Since 1993, Pelikan has released limited edition fountain pens for specific target groups based on the successful M800 and M900 Toledo, but in 1997, under the title Originals of their Time, the company began introducing a new concept of limited edition fountain pens. This was intended to bring vintage fountain pens back to life in the modern age, so that more collectors would be exposed to the masterpieces of the past.

The first was a re-edition of the Pelikan Gold fountain pen introduced in 1930 and renamed Pelikan 111 in 1931. The limited edition fountain pen was therefore named “1931 Gold”. At the time, it was not possible to determine how many Pelikan Gold and Pelikan 111 pens were produced retroactively, so the limited edition was 5,000 pens.

A comparison of the “1931 Gold” with the original Model 111 is described in detail in Pelikan's Perch, so there is no need to go into detail here, but the main difference is that the ” The main differences are that the nib, cap band and sleeve are made of 18k gold on the “1931 Gold” (the originals were all made of 14k gold), the shape and material of the feed and collar are different, and the material and shape of the barrel, seal and filling system are slightly different. Other than those, it is generally a faithful reproduction of the original. Thus, the filling system and sections are made of ebonite, and the cap and barrel are made of celluloid.

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