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by Mauzan, Archille
Achivio storico Aurora Penne e Associazione. Museo del segno e dellar scrittura. NA. Fine. Fun perpetual calendar, with adjustments to day of week, the day number and the month changed by revolving wheels projecting oiut on the sides. N.d., Circa 1930. Measuring 37 by 27 cm, and constructed of heavy thick card stock, with two larger pieces pressed together to hold the wheels securely, with metal tacks in the corners. The Aurora company was founded in Turin in 1919. The company is still in business and remains a leading manufacturer of fine pens and desk accessories. Archille Mauzan (1883-1952) was a French-born commercial artist who was known for his posters. During the span of his career he based himself in Paris and South America as well as Turin and Milan. In this perpetual calendar, he depicts a bald everyman upon whose forehead a hand is writing "Ricordate", which means, "Remember". Condition: light wear.
(Inventory #: 007512)