| | The initial ''Saratoga'' production was introduced to the market in [[1936]], <ref>for this date, such for other information, we refer to Letizia Jacopini book ''"La storia della stilografica in Italia"'', but the three versions appears also on a 1938 catalog.</ref> with three quality models, clearly inspired by the [[Parker]] [[Vacumatic]], referred to as ''[[Saratoga Maxima|Maxima]]'', ''[[Saratoga Medium|Medium]]'' and ''[[Saratoga Standard|Standard]]''. The models used a filling system similar to the [[Vacumatic]] one,<ref>invented, according to Letizia Iacopini, by Nannelli, and purchased by Webber.</ref> they were made of semi-transparent celluloid, that someone is attributed to [[OMAS]], being very similar to those used for the [[Minerva Classica]] models.<ref>ad usual there is no reliable documentation of such claim, which also lingers on many other productions.</ref> | | The initial ''Saratoga'' production was introduced to the market in [[1936]], <ref>for this date, such for other information, we refer to Letizia Jacopini book ''"La storia della stilografica in Italia"'', but the three versions appears also on a 1938 catalog.</ref> with three quality models, clearly inspired by the [[Parker]] [[Vacumatic]], referred to as ''[[Saratoga Maxima|Maxima]]'', ''[[Saratoga Medium|Medium]]'' and ''[[Saratoga Standard|Standard]]''. The models used a filling system similar to the [[Vacumatic]] one,<ref>invented, according to Letizia Iacopini, by Nannelli, and purchased by Webber.</ref> they were made of semi-transparent celluloid, that someone is attributed to [[OMAS]], being very similar to those used for the [[Minerva Classica]] models.<ref>ad usual there is no reliable documentation of such claim, which also lingers on many other productions.</ref> |
| − | They were high quality models, with bicolor gold nib and an arrow clip very similar the [[Parker]] one (but with a flat terminal part, as mentioned in the mark), which had a good success. The two higher-end models, ''[[Saratoga Maxima|Maxima]]'' and ''[[Saratoga Medium|Medium]]'' are essentially identical and differ only in size. The model ''[[Saratoga Standard|Standard]]'' is less valuable, and in the '40s was also marketed under the brand ''[[Inco]]'' ({{Marchio|63398}}, also registered by Mengoni) that was also used for the inkwells. | + | They were high quality models, with bicolor gold nib and an arrow clip very similar the [[Parker]] one (but with a flat terminal part, as mentioned in the mark), which had a good success. The two higher-end models, ''[[Saratoga Maxima|Maxima]]'' and ''[[Saratoga Medium|Medium]]'' are essentially identical and differ only in size. The model ''[[Saratoga Standard|Standard]]'' is less valuable, and in the '40s was also marketed under the brand ''[[Inco]]'' ({{Marchio|63398}}, also registered by Mengoni) that was also used for an ink bottles production.<ref>see [[:File:1943-03-Saratoga-Inco.jpg|this advertisement]].</ref> |
| | In the early 40's the company between Webber and Mengoni broke up, presumably at the end of [[1941]], when Webber recorded under his own name the ''Saratoga'' brand ({{Marchio|64297}}), formerly registered with Mengoni, and was also dismissed the production of the pens by [[OMAS]]. In [[1942]], the [[Aurital]] trademark ({{Marchio|65269}}) was applied for, used as a gold substitute for "autarkic" alloy nibs. Edoardo Russo Webber continued to produce fountain pens, relying on manufacturers of lesser value with a corresponding reduction in the pens quality. After the war he produced other [[piston filler]] pens, marked ''Saratoga-Webber''. The production went on with [[hooded nb]] models that were a clear [[Parker 51]] imitation, very similar to the analogous [[Radius]] products. There are traces of the use of the ''Saratoga'' trademark at least until 1973, in the renewal of the registration. | | In the early 40's the company between Webber and Mengoni broke up, presumably at the end of [[1941]], when Webber recorded under his own name the ''Saratoga'' brand ({{Marchio|64297}}), formerly registered with Mengoni, and was also dismissed the production of the pens by [[OMAS]]. In [[1942]], the [[Aurital]] trademark ({{Marchio|65269}}) was applied for, used as a gold substitute for "autarkic" alloy nibs. Edoardo Russo Webber continued to produce fountain pens, relying on manufacturers of lesser value with a corresponding reduction in the pens quality. After the war he produced other [[piston filler]] pens, marked ''Saratoga-Webber''. The production went on with [[hooded nb]] models that were a clear [[Parker 51]] imitation, very similar to the analogous [[Radius]] products. There are traces of the use of the ''Saratoga'' trademark at least until 1973, in the renewal of the registration. |