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<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Astoria}}</noinclude> [[Image:1923-12-Astoria-Safety.jpg|thumb|A 1923 [[Astoria]] advertising]]

[[Image:1923-12-Astoria-Safety.jpg|thumb|Pubblicità [[Astoria]] del 1923]]

[[Astoria]] was founded in [[1921]] in Hamburg by ''Georg Ilgner'', which until then had been the [[Montblanc]] director of the production. These, with the financial support of Herman Dietzel, Sigmund Popper and  Wilhelm Frings left [[Montblanc]] to start his own business. [[Astoria]] began producing very good quality [[safety]] pens, very similar to those of [[Montblanc]]. Even the company logo, consisting of a circle divided into four segments of alternating black and white color likes a lot, if only for the contrast of black and white color, the one of the company Ilgner came.

La [[Astoria]] venne fondata nel [[1921]] ad Amburgo da ''Georg Ilgner'', che fino ad allora era stato il direttore della produzione della [[Montblanc]]. Questi, con il supporto finanziario di Herman Dietzel, Sigmund Popper e Wilhelm Frings lasciò la [[Montblanc]] per mettersi in proprio. La [[Astoria]] iniziò a produrre penne [[rientranti]] di ottima qualità, molto simili a quelle della [[Montblanc]]. Anche il logo dell'azienda, costituito da un cerchio suddiviso in quattro spicchi di colore alternato bianco e nero richiama molto, se non altro per il contrasto di colore bianco e nero, quello dell'azienda da cui Ilgner proveniva.

Oltre alle [[rientranti]] la [[Astoria]] produsse anche delle penne con [[caricamento a levetta]] ed un buon numero di penne [[overlay|rivestite]] di buona qualità, con rivestimenti in oro e argento. L'azienda subì una crisi finanziaria all'inizio degli anni '30, e nel [[1932]] venne riacquistata dalla [[Montblanc]] che mantenne la produzione di penne con questo marchio fino al [[1936]], almeno per quanto riguarda la produzione principale in Germania.  

In addition to the [[safety]] models [[Astoria]] also produced [[lever filler]] pens with and a good number of  good quality [[overlay]] pens, coated in gold and silver. The company suffered a financial crisis in the early 30s, and in [[1932]] was reacquired by the [[Montblanc]] that maintained the production of pens with this brand until [[1936]], at least as regards the main production facility in Germany.  

[[Astoria]] pens produced in this period appear to be of the best quality, so they are very often treated the same way as [[Montblanc]], which erroneously (at least for models earlier than 1932) is considered a sub-brand. Having been active in the market for a few years, the [[Astoria]] are quite rare and therefore have a considerable value to collectors.

[[Astoria]] pens produced in this period appear to be of the best quality, so they are very often treated the same way as [[Montblanc]], which erroneously (at least for models earlier than 1932) is considered a sub-brand. Having been active in the market for a few years, the [[Astoria]] are quite rare and therefore have a considerable value to collectors.

===External References===

===External References===

* http://www.fountainpen.de/astoria.htm

* [http://www.fountainpen.de/astoria.htm] Page on fountainpen.de

* http://www.pennamagazine.com/load_detail.aspx?id=11&nt=stilo

* [http://www.caprafico.com/pens-88/astoria-catalogue-1928] Page from Tom Westerich's website

* http://www.caprafico.com/pens-88/astoria-catalogue-1928

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