OMAS STOLOGRAPHIC PEN, LIMITED EDITION "MIKU".
Barrel in different coloured enamel.
Nib made of 925 sterling silver.
Piston-loading, screw cap.
Limited edition of 405.
No box.
Measurements: 13.20 cm. length; 15.80 mm. diameter.
This pen went on sale in 2005, making a limited edition of 405 copies in silver and enamel (405 is the arithmetical difference between the year 1600, when the first manga was drawn, and the year 2005, 4th of these pens are in 18 kts. gold and enamel.
OMAS is an Italian company dedicated to the manufacture of fountain pens, based in Bologna. It was founded in 1925 by Armando Simoni, and its name stands for "Officina Meccanica Armando Simoni" (in English: mechanical workshop Armando Simoni).
Originally a small workshop dedicated to the repair of fountain pens, it rapidly evolved thanks to the creation of machines and equipment necessary to obtain the mouldings and the grinding of the nib tips.
After the death of "Cavaliere Simoni", in 1958 his daughter Raffaella and her husband Angelo Malaguti inherited the company. In 1983 his grandson, Gianluca Malaguti, joined the family business, where he showed his talent in the search for beauty and harmony of design, following the tradition of the Bolognese brand.
OMAS was part of the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. group, and in June 2018 it was announced that Ancora, another Italian fountain pen manufacturer, had acquired OMAS and that production would resume and OMAS would remain a separate brand, retaining its classic models and using the materials inherited from the previous company.