General
The Pelikan story began in 1832. By 1878, the company became one of the first to use a trade-mark i.e. Pelikan, as a guarantee of the quality. Theodor Kovacs, who developed a piston filling system, patented his new pen in 1923 and offered it to Montblanc, Soennecken and Pelikan, signing a contract with Pelikan in 1927. ‘The Pelikan Fountain Pen’, Model 100 was finally introduced to the world at large. We have an original 1930, Pelikan 100 fountain pen in our own collection.
Features
A year later, ‘The Pelikan Pen’ was modified slightly. The most visible difference was the cap, which included two cap bands, and the nib. The barrel became celluloid instead of original hard rubber. Further modifications were made in 1931, most notably the top of the cap which became slightly more tapered, and further colours were later added to include marbled pens, tortoiseshell and lizard skin. These became known as the Model 101. Nevertheless, many years later our Pelikan 100 is still with us. A classic WWII Veteran Fountain Pen.
Comments
Our own Pelikan 100 pen has been in our family for over 90 years since the early 1930s. It still performs well and was recently serviced in Edinburgh, by the Scottish gentleman, Eric Wilson (Eric the Pen). Its 14k solid gold (Au585) nib is super smooth and flexible. Currently it uses its own brand Pelikan 4001 Dark-Green ink.
Ink used: Pelikan 4001 Dark-Green, Germany
