Pelikan 400

Time-Table

1950 - 1956

 25.05.1950

Market launch of the Pelikan 400 

 

unitl 8/1950 until that date, the nib unit was hold only by friction in place - from this date on, it was srewed in like Pelikan 100 / 100N

 

unitl 9/1950 Cap of Pelikan 500 is plan / smooth without any guilloch

 

15.06.1951 colored captops are available (to indicated the ink that is beeing used)

 

20.06.1952 Pelikan 600 : introduction of imprint :
"Pelikan Günther Wagner Germany 14c-585"

 

23.09.1952 Pelikan 600 : introuction of  gold cap top to distiguis from Pelikan 500

 

27.11.1953 Replacement of cork seal with colorless seal

 

mir 1954 cap band is decorated with imprint "Pelikan 400"

 

12/1954 New nib imprint : now with Pelikan logo

 

1956 Model 400 is replaced by the "improved shape model" Pelikan 400N

 

last update 01.05.2008
© Martin Lehmann