Pelikan New Classic writing set with fountain pen and ballpoint, Cirago blue
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1992-1995
This two-piece writing set originates from the Pelikan New Classic series, manufactured between 1992 and 1995. The set comprises a cartridge-style fountain pen (model P381) and a ballpoint pen (likely model K381), both finished in a lacquered metal body with a distinctive blue marbled 'Cirago blue' decoration.
Accented with gold-plated fittings, the instruments feature a slender, tapered design characteristic of this short-lived product line. The fountain pen is equipped with a 14-karat gold nib (stamped 585) in width M, paired with a black ribbed grip section finished with a gold-plated ring. Both pens are detailed with a flat cap top or end terminal bearing the gold-plated Pelikan emblem and feature slim, conical clips. The fountain pen measures 13.8 cm in length, while the ballpoint measures 14 cm.
These instruments represent a period in Pelikan's manufacturing history aimed at offering a classic metal writing series, notable today for its brief production window and cohesive, elegant aesthetic.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lacquered metal, gold-plated fittings
- Fountain pen length
- 13.8 cm
- Ballpoint pen length
- 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Nib width
- M
- Nib material
- 14C-585 gold
- Refill width
- 0.5 mm
- Fountain pen model
- P381
- Ballpoint pen model
- K381
Design
- Color
- Cirago blue (marbled)
- Motif
- Pelikan emblem on cap top
- Grip section
- Black, ribbed with gold-plated ring
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Pelikan
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.