Fourth generation

Pelikan 100 (ca.1933)

Green indicates the changes from Pelikan 100 (ca.1931).

Cap top; material: ebonite, shape: conical, inclined cap top edge, logo: old four chicks logo on the top, "Pelikan PATENT Pelikan PATENT" on the lateral side.

Cap tube; material: ebonite, shape: 2 vent holes (one hole facing each other), two gold plated narrow bands, ring groove around the inner wall at the level of vent holes.

Clip; shape: gold plated drop clip.

Nib; material: 14 ct gold, shape: round vent hole, logo:

Pelikan

14

KARAT

EF

Feed; material: ebonite, shape: slanted tail, three lamellae with the recess.

Nib socket; material: ebonite. shape: short (12 mm).

Grip section; material: ebonite, shape: inclined top edge, no plane side edge, tapered grip section.

Barrel; material: transparent celluloid with brass ring.

Sleeve; material: celluloid.

Filling system; material: ebonite with cork seal, shape: knurled turning knob with arrow.

Dimensions;^(a)with sleeve, ^(b)without sleeve, ^(c)ink chamber volume

Total Cap Barrel Barrel Barrel Cap Ink Total

length length length width^(a) width^(b) width capacity^(c) weight

115 mm 61.5 mm 93 mm 12 mm 11 mm 13 mm 1.5 ml 14.5 g

In June 1933, Günter Wagner changed the sealing system (pelikan-collectibles). According to Green Book, two seals and two vent holes system had disadvantages. The lateral seal would deteriorate with friction caused by screw on and off actions, and the second vent hole was required to ventilate the grip section, which led to the increased cost. As a matter of fact, the lateral seal was no longer necessary, because the diagonal seal worked very well. Günter Wagner decided to abandon the lateral seal. Specifically, the ring groove was added to the inner wall of the cap tube (Fig.6 arrow head) and the grip section was tapered with its flat side edge removed (Fig.5 arrow head). As a result, the side edge no longer rubbed against the inner wall, and one vent hole was capable of both equalizing the pressure of the nib unit section (Fig.6 red arrow) and ventilating the grip section (Fig.6 blue arrow). Thus, additional vent holes also became unnecessary and abandoned. The new sealing system might work very well. It had not been changed for almost 5 years.

In 1934, the product range was further expanded. Mechanical pencil (model 200) and its short variant (model 210) were introduced. They were named “Auch Pelikan” (auch=also), because they were “also” Pelikan writing instruments (Pelikan official site).

As for the nibs, they still had been outsourced. According to A History of Pelikan, “Beginning in 1924, Montblanc relied on Pelikan for ink, and Pelikan, which did not have its own metal working facilities before 1935, relied on Montblanc for nibs”. Presumably, Günter Wagner started their in-house nib production in 1934 or 1935.