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jar
May 25th, 2013, 08:55 AM
I thought it might be fun to look at some examples of Montegrappa guilloché over the last few decades and to start with the pattern from the 302s and 402s. In this picture the 302 is above a Sheaffer Targa,


http://www.fototime.com/C05AA58E5F46A69/standard.jpg
The difference between the 302 or 402 is that the 402 series had vermeil furniture, end caps, banding, clips and sections.



http://www.fototime.com/50845BBADB1514A/medium800.jpg
The Reminiscence series used a Greek key on the octagonal line and a wavelike form on the round model.


http://www.fototime.com/E1DCB57D6112A4A/medium800.jpg

For the second round Reminiscence series Montegrappa returned to an angular herringbone pattern and renamed the pen "Heritage".


http://www.fototime.com/21CD3BE07253240/medium800.jpg
The early Eleganza and Privilege pens continued to use the Greek key design ...


http://www.fototime.com/36C0889AA90DF35/medium800.jpg

... but with the Privilege Deco they went with a complex Art Deco pattern.


http://www.fototime.com/F8D30CE0A63360C/standard.jpg

Bogon07
May 30th, 2013, 06:09 PM
Fascinating, I like "the Reminiscence series used a Greek key on the octagonal line and a wavelike form".
My Lamy's guilloché are just straight lines & a herringbone pattern.

Laura N
May 30th, 2013, 06:14 PM
These are stunning. Thank you for this post. If you have time, I'd love to see photos of the sections and nibs.

jar
May 30th, 2013, 06:38 PM
These are stunning. Thank you for this post. If you have time, I'd love to see photos of the sections and nibs.

You can see lots more pictures at Montegrappa History (http://montegrappa-history.com/).

Here are a few though.

http://montegrappa-history.com/images/402-2.jpg

http://montegrappa-history.com/images/re/nib.jpg

http://montegrappa-history.com/images/re/round/round-nib.jpg