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I'm interested in finding out more about this brand. I know the pens were/are made in Italy but not much else. I've seen exactly one example. It is black and has a hooded nib much like the Aurora. The body unscrews from the section to reveal a plunger fill mechanism that appears to almost be an ink converter with a push/pull plunger instead of a screw type converter. The nib has no tipping material and the tip is formed by folding over the tines at the end, then polishing them to a rounded profile. It is gold colored, but no markings about gold content. The feed appears to be hard rubber. The cap is gold toned but again, no marking as to gold content.

Can anyone fill in some of the blanks or better yet, point me toward a reference?

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Aster were part of the vast Settimo Torinese band of small scale producers probably active from the 30's to the 50's like most were. I once had a very pretty 30's button filled Aster with a very flexible 14kt nib. A goodly number of their products were aimed at the lower end of the market as far as I know.

 

Letitia Jacopini's book on Italian pens would be the definitive source of information.

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Aster were part of the vast Settimo Torinese band of small scale producers probably active from the 30's to the 50's like most were. I once had a very pretty 30's button filled Aster with a very flexible 14kt nib. A goodly number of their products were aimed at the lower end of the market as far as I know.

 

Letitia Jacopini's book on Italian pens would be the definitive source of information.

 

Yes it would if only I had a copy. :embarrassed_smile:

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