Translations:Montegrappa/16/en
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Chronology
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1912 | the company is founded by Edwige Hoffman, Heinrich Helm in Bassano del Grappa as Manifattura Pennini Oro per Stilografiche - The Elmo Pen |
| 1921 | the company starts fountain pen production (guess date[1]) |
| 1925 | the company started the production of Montegrappa branded models |
| 1925 | the company is bought by Alessandro Marzotto and Domenico Manea |
| 1926 | the company is renamed as Manifattura Pennini Oro e Penne Stilografiche Elmo |
| 1930 | the company introduces its first celluloid models (guess date) |
| 1935 | the company introduces the Montegrappa Extra brand (guess date[2]) |
| 1935 | the company introduces faceted models |
| 1939 | the company introduces the cap engraving of the MG initials within a circle (guess date, stands for the end of '30s) |
| 1939 | the company introduces the piston filler (guess date, stands for the end of '30s) |
| 1946 | the company introduces the Montegrappa 2xx (guess date, refers to postwar beginning) |
| 1946 | the company introduces the Montegrappa 3xx (guess date, refers to postwar beginning) |
| 1947 | the company was re-established as "Elmo - Montegrappa s.n.c." |
| 1951 | the company was re-established as "Fabbrica Penne Stilografiche Elmo Montegrappa s.r.l." |
- ↑ as for most of the italian manufacturers many dates are just guessed, referring more to a period than to a specific year, like the first or second half of a decade, or its mid the beginning or end; for more detail just look at chronology on the Montegrappa page.
- ↑ referring to the introduction of faceted models, probably the first to use this name.