Pelikan IBIS fountain pen

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

The center rib of the ink feeder is now continuous.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

For the first few months, only CN nibs were available for the IBIS model. For export, gold nibs are now available again, and they still bear the dotted IBIS logo.

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

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.

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.

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.