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1935 Imperial Pelletier 183 BF in Golden Pearl. GFT. Very attractive pen with 5 cap bands, including one wide “Greek Key” band. Very much looks Italian made, but there are no references in any of the books. There is “Imperial Pelletier” ink, with boxes marked “Belgium.” Same company – que sabe? Visualated section. Broad, flexible nib signed “Ma 14c 585 Osmi-Iridium.” Crown logo on barrel. Rollerball clip. Near mint. Update 10/23/10: A collector sent me a photo of the identical pen, imprinted "ASKA – Swiss Made." The research I found on Aska indicates that although they are marked "Swiss Made" they were almost certainly made in Italy (just as I had suspected about the Imperial Pellitier), perhaps by Omas, Ancora, Columbus or Tabo. It is also thought that perhaps they were made by Asca for export (the Italian alphabet doesn’t contain the letter "k"). Asca (Bologna) exported almost all their production to Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and France. If the pen was assembled from parts in Switzerland, that may have been just enough to satisfy the "Swiss Made" label.
$400