FILCAO Sylvia Oro 2005-2008
The FILCAO Sylvia is an homage. Twice. First, it’s the namesake of Sylvia Abrate, wife of the late Giovanni Abrate, the U. S. importer of FILCAO pens. FILCAO, or Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Cappucci Alluminio e Ottone, "Italian Factory for Machining Aluminum and Brass Caps," was a small Italian pen manufacturer established in 1963 by Franco Grisolia in Settimo Torinese, near Turin, Italy. Franco Grisolia led the company until it closed in 2012, and he passed away in 2015. In 2016, his son Rosario Grisolia sold the brand and the remaining new stock to Giovanni Abrate’s Tryphon Enterprises to close out the inventory. Abrate passed away in 2025. Second, the FILCAO Sylvia’s design takes after the Pelikan 100N of 1938.
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