Posted a similar thread in the Italian section but thought I should also try here.

Just bought an unusual vintage safety pen on Ebay with the only mark being 'Mondiale'. I think it may be connected to the Italian brand Mondial LUS but wondered if anyone else might be able to provide any info on it ?

I'll post better pictures when it arrives but for now this is the best there is.

Cheers

The pens arrived and it's lovely. The white metal does look as if it's silver.... but the gold ? Off to the jewellers tomorrow ro check.

Not sure if more pics will help as there's been no response so far. But it's quite pretty.

Another pic.

Extremely pretty but..where's the nib?

It's a safety pen so the nib is retracted into the body of the pen. One reason it can have the stubby cap.

Kurt

I know what a safety pen is and how they work, I'm just saying that identification might be a bit easier if we could see the nib screwed out.

Nibs a replacement steel nib - 'Rostfrei' - possibly germanic ? But not a help in trying to identify it. At first glance jeweller thought it might be silver and gold so I've left it for him to test. Could be lucky...... then again.

jhmclearly,

Did you ever find out more about the pen? What did the jeweler say about the metals?

I believe that Mondiale was an alternative way of spelling or marketing Mondial.
See this pentrace article on Umberto Legnani:
http://www.pentrace.net/penbase/Data_Retur...icle.asp?id=406


QM2

Hello

Thanks for the link. It does suggest that I was right in my initial thoughts as to its origins.

Slightly unfortunately it turned out to be brass and silver, rather than gold and silver, but even so it is a lovely pen.

Still a bit of a bargain considering what I paid for it.

Cheers

John

I agree that even with brass it is a great find. I have a BCHR Mondial from 1928 and it is a very nice, durable pen. I hope yours is functional and you are able to use it. If you ever decide to sell it, PM me and I may be interested!


QM2