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Rappen (pump filler) (ca.1934)
Green indicates the changes from Rappen (ca.1932).
In Pelikan catalog No.60 (1934), Rappen fountain pen is found among Pelikan fountain pen and Auch-Pelikan. In the list, the model is advertised as "ein zuverlässiger füllhalter mit guten schreib eigenschaften für alle zwecke, wo man des preises wegen vom Pelikan füllhalter absieht (a reliable fountain pen with good writing properties for all purposes where one refrains from (using) Pelikan fountain pen because of the price)".
As of 1934⁽¹⁾, the imprint of nib was changed to:
Rappen
14
KARAT
There were four types of imprints with font (e.g."𝑒" and "e") and design (e.g."14" and"-14-")(Pelikan Schreibgeräte). 3 of 4 types are presented here (Fig.1-4). As mentioned in Rappen (ca.1932), the material of the body should have been changed to celluloid (barrel) and ebonite (grip section and blind cap) by that time. As far as the available sources go, other modifications to the model is not known.
On October 15, 1936, model IBIS with a differential piston filling mechanism was introduced as an economy model for both domestic market and export market (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). As a result, Rappen was discontinued for the domestic market. However, it remained available for the export market⁽²⁾.
Note;⁽¹⁾Presumably, Günter Wagner started in-house nib production around that time and adopted the new imprint with the brand name "Rappen".
⁽²⁾The reasons for the shift in target markets are considered in Pelikan’s Perch.
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