my girlfriends collection (davidv7 & shushtica):

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Visconti Pericle 2001 - smooth as it gets ...

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Omas 360 Mezzo (violet is my girlfriend's, the blue is mine). This pen has a unique mechanism for loading cartridges. Mine is the smoothest writer that I own

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Delta Dolce Vita Oversize duo - our engagement presents However the pens aren't really identical ... The craftsmanship is terrific, gorgeous writers and soo beautifull!
Amazing pen.

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Aurora Ipsilon - my everyday writer - there is something special about Aurora nibs

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Visconti Ragtime II with a guilloche pattern and piston fill - seamless writer and a very light pen, however info on this model is very scarce

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Marlen Nature Sempreverde - a fantastic lightweight piston filler with a smooth 18k gold nib - if someone has more info on this one will be apreciated

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Visconti Opera Club Nordic Blue - the latest conquest - more beautiful than any picture can show - great writer

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here it is our little family of Italian pens

I just recently obtained some Italians--Delta Maasai fountain pen and rollerball:




But wow, this thread is enticing... those Visconti's and Montegrappa's!

I have just joined the forum and what better way to get started than by showing off some of my Italians.

Delta Planets
Delta Alfa Romeo Trofeo Giulietta
Delta Profili
Omas Milord-Chocolate Brown
Montegrappa Symphony-Turquoise
Visconti Wall Street-Blue
Visconti Opera-Typhoon Blue
Stipula Dallas Edition Amber Celluloid 24/55
Stipula Novecento Rex-002/925 (purchased new from Regina Martini and still uninked)
Stipula Etruria Amber Celluloid

The Montegrappa with 18K fine nib, the Omas with 18K fine nib and the Etruria with 14K fine nib are among the top ten writers in my collection.

More to come.

Beautiful pens!
Welcome to the forum and FPN, too

Bill

Wow after seeing all these amazing Italian pens you guys have I feel a bit ashamed for having only 6 but here they are never the less and I hope you will enjoy the pictures.


My Italian pens are:

1.Visconti Copernicus LE
2.Visconti Rinascimenta Star Dust
3.Omas Paragon
4.Omas Ogiva
5.Delta Israel 60 LE
6.Delta Dolce Vita OS

Its amazing how well Italians pens are.They are both beautiful and great to write with.

some AURORA safetys 1920s to 2007:
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I have none.

purpledog

I have five: two Atellan tales rollerballs, two Dot Com pens, and a Journal.

Is the first the Umberto Nobile one?

Yes, it is

Hello all.

These are my Auroras:
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Left to right:
1. 88 large size black gold trim M
2. 88 large size vermeil M
3. Optima black gold trim M
4. Optima black gold Italic
5. Italian Flag LE:
a. Red F
b. White M
c. Green B
6. 88 Demo chrome trim LE M
7. Benvenuto Cellini - Hong Kong Commemoration M

My other Italians:
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1. Montegrappa Classica black M
2. Montegrappa Extra parchment M
3. Montegrappa Extra 1930 marbled green B
4. Montegrappa Extra 1930 turtle brown M
5. Visconti Opera Club honey almond M
6. Visconti Wall Street red B
7. Visconti Van Gogh blue M

Amazing collection. You need now to go towards the Auroloide Optimas...
You don't like Talentum or Ipsilon? They are nice pens too. The steel nib of the Ipsilon is excellent.

These are my favorite in your collection!

It was a nice day yesterday so I snapped some pics outside. Here's a group of Delta Lever Filling Limited Editions from my collection. I love Delta lever fillers. Great size and weight (big but not overly heavy), beautiful nibs, unusual trim, and very reliable. From left to right:
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Pompeii (celluloid)
Collosseum
Nazareth 2000
20th Anniversary Edition
Maasai
Native American
Tuareg (Very underrated, IMO. Nice shape and size, and this one has a great factory stub.)
Indios
La Citta Reale (celluloid)
Caruso (celluloid)

Ones that got away- I had an Inuit lever filler, but prefer the pen with the silver trim, so now I have the cartridge filling version. Also, the Nazareth 2000 is #2. Had one which I sold several years ago, which I missed greatly. Luckily, this one came along last year, at a good price and with a fantastic Minuskin stub to boot. When I originally sold the Nazareth I also let my Venezia go. I still miss that one...

Wow. I really like the four on the right, especially the Tuareg (? blue one). Is the clip the shape of a sword? LOVE IT! Next favorite is La Citta Reale.

Hrm... I have only the one, a Visconti Metropolis, but now... I'm trying to resist temptation!

I love the Tuareg too, but now I see I really need the lever filler version.

How about a Surgens?
Gerry

Gerry, that Surgens is stunning! I'd never heard of that make before. That faceted striped theme is striking. Are they rather rare to find?

I think my favorite material is the Pompeii. They're all great though!

Yes, the clip on the Tuareg is a sword. There's a c/c version that's unusual in that it has bands of white resin for the cap and barrel bands instead of the sterling silver trim on the lever filled version.

Thanks.
There up for sale in the "For Sale" forum. I don't use them.

Thank you for the compliment. I do like the Auroloides. Unfortunately, the only shop here where Auroras are sold, stopped importing them since late 90's and all that they have are the old stocks. No Auroloides. But there's always online shopping

My latest Italian addition.

Aurora Nobeli LE

Here's my trio!
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Aurora Nobile...

You say Tometo and I say Tomato
Thanks for correcting me,this is the second time I get the pens name wrong

Mine really don't compare to many here, but:



Stipulas: LA 91, Ventidue, Duetto, Made for Levenger
Viscontis: Rag Time II, Van Gogh maxi, midi, midi, Ponte Vechio, Skeleton, Copernicus, Opera, Rinacimento




Montegrappa Harmony
OMAS: 360 Mezzo, 360 Magnum, Demonstrator, Arco Milord Celluloid, Tokyo, L. E. Marconi
Nettuno: Barracuda, Skipper



Underwood london (Italian company)
Marlen: Chagal, Journal, Continenti
Krone: Metaphor, Daddy O, Hyperbole
Marlen HTF Limited Edition
Lalex 1938
Marlen Shuttle


Delta: 366, 365, Dolce Vita Stout, Fluida, Corona De Aragon, Planet
Parafanalia BP



Stipula Novecento Chromo (missing-on its way to Italy for a new nib) box.
Nettuno Dolphin
Ancora Gioconda, Perla
Parafanalia Pinninfarina BP, FP
Aurora: SOLE LE, Thesi



And of course:

Piquadro pen cases (how'd that Nakaya get in there?????).

need to add some more AURORA limiteds: 80th, Leonardo, Papa, Verdi

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Great pens, dude!!

Excellent collection.
One curiosity: I own a Journal, but yours seem to have the clip on the wrong side?

Is that a special version and is the placement of the clip justified by some technical feature?

Thanks. Congrats again....

Cheers,

Andrea

That's because that particular one is a rollerball, and that is where they put the clip for RB's. They also had a limited edition Journal that was in a cream color, and actually had clips on the cap and body...

Doug C, thanks for posting a pic of a Ponte Vecchio. I have two of the three colors that Visconti made. I like the pens, though they are quite small. They are excellent quality and write well. I am surprized that I never, bar none never, see these pens depicted or for sale. Are they so rare?

Unfortunately, I am photo impaired, so I can only look at these marvelous contributions.

FrankB, this is another one that is a rollerball (I went through a period where I got fed up with the new fountain pens I bought now working correctly, and just bought the RB equivilent-something I regret nowadays).

It is very beautiful, but another mistake I made was not buying the version that has the silver trim. I have gotten rid of my of my gold trim pens. I just fell in love this with color. I think it is called Vesuvius.

I don't see them up for sale much either, and I can only guess that they were a fairly limited edition.

Hello,

I just wanted to give a quick update to one of my favourite threads here.



If you compare this pic with the post #31 you will understand that a lot of work has been done this year!

I am especially proud of my last purchase: the Paragon old style. I will ink it in this weekend for the first time to use it throughout the workweek.

Have a nice week end everybody from the Italian forum!

Ciao,

Andre

Diplomat, you have the Celestial Blue Aurora Talentum, I am so jealous!
What is the last pen on the right in that nice green material?

My Italians...

Visconti





Delta



Omas



Aurora



Stipula




I also have 2 Montegrappa Micras (one charcoal and one white) that have not been photographed yet, as well as 2 other very special Montegrappas coming my way by Christmastime...