Description The Aurora Nobile blaze ebonite fountain pen is dedicated to the brave General Umberto Nobile and his memorable enterprises.Umberto Nobile (21 January 1885 – 30 July 1978) was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.Nobile was a developer and promoter of semi-rigid airships in the years between the two World Wars. He is primarily remembered for designing and piloting the airship Norge, which may have been the first aircraft to reach the North Pole, and which was indisputably the first to fly across the polar ice cap from Europe to America. Aurora Nobile Safety Fill Fountain Pen Specifications 1919 Limited Edition and Numbered Body Material: Striped ebonite barrel Cap: Vermeil Nib: 18K Gold Filling Mechanism: Eyedropper Fill Only (Bottled Ink) Pen retraction: Twist Gift boxed
