Novelli Augusta

In 2000, Marco and his dad, Augusto, started the planning of a pen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of thier store, Novelli Pen & Pipe. The resulting pen, the Augusta had two main influences. Marco liked a pen Montegrappa had created, the Reminiscence, with a eight-side faceted body. Augusto liked a blue and bronze celluloid that was once used in one of the original Waterman Patrician pens released in the 1920s.

Together, they worked with the Italian pen manufacturer, Visconti, to create the Augusta fountain pen. Up to this point, Viscount had not produced an faceted pen, and this would be their first.

How is the pen? Light to hold as the body and cap are made of celluloid. It is a large pen in size - 5 1/2 inches when capped and 6 3/4 inches when posted. It fills with a power piston filler mechanism and there is a clear ink view window to show the status of ink in the chamber. There is a double reserve ink chamber so ink can transfer to a second chamber for flights.

Limited edition of 300 for Novelli pen store 50th anniversary. 18kt nib Made of Italian celluloid nitrate rod stock. It is shaped like the old Omas Paragon (faceted). The pen uses a vacuum filling system like the Pilot Custom 823, Visconti and Novelli pen store released a new anniversary pen for their 70th Anniversary using the same celluloid rod stock and vacuum filler but instead of being faceted, it has a round shape.