I keep on receiving requests from collectors and users who are not able to distinguish between Milord and Gentlemen pens in celluloid and resin.

Although I have already approached this subject, I will do it again, following the Latin saying “repetita iuvant” and hoping to make things easier to understand.

EXTRA derives from Latin and its meaning is “ beyond the scope of, in addition to what is usual o expected”

Extra is actually the comparative of “Ex” which means “external”, “out of”.

One of the most common uses of the suffix extra is in the adjective “extra-ordinarious”, meaning extraordinary, unusual.

1948 was a year of deep transformation in Italy: on Jan. 1st the Italian Constitution became effective and in April the first elections since the fall of the Fascist regime took place.

92% of the people with a right to vote expressed their preference choosing the party which would lead the young Italian Republic into the future. In the picture is shown one of the many queues of people waiting to vote.

This article was written for a seminar on Italian pens  I held at the Pen show in Washington D.C., Aug. 2019

AN UNWRITTEN CHAPTER  IN OMAS’ HISTORY

Filling the Information Gap

Omas Arco pens included in a 1938 mail catalogue offer an insight on the popularity of arco celluloid in the past