ANNIVERSARIO

Let's celebrate 90 years from Columbus foundation (1918-2008)

Anniversario is the first (and only) Limited Edition made by Columbus, for celebrating 90 years from foundation.

In 1918 the brothers Alfredo and Eugenio Verga created the Columbus brand and formed a Company based in Milano for "production and manufacturing and comemrce of fountain pens, nibs, ink and stationery items".
This is how their first pen was born, in 1918, called "Columbus Safety pen no.1", in black ebonite.
90 years ago.

The Anniversary pen

Limited Editiondi
only 190 pieces

The new Anniversario is made by 25 different pieces and 80 different subsequent manufacturings.
Sterling silver craftmade cap and body, with conical shape, decored with Guilloché engraving, inspired by the typical 1930s Columbus pens' finishes.
Screw closing, personalized central band, engraved with Columbus logo, spring clip with black lacquer decoration.

The cap top is decorated with the anniversary date and a laurel crown, on a black lacquer disc.
Piston filling system, with transparent ink window.
18 Kt white gold nib, iridium point, carefully engraved with Columbus traditional decorations.

The serial number is engraved on the pen bottom.

The pen comes in its beautiful natural birch wood case, velvet lined, with a special ink bottle with rhodium cap.