AURORA 88 "AQUILA STYLE" - COMPLETE GOLD FILLED OVERLAY - EXCELLENT
The first Aurora 88 to be produced with a total barrel overlay was upon request of Mr. L. Aquila who was the official Aurora distributor for the south of Italy. His intuition was that the 88 would be more successful on the market if it had a complete gold look. Fort his reason Aurora 88s with complete overlay are often referred to as "Aquila 88". However, since the first addition of a complete overlay was developed on the 88 model (different clip and details) the correct definition for this pen should be "Aurora 88K - Aquila style" ( this is an 88K model).
Pens like this have a standard piston filling mechanism which can be reached and activated pulling off the barrel overlay. The system is as simple as ingenious.
For the rest, these pens are standard 88Ks and do not differ form their counterparts with black barrel in any detail.
As for most Aurora 88 models, matching pencils are extremely rare.
This Aurora 88K "Aquila style" is in near mint condition and comes with its original box and papers.
Time of production: early 1950's