Aurora

Italian pen maker in Turin; the model 88 (1947), designed by Marcello Nizzoli, is the best known.

Aurora was founded in Turin by the textile merchant Isaia Levi and was one of the first Italian makers of fountain pens. The company made both the pens and the nibs itself.

The 88 of 1947, designed by Marcello Nizzoli, combined piston filling with a streamlined body and was a great success. Aurora still makes its pens in Turin.

Aurora stamped on the clip; Made in Italy and the nib’s gold content.

• Pens and writing
• Aurora 88
• Aurora Optima