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<noinclude>[[Immagine:Radius-Logo.svg|center|300px|Logo Radius]]

<noinclude>[[File:Radius-Logo.svg|center|300px|Logo Radius]] The [[Radius]] brand is the one which is known for the highest quality [[SAFIS]] production, and is usually identified with this company. It was joined by the [[Astura]] brand, used for the second tier production. Though less known, it is the production of one of the most important Italian companies, and [[Radius]] pens, like its predecessors [[The King]], are, at least for the production that took place in the golden age of company, of highest quality and have nothing to envy to the production of the most famous italian companies like [[OMAS]] or [[Aurora]].  

Il marchio [[Radius]] è quello con cui è nota la produzione di prima qualità della [[SAFIS]] ed in genere viene identificato con quest'ultima. Ad esso era affiancato il marchio [[Astura]] per la produzione di seconda fascia. Si tratta, ancorché meno noto, della produzione di una delle più importanti aziende italiane, e le penne [[Radius]], come le precedenti [[The King]], sono, almeno per la produzione avvenuta negli anni d'oro dell'azienda, di altissima qualità e non hanno nulla da invidiare alla produzione di ditte più famose come [[Omas]] o [[Aurora]].  

With the competition due to the gradual spread of the ballpoint pen on the market, the quality of the production, especially in the last years of the company, got much worse, but after the war, the [[Radius]] has continued to produce good quality celluloid pens until the '50s, and the production of this brand is still of great interest collezionistico.{{Infobox_Brand|Radius}}

With the competition due to the gradual spread of the ballpoint pen on the market, the quality of the production, especially in the last years of the company, got much worse, but after the war, the [[Radius]] has continued to produce good quality celluloid pens until the '50s, and the production of this brand is still of great interest collezionistico.{{Infobox_Brand|Radius}}{{BrandData|Place=Torino|Country=IT|MainBrand=SAFIS|Fullname=Società Anonima Fabbrica Italiana Stilografiche}}

== History ==

== History ==

The [[Radius]] initial production was divided in two lines: the [[Radius Superior|Superior]] for the more valuable high-end pens and more valuable, and the  [[Radius Extra|Extra]] for second tier pens sold at lower prices. The [[Radius Superior|Superior]] line remained in production, with different stylistic and technical changes, including the implementation of [[Radius Superior Trasparente|Trasparente]] version, until the '50s, while the [[Radius Extra|Extra]] line was decommissioned in the late '40s, replaced by other economic production, such as the [[Comet]] and the [[Radius 31]], [[hooded nib]] models of much lower quality than its predecessors.

The [[Radius]] initial production was divided in two lines: the [[Radius Superior|Superior]] for the more valuable high-end pens and more valuable, and the  [[Radius Extra|Extra]] for second tier pens sold at lower prices. The [[Radius Superior|Superior]] line remained in production, with different stylistic and technical changes, including the implementation of [[Radius Superior Trasparente|Trasparente]] version, until the '50s, while the [[Radius Extra|Extra]] line was decommissioned in the late '40s, replaced by other economic production, such as the [[Comet]] and the [[Radius 31]], [[hooded nib]] models of much lower quality than its predecessors.

[[Image:Radius-Superior-StriatedGray-Capped.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Radius Superior]]]]

[[File:Radius-Superior-Faceted-Lever-Big-StriatedGray-Capped.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Radius Superior]]]]

[[Astura]] brand production was instead purely dedicated to the economical level and saw an huge variety of diffeerent [[Modelli Astura|models]] made with the most different filling systems and the most varied forms, in a sort of trial both technical and stylistic.  

[[Astura]] brand production was instead purely dedicated to the economical level and saw an huge variety of diffeerent [[Modelli Astura|models]] made with the most different filling systems and the most varied forms, in a sort of trial both technical and stylistic.  

==External references==

==External references==

* http://www.pentrace.net/article112900028.html

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101127234410/http://www.pentrace.net/article112900028.html] Article on PenTrace

* http://web.archive.org/web/20050125011331/http://www.fortunecity.it/lunapark/eventi/71/w12.html

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050125011331/http://www.fortunecity.it/lunapark/eventi/71/w12.html] Article, first part

* http://web.archive.org/web/20011122230744/http://www.fortunecity.it/lunapark/eventi/71/w13.html

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011122230744/http://www.fortunecity.it/lunapark/eventi/71/w13.html] Article, second part

==Notes==

==Notes==

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