Translations:Columbus/18/en

Also around 1935 the Columbus introduced a new arrow clip, an obvious imitation of the one used by Parker on the Vacumatic model. The new clip was progressively used on many different models, but it was applied primarily on the top models marked Extra. Around 1935,[1] as a result of the good commercial success achieved by its pens, Columbus moved its activities into the new headquarters of Via Lamarmora in Milan, where more space allowed to meet the increased production needs.

  1. according to Letizia Jacopini it was in 1936, but this 1935 advertisement is already reporting the new location, while in this page of the Annuario Italiano of 1932, the Corso Roma 80 location is still mentioned, which allows to narrow the interval of the move to these three years.