Pelikan IBIS Timeline - 1936 until 1956

Pelikan IBIS

October 15, 1936 — January 20, 1954

The IBIS is the successor of the Rappen which also covers the lower price segment of fountain pens.

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Ink feed is modified

1937 — 1954

The center rib of the ink feeder is now continuous.

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PD Nib

February 19, 1937 — 1939

Previously, gold nibs were also used for the IBIS. Pelikan develops an alterantive and uses the palladium nibs in the IBIS. Only after more than a year does the PD nib also find use in the Model 100. Pelikan advertises the nib as a precious metal nib.

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CN Nib

1939 — 1952

The precious metal nib made of palladium is replaced by a chrome-nickel steel nib. The nib still bears the dotted IBIS logo and the letters CN.

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Change of material

1940

Previously, the cap and mechanism were made of hard rubber, but now celluloid is used instead. The cap inscription IBIS in large letters is no longer stamped. In the following period, there is also a change to black plastic seals instead of cork seals.

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Production is interrupted

1942

Due to the war, production of the IBIS is discontinued.

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New start with adapted model

June 20, 1949 — January 20, 1954

The IBIS is offered again in a revised form. It is now made of resin and is a few millimeters longer than the pre-war variants.

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Cap inscription

June 20, 1949 — January 20, 1954

The previous models had IBIS Patent as cap inscription, for the post-war models are known: IBIS Günther Wagner, IBIS 130 Günter Wagner, Günther Wagner.

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Gold nib with Pelikan imprint

1951 — 1954

As for the other models, the nib is marked Pelikan - 585 - 14 carat.

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Special fountain pen

1954

The IBIS fountain pen is manufactured with minor modifications for special applications. Thus, variants for the Taylorix and RUF accounting systems are known, as well as electrographic variants for use in the Mark Sensing process.

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Fir tree nib

December 1954

Nibs with a new design are used in the IBIS. The designs, also known as "fir tree nibs," are also used later in the 140 model.

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Last reference

1956

Officially, the IBIS was discontinued on 20.01.1954, but in a Swiss price list, the IBIS is still mentioned in 1956. The Pelikan 140 replaced the IBIS as an inexpensive, reliable fountain pen.

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Pelikan IBIS

Ink feed is modified

PD Nib

CN Nib

Change of material

Production is interrupted

New start with adapted model

Cap inscription

Gold nib with dotted IBIS Logo

Gold nib with Pelikan imprint

Special fountain pen

Fir tree nib

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Pelikan IBIS

The IBIS fountain pen was the affordable entry level Pelikan. He gets the model number 130.

1936 The IBIS replaces the Rappen in the domestic market.
1937 Introduction of  IBIS with palladium nib.
1942 production was discontinued due to the war.
1949 Re-launch of the IBIS 130. For Germany with CN-nib. The new model is made from resin and a little bit longer than the earlier pens. Remaining stocks of ebonite caps are apparently used up, so models with mixed materials can be found.
1949 IBIS for export are equipped with gold nibs.
1950 IBIS 130 with gold nib for the German market available.
In 1954 the production of the model IBIS was officially discontinued. However, it is known that IBIS pens for particular markets (eg Switzerland) were produced until at least 1956.

The IBIS fountain pen was also sold under the name Rappen for export, please follow the link or see below.

Model Production Period Nib
IBIS 1936-1954

CN, PD, 14 ct gold nib

Weight Total Length Barrel Length Cap Length Diameter Ink Capacity
4.53 in 3.66 in 2.20 in 0.43 in 1.5 ml
115 mm 93 mm 56 mm 11 mm


IBIS

IBIS Black Series Production Color
Production: 1936-1942Nib: 14 ct / PD / CN Leaflet: DeutschLink opens PDF documentPelikan Hauptpreisliste 70
Logo: Without Logo Series Production
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated
IBIS Grey-marbled Exportmodel Color
Production: 1936-1942Nib: 14 ct / PD / CN
Logo: Without Logo Exportmodel
Barrel Color: grey-marbledCap Color: grey-marbledTrim: gold plated
IBIS Red-marbled Exportmodel Color
Production: 1936-1942Nib: 14 ct / PD / CN
Logo: Without Logo Exportmodel
Barrel Color: red-marbledCap Color: red-marbledTrim: gold plated
IBIS Green-marbled Exportmodel Color
Production: 1936-1942Nib: 14 ct / PD / CN
Logo: Without Logo Exportmodel
Barrel Color: green-marbledCap Color: green-marbledTrim: gold plated

Pelikan IBIS 130

The post-war model of the IBIS was called model the IBIS 130.

The new model variant is approx. 5mm longer than before. It complements the range of offers downwards, i.e. as an inexpensive model.

Pens were also made for special applications, e.g. for carbon copy for VELOX (engraving VELOX on the cap band) and Taylorix with an engraving on the barrel. The model IBIS 130 E was produced for Elektrographik (mark sensing). This pen was designed for special high graphite-content ink. Markings made with this ink are machine-readable.

Model Production Period Nib
IBIS 130 1949-1954

CN, 14 ct gold nib

Weight Total Length Barrel Length Cap Length Diameter Ink Capacity
0.43 oz 4.72 in 3.86 in 2.20 in 0.43 in 1.5 ml
12.3 g 120 mm 98 mm 56 mm 11 mm


IBIS 130

IBIS 130 Black Series Production Color
Production: 1949-1954Nib: 14 ct gold / CN Leaflet: DeutschLink opens PDF documentPelikan Hauptpreisliste 80
Logo: Without Logo Series Production
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated
IBIS 130 E Elektrographik Low vol. Production Color Details
Production: appr. 1955Nib: CN
Logo: Without Logo Low vol. Production
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated

Special fountain pen made for special high graphite-containing ink for machine-readable markings >>mark sensing<<.

Taylorix 6

Taylorix 6 Black Company Order Color Details
Production: 1954Nib: 14 ct gold
Logo: Without Logo Company Order
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated

The Taylorix company was founded in 1922 in Stuttgart (Germany) as a distributor foraccounting needs. The Taylorix accounting system was originally developed for hand-write-carbon-copy accounts. Special carbon copy nibs for fountain pens were therefore necessary.Taylorix sold pens from different manufacturers under their own name. The term on the shaft, e.g. 6-G DF can decrypt as follows:

6 = Carbon copy fountain pen
J = ?
G = Gold nib
(P = Manufacturer Pelikan)
D = manifold nib
F/EF = Nibsize

LEOMA

LEOMA Black Company Order Color Details
Production: appr. 1954Nib: 14 ct gold
Logo: Without Logo Company Order
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated

Carbon copy fountain pen for the LEOMA-Buchhaltung Augsburg accounting company. The nib is imprinted with LEOMA 585 14 KARAT. LEOMA-Buchhaltung Augsburg was a competitor of the companies Taylorix and RUF-Buchhaltung, who also works in the field of corporate accounting.

IBIS-Rappen

IBIS-Rappen Black Exportmodel Color Details
Production: 1949-1954Nib: 14 ct gold
Logo: Without Logo Exportmodel
Barrel Color: blackCap Color: blackTrim: gold plated

Manufactured IBIS pens with the name Rappen for export. E.g. in the Netherlands the pens must not named IBIS for trademark reasons.

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