Summary:

Make and Model: Pelikan No.1 Ball Pen.
Origin: The pen was made in Germany around 1988.
Finish: Black with gold filled trim.
Overall Length: 132mm
Refill: Standard Parker style refill.

Pelikan pens have been made in Hanover, Germany since the late 1920's. The piston system, used by all the major European manufacturers, was invented by Pelikan and virtually the same system is still in use today. Pelikan pens were built to very strict tolerances and as a result they have the enviable reputation of being the most reliable pens ever made.

Most pen experts recognise Pelikan as superior to all of the other European manufacturers, including Montblanc! The vintage models, especially, are very much sought after.

In the mid 1980's Pelikan commissioned Luigi Colani, the renowned industrial designer, to come up with a new design. Colani made his name working in the automobile market for, amongst others, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Lancia. One of the products of this relationship was the No.1 Ball pen, a radical design produced for only a short time between 1988 and 1989.

This pen is finished in Matt Black with a slide operated mechanism and an innovative wide clip with a psuedo hinge design. It uses standard Parker style refills and is in mint condition.

Condition: Grade A

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