My Collection Of Italian Pens

[daynix]

Thought it might be interesting to start a thread to display our collections, or our favorite Italian beauties. Here's mine -

 

1. Zenith

2. Aurora 88

3-5 Omas

6-8 Columbus

9 Montegrappa

10 Olo Lussa

11-12?

13. Astura

14. Helios

15. Columbus - in very bad shape

[markiv]

Quite a nice collection you have there

Omas and Columbus FTW!

[dcpritch]

Nice pens! I love the 1st and 3rd Columbus pens.

 

The cap and clip of #11 look similar to the silver ray pattern on an Italstilo I have that markiv would recognize, the barrel is less discernable and the blind cap on mine matches the silver ray barrel instead of being black.

[Ambros]

Nice pens!

[daynix]

Nice pens! I love the 1st and 3rd Columbus pens.

 

The cap and clip of #11 look similar to the silver ray pattern on an Italstilo I have that markiv would recognize, the barrel is less discernable and the blind cap on mine matches the silver ray barrel instead of being black.

 

I also love the two Columbus pens you mentioned - probably my two favorites in the collection. #11 is also similar to a Columbus 65 - see my earlier post asking for identification of the pen. The pen is actually a piston filler - has a FASVAR steel nib.

[fabbale]

Nice collection Dayne

 

I LOVE COLUMBUS and your #6 (i think 134) is in a beautiful color

 

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[daynix]

Nice collection Dayne

 

I LOVE COLUMBUS and your #6 (i think 134) is in a beautiful color

 

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

Yes - it is a 134 and, I agree, is a very nice color. The black next to it is a 132, The other, a Columbus 27, is in a darker tortoise color.

[Ken W]

Beautiful pens!

 

Here are my Italians:

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/wagnerkl_2006/ItalianPens.jpg

 

From left to right:

 

1. Ideale (vintage)

2. Delta Dolce Vita Piston Filler

3. Tibaldi Iride

4. Omas Extra (vintage)

5. Omas Arco Green Celluloid

6. Omas Pearl Gray Celluloid

7. Omas Saft Green Celluloid

8. Omas Blue Royale Celluloid

9. Omas Scarlet Celluloid

10. Aurora Optima Sole LE

11. Aurora Optima 75th Anniversary LE

12. Aurora Optima Primavera LE

13. Aurora Optima Mare LE

14. Aurora Optima

 

All are piston fillers, with the exception of the Ideale which is a lever filler. There are a variety of nib sizes ranging from F to OBB, and two of them (1 and 4) have wonderful flex nibs.

[daynix]

Beautiful pens!

 

Here are my Italians:

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/wagnerkl_2006/ItalianPens.jpg

 

From left to right:

 

1. Ideale (vintage)

2. Delta Dolce Vita Piston Filler

3. Tibaldi Iride

4. Omas Extra (vintage)

5. Omas Arco Green Celluloid

6. Omas Pearl Gray Celluloid

7. Omas Saft Green Celluloid

8. Omas Blue Royale Celluloid

9. Omas Scarlet Celluloid

10. Aurora Optima Sole LE

11. Aurora Optima 75th Anniversary LE

12. Aurora Optima Primavera LE

13. Aurora Optima Mare LE

14. Aurora Optima

 

All are piston fillers, with the exception of the Ideale which is a lever filler. There are a variety of nib sizes ranging from F to OBB, and two of them (1 and 4) have wonderful flex nibs.

Very Nice - I especially like the Omas pens.

[fabbale]

Nice collection Dayne

 

I LOVE COLUMBUS and your #6 (i think 134) is in a beautiful color

 

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

Yes - it is a 134 and, I agree, is a very nice color. The black next to it is a 132, The other, a Columbus 27, is in a darker tortoise color.

 

134 is a very actrattive model IMHO

This is a rare lapis color

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_5_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_2_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_3_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_4_2.jpg

[daynix]

Nice collection Dayne

 

I LOVE COLUMBUS and your #6 (i think 134) is in a beautiful color

 

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

Yes - it is a 134 and, I agree, is a very nice color. The black next to it is a 132, The other, a Columbus 27, is in a darker tortoise color.

 

134 is a very actrattive model IMHO

This is a rare lapis color

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_5_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_2_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_3_2.jpg

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j359/loufabba/COLUMBUS/col134_4_2.jpg

 

I love the sapphire blue in just about any pen, but this is particularly nice!

[georges zaslavsky]

congrats on a nice collection

[dcpritch]

fabbale, that is a beautiful Columbus 134! And the collections shown are fantastic!

 

I have a few, though not nearly as many as others, nor as beautiful. Still, my Italian pens see regular use in my rotation.

 

Left to right, they are:

 

1. Aurora 88, semi-flex 14k M nib by Minuskin, Serial No. 730,656 (c. 1951)
2. Ferrari da Varese Yesterday, 18k B stub nib by Pendleton Brown (c. 2005)
3. Italstilo, flexible Lidov Extra M.A 14k 1.1mm nib, deco silverray celluloid (c. early 1940s)
4. Marlen Dossenus business, 18k M nib by Mottishaw (1997)
   
5. OMAS Arte Italiana Milord (old style), 18k 1.1 mm stub B nib by Minuskin (2003)
6. OMAS Extra Ogiva, 18k B stub nib by Masuyama, red vegetal resin (c. 1997)
7. OMAS Ogiva Guilloche, 18k B nib (c. 2003)
8. OMAS Revelations L.E., 18k factory stub nib (c. ?)
9. Stilnova, flexible Fulgens 14k nib (c. 1940s)
10. Tibaldi Modello 60, 18k B stub nib by Minuskin (c. 1995)
11. Visconti Portofino L.E., 18k factory stub nib (c. 2001)

Oh, and not not shown because it was in my pocket when I took the photo is a Stipula FPN Passaporto with a steel 1.1mm CI nib, a pen I've had in my pocket from the moment it arrived. Right now the Passaporto is inked with Iroshizuku kon-peki and the OMAS Revelations has Aurora Blue ink.

 

[Ken W]

Great collection! I particularly like the celluloid pattern on the Italstilo.

[daynix]

fabbale, that is a beautiful Columbus 134! And the collections shown are fantastic!

 

I have a few, though not nearly as many as others, nor as beautiful. Still, my Italian pens see regular use in my rotation.

 

Left to right, they are:

 

1. Aurora 88, semi-flex 14k M nib by Minuskin, Serial No. 730,656 (c. 1951)
2. Ferrari da Varese Yesterday, 18k B stub nib by Pendleton Brown (c. 2005)
3. Italstilo, flexible Lidov Extra M.A 14k 1.1mm nib, deco silverray celluloid (c. early 1940s)
4. Marlen Dossenus business, 18k M nib by Mottishaw (1997)
   
5. OMAS Arte Italiana Milord (old style), 18k 1.1 mm stub B nib by Minuskin (2003)
6. OMAS Extra Ogiva, 18k B stub nib by Masuyama, red vegetal resin (c. 1997)
7. OMAS Ogiva Guilloche, 18k B nib (c. 2003)
8. OMAS Revelations L.E., 18k factory stub nib (c. ?)
9. Stilnova, flexible Fulgens 14k nib (c. 1940s)
10. Tibaldi Modello 60, 18k B stub nib by Minuskin (c. 1995)
11. Visconti Portofino L.E., 18k factory stub nib (c. 2001)

Oh, and not not shown because it was in my pocket when I took the photo is a Stipula FPN Passaporto with a steel 1.1mm CI nib, a pen I've had in my pocket from the moment it arrived. Right now the Passaporto is inked with Iroshizuku kon-peki and the OMAS Revelations has Aurora Blue ink.

 

The Italstilo is really striking!!

[markiv]

That Italstilo is not just beauty - it has some skills too

 

http://i.imgur.com/oVJ32.png

 

[eric47]

Here's one of my favorite pens, Omas 556/F in Arco gray:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's transparent through the thin lines in the Arco celluloid too:

[markiv]

Erik, no matter how many times I see this pen it is always a pleasure.

[dcpritch]

Thanks for sharing Eric - what a beauty!

[R A Miller]

Your Omas 556/F is beautiful Erik!