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The Cosmopolitan - African
Italy's
first pen manufacturer began manufacturing pens in 1912 in its factory in
Bassano del Grappa - a picturesque town along the Brenta River, which flows
through Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy. Utilizing natural celluloid
and precious metals, Montegrappa combines traditional methods of low-relief
engraving to form their precious art objects. The Africa fountain pen
highlights the beauty of geometric tribal motifs surrounding a silhouette
panel of the dark continent. Whether they use colors reminiscent of the
master painters or ornamentation suggestive of Baroque palaces, the Italian
heritage and romance is infused into each instrument. Try one and recognize
the pleasure that can only be known through writing--by hand.
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