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[[Immagine:Meteore-Logo.svg|center|320px|Logo Météore]]

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Météore - La Plume d'Or}}[[File:Meteore-Logo.svg|center|320px|Logo Météore]]

The [[Météore]] is one of the main historic French brands, its origins can be traced back to approximately 1916 with the founding of the ''Manifacture Parisienne de PPR''. It remained in business until the late 50s when was one of the first historic French fountain pens manufacturers to succumb to the ballpoint pen revolution.

The [[Météore]] is one of the main historic French brands, its origins can be traced back to approximately 1916 with the founding of the ''Manifacture Parisienne de PPR''. It remained in business until the late 50s when was one of the first historic French fountain pens manufacturers to succumb to the ballpoint pen revolution.

[[Image:1932-09-Meteore-Pullman.jpg|thumb|left|upright|80px|A 1932 [[Météore]] advertising.]]

[[Image:1932-09-Meteore-Pullman.jpg|thumb|left|upright|80px|A 1932 [[Météore]] advertising.]]

In 1932 was produced the most interesting [[Météore]] model, the [[Pullman|Pullman 35]], a [[button filler]] pen built with a peculiar mechanism, in which the body could be made ​​to slide, by pressing the bottom, inside of the cap.<ref>the same pen was produced, in other countries, even with different brands, such as [[Unemann]], however referring to the same patent ({{Cite patent|DE|531249}}) of Leopold Kutter.</ref> This was equipped with a movable top hinge, which opened thus letting out the tip of the pen and nib. The same concept, even if made ​​with a different mechanism, was adopted three years later by [[Aurora]] with the [[Asterope]], and both pens are regarded as the precursors of the [[Pilot]] [[Capless]].

In 1932 was produced the most interesting [[Météore]] model, the [[Pullman|Pullman 35]], a [[button filler]] pen built with a peculiar mechanism, in which the body could be made ​​to slide, by pressing the bottom, inside of the cap.<ref>the same pen was produced, in other countries, even with different brands such as [[Uneman]], however referring to the same patent ({{Cite patent|DE|531249}}) of Leopold Kutter.</ref> This was equipped with a movable top hinge, which opened thus letting out the tip of the pen and nib. The same concept, even if made ​​with a different mechanism, was adopted three years later by [[Aurora]] with the [[Asterope]], and both pens are regarded as the precursors of the [[Pilot]] [[Capless]].

Aside from the novelty represented by the [[Pullman]] model the [[Météore]] continued to produce ordinary pens, and generally was quite conservative, maintaining for long the [[flat top]] style. Only in 1941 slightly [[streamlined|tapered]] lines were adopted but, with the war going on, restrictions led to the use of steel nibs rather than gold. The models of this era were called [[Prior]], [[Selection]], [[Record]] and [[Pullman]]. In 1942,<ref>the date is indicative and is reported in [http://web.archive.org/web/20071012135105/http://stylos-francais.fr/meteore.php] but it is highly doubtful given that appears in advertising dating presumably the previous year (the dates of the advertisements come from ads and deductions related to the texts cited in the back and are not themselves completely reliable).</ref> because of the shortage of gold supply nibs were produced in steel, using a metal alloy called ''[[Vaedium]]''.

Aside from the novelty represented by the [[Pullman]] model the [[Météore]] continued to produce ordinary pens, and generally was quite conservative, maintaining for long the [[flat top]] style. Only in 1941 slightly [[streamlined|tapered]] lines were adopted but, with the war going on, restrictions led to the use of steel nibs rather than gold. The models of this era were called [[Prior]], [[Selection]], [[Record]] and [[Pullman]]. In 1942,<ref>the date is indicative and is reported in this [http://web.archive.org/web/20071012135105/http://stylos-francais.fr/meteore.php old page] but it is highly doubtful given that appears in advertising dating presumably the previous year (the dates of the advertisements come from ads and deductions related to the texts cited in the back and are not themselves completely reliable).</ref> because of the shortage of gold supply nibs were produced in steel, using a metal alloy called ''[[Vaedium]]''.

[[Image:1940-12-Meteore-Models.jpg|thumb|Advertising for new models]]

[[Image:1940-12-Meteore-Models.jpg|thumb|Advertising for new models]]