OMAS PARAGON ARLECCHINO CELLULOID - CLUB PEN

The use of Arlecchino celluloid in Omas production dates back to the late 1930s. 

The "legend" tells about Mr. Simoni using leftovers of various types of celluloid, melt together through solvants to make rods which he then used to manufacture a limited number of lady size pens. This technique was not uncommon in the past and celluloids of this type were used for instance by Conway Stewart and by other pen Companies, too. It was a way to recycle small bits of celluloid which would otherwise have to be thrown away.

The result is  a richly colored product whose shade varies according to the dominating color of the mixture. 

Omas' original arlecchino celluloid had a prevalence of orange, brown and green. One of such models is depicted in the publication Omas issued in 1992 when the International Armando Simoni Club was founded. The pen was part of Raffaella Simoni Malaguti's private collection.

Members of the club in the 1990s had the opportunity to buy special edition pens which were never marketed but could be bought only through the collectors' association.

In 1994 an Omas Arlecchino Paragon was manufactured and made available for members of the Club only. It was a very expensive pen and only a very few collectors bought it. The number of  these Paragons is probably lower than 200.

In 2000 Omas resurrected the arlecchino celluloid again and manufactured a special 75th Anniversary celebrative pen: Hommage to Armando Simoni. The design of this pen was  cylindrical, with a special straight clip. 750 pieces of this model were manufactured.

The Arlecchino Paragon is therefore much rarer than the commemorative 75th anniversary model. Only a very few of these pens have been available on the market.

This Omas Arlecchino Paragon is  unused and it is fitted with its special 18 ct gold nib. It comes with the standard Omas presentation box it was originally used for it.