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Pelikan 130 IBIS (ca.1949) - the second generation

Green indicates the changes from IBIS (ca.1939).

Cap top; material: ebonite, shape: conical, flat cap top edge, logo: "IBIS・PATENT・IBIS・PATENT" on the lateral side.
Cap tube; material: celluloid, shape: 2 vent holes (one hole facing each other), one gold plated narrow band, ring groove around the inner wall.
Clip; shape: nickel plated drop clip.
Nib; material: chromium/nickel (CN) - steel, shape: round vent hole, logo:

IBIS

CN

Feed; material: ebonite, shape: slanted tail, three lamellae. 
Nib socket; material: ebonite. short (12 mm).
Grip section and barrel; material: one piece injection molded transparent acrylics, shape; flat top edge, tapered.
Filling system; material: injection molded acrylics with synthetic plastic seal (late version), shape: conical smooth turning knob.
Dimensions;

In 1947, Günter Wagner resumed the supply of Pelikan 100N (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). As early as 1947 (or 1948), the company had the plan to reintroduce model IBIS (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). Finally, the plan came true on June 20, 1949 (Pelikan-collectibles). The company reintroduced the pen under the name of Pelikan 130 IBIS for the domestic market only (Pelikan catalog No.70/8 (1951))¹. The total length was made about 5mm longer than prewar versions in line with the changeover of the flagships (100→100N), and now was almost same as model 100. The barrel length was also similar to that of model 100, but the section length was still shorter than that of model 100 (Fig.4). Initially, only CN-nib was available.

When I saw this pen on eBay, I thought it is prewar version, as it has an ebonite cap top. When the pen arrived, I thought it is not an original pen, but rebuilt sometime in postwar era, as it is longer than prewar IBIS and has mixed parts. But, seeing the description that "...1949 Re-launch of the IBIS 130... Remaining stocks of ebonite caps are apparently used up, so models with mixed materials can be found."(Pelikan-collectibles), I was convinced that this is the case. The green barrel seems to be never painted black. The clip is not gold plated. The ebonite cap top doesn't match its production period. These suggest that they were stock parts. Although consisted of "mixed up" parts, this is the proof that Günter Wagner struggled to revive the economy pen in the company's difficult times.
 
Note;⁽¹⁾"IBIS" was no longer the brand name, but the model name of Pelikan pen.

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