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May 31: Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen c1950s

May 30: Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s

May 29: Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944

May 28: Japanese Cigar Shape Jumbo Pen with Perfect gold plated nib c1950s

May 27: Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938

May 26: Tuckersharpe Ink Master c1950s

May 25: Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931

May 24: An eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939

May 23: Eversharp Golden Symphony, 2nd Generation, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950

May 22: Eversharp Symphony, 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952

May 21: Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948

May 20: The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/60 Black and Clear by Mabie Todd c1937-1940

May 19: The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/81 Green Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940

May 18: The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 Blue Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940

May 17: Conklin Chicago pen c1940-1943

May 16: Conklin Glider c1944-1946

May 15: Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941

May 14: Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959

May 13: Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941

May 12: Parker Duofold Greenwich special edition 1999

May 11: Parker 105 c1979-1982

May 10: Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992

May 9: Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990

May 8: Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960

May 7: Black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008

May 6: Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005

May 5: Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914

May 4: Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007

May 3: Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960

May 2: Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009

May 1: Conklin Glider c1944-1946

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Conklin Glider c1944-1946. The Conklin Glider was the last quality pen made by the venerable company, and describing it as a quality pen is something of a stretch. They were cheaply made, compared to the earlier Conklin Toledo pens, with lightly gold plated trim that wore off easily, cap bands that easily worked loose and poor fit and finish. The two best things about the pens was the Cushon point 14 karat gold nibs and the interesting plastics used for the cap and barrel. The cap and barrel material was advertised as having "dichro-plastic striped inlay patterns." At least four colors were offered. The Glider fountain pen sold for $2.75, a pen and pencil set was $3.75.

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Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009. The pen, made for the Chinese market, commemorates the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The material is the diffusion bonded Classic Pens Flame Red and is shown with one of the rods. The final pen has a cap top emblem that reads that reads China 1949-2009 with a sun and palace. The retail price was $1,600 and 800 pens were in the edition.

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Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960. This is the plum color version of the mesh pen we posted earler. We will show some more variations covering all five colors and three engraving types.

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Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007. We had the great opportunity to photograph this very nice pen in 2007 as part of photos for the Philadelphia Pen Show. The pen was loaned as Aurora was one of the sponsors. The Aurora Firenze was a tribute to Florence, the “Cradle of the Italian Renaissance”, a special edition that has the Ponte Vecchio, Michelangelo’s David, the Cathedral, and the Palazzo della Signoria represented in the sterling silver cap. The barrel is made of Terra di Toscana resin with a refined fleur-de-lis design. A fountain pen, rollerball pen and ballpoint pen were offered. The fountain pen is a piston filler and is fitted with an 18 karat gold nib.

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Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914. Today's pen is a new shot of a pen we photographed for the first time back in 2002. Mabie, Todd & Company was incorporated in 1907 with George W. Mabie as the major shareholder. Between 1910 and 1915 the company was sold to Albert Watts, who had run the European business, and George Mabie retired. Mabie Todd eyedropper pens show some of the most elaborate and beautiful engraving work of any pen manufacturer and are prized by collectors. Mabie Todd pens are notable for particular attention to detail. This example shows highly detailed engraving and yet the quality is uniform throughout. All of the surfaces are smoothed of any rough edges and everything fits together perfectly. This model has the Safety Screw Cap, which ensures no leakage when the filled pen is put away. This cap design dates to a 1904 patent and was in general use by 1910. The Blackbird nib and feed is a replacement.

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A pen you may have never seen. The Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005. This was part of a group of pens sent to us by Cleo Skribent to photograph back in 2005. They wanted a write up on their namesake new Skribent line, but sent along several other pens as well. This pen is the Linea. Arte fountain pen. The period is actually part of the name. We've always wanted to photograph this attractive sterling silver one and did so today. The Linea.Arte series is intended as an art deco design. Art Deco started in France just before World War I and impacted the visual arts, architecture and design. It became popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The look of the pen is based on 1930s metalwork designs by the Fend Company, founded in Pforzheim, Germany. The Linea. Arte pen line consists of a fountain pen, ballpoint pen and pencil, made of solid 925 sterling silver. The clip is silver-plated. The nib is rhodium plated 18 karat gold, made for Cleo Skribent, but they do the plating in house. The price of the pen in 2005 was 154€, the most expensive pen Cleo Skribent offered.

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This is the black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008. The pen converts by replacing the nib unit with a rollerball section cap that can take specially fitted rollerball and ballpoint refills, all parts included with the pen. Giuliano Mazzuoli remembered that his grandmother had four or five different size Moka espresso-makers hanging on a wall above a shelf in her kitchen in the 1950s. The design of the pen is inspired by the Moka stove top espresso maker, designed and produced by Alfonso Bialetti in 1930 and still made today. Like the Moka pot, the Moka pen is two faceted pieces that screw together creating a narrower waist at the joint. The Moka is a large, slender pen at 5 5/8 inches long with the cap on. The medium nib is two-tone 18 karat gold. In 2008 there were five regular versions of the Moka, in black and red resin, petrol blue, brushed chrome, and polished chrome aluminum, all retailing for $375. The Limited Edition Senza Titolo version retailed for $1,000.

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Thought we would post a new photo of one of the Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens, this one in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960. We found a person whose family owned a novelty distributorship and one of the things they had a lot of in their warehouse was a large number of Wearever pens new in the box. We were able to get all the colors and patterns available still in the original boxes. You can see that even in mint condition, these pens were mass produced and corners were cut. Note the sloppy gold fill in the engraved wave pattern. Otherwise, these pens are actually pretty well made. These are really neat pens and a pleasure to photograph. The Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen was inspired by the Lady Sheaffer Skripsert Cartridge Fountain Pen introduced in 1958. David Kahn, Inc. launched this similar looking ink cartridge pen line the same year. The Lady Fair was made in five of the fashion colors of the late 1950s, black, plum, harvest, aqua or shell pink. Wearever offered these pens in three engraved patterns, a mesh pattern, a short wave pattern and a long wave pattern. There were five stainless steel nibs available, extra fine, medium, flexible fine, broad and steno. They sold new for $1.95 with two cartridges and a holder. There was also a set with matching pencil offered.

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Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990. This is the first series in the Classic Pens CP Collection and was launched in 1990. The CP1 brought together Classic Pens, Sheaffer and Murelli to create an exclusive Vannerie (Basketweave) pattern on the sterling silver Sheaffer Targa. The Targa by Sheaffer was launched in 1976 and is regarded as a modern classic. The CP1 Targa was offered in an edition of 250 pens, each laser engraved on the cap ornament with the CP1 logo and the individual limited edition number. The pens have increased in value over time and mint pens recently have sold for as much as $1,250.

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Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992. Several years ago we were contacted by the office of the U.S. Forces, Japan, who wanted a photo of a red Parker Duofold similar to the one General Douglas MacArthur used to sign the Japanese surrender documents on the battleship Missouri on September 2, 1945. The pen used by MacArthur was actually his wife's pen and has since been lost. The U.S. Forces, Japan team saw the c1928 Parker Duofold shown above (right) posted in one of our articles and requested to have a shot of it. In exchange, they sent us the challenge coin shown in the photo as a thank you. We made this shot with a modern red Duofold because Parker commemorated the event in 1995 with a Limited Edition Red Duofold Centinniel with MacArthur's signature on the cap and an 18 karat gold cap top coin. Parker made 1,945 of those pens. The pen in the photo (left) is the standard modern Red Duofold Centennial.

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Parker 105 c1979-1982. The Parker 105 strikes us as an oddity. The bark finish is very unusual. It also uses a new clip style and mounting. The matching ballpoint is a pull off cap type. Parker introduced the 105 in 1979 and by 1982 it was discontinued. The first model was a rolled gold bark pattern that was later also offered in sterling silver. There was also a smooth stainless steel Flighter version. The pen has a chunky version of the Parker Arrow clip mounted on the face of the cap instead of using a washer type with a cap top screw. The rolled gold pen was used as the basis for a limited edition to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. The 14 karat gold nib is like a long fingernail, extending straight from the end of the section and curving almost half way around. It gives the appearance that it might be a conical nib from the top.

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The Parker Duofold Greenwich was a 1999 special edition fountain pen and rollerball created to commemorate the new Millennium. This is one of our favorite pens because of the extraordinary guilloche engraved black resin cap and barrel. The pen is named for the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, where traditionally at midnight each new day begins. Parker was the only pen company licensed to produce an official Greenwich pen, and use the Greenwich logo, to mark the Millennium celebration. The Greenwich starts as a black Duofold Centennial that is machine engraved with a Fougere pattern on the cap and barrel. A special Greenwich emblem is set into the cap top. An extra wide single cap band is engraved "Parker Duofold Greenwich" in all caps. The pen is fitted with the two tone arrow logo 18 karat gold Duofold nib. The original retail price of the pen was US $440.00.

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The Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941 in our opinion is the most art deco pen ever made. Announced in 1936 in an ad with the headline "Gold is back!" the Coronet was the finest pen in the Eversharp lineup, selling for $10.00, with a $1.00 premium for an adjustable point (which has a large slider). The pen featured Eversharp's Safety Ink Shut-Off system and this pen is complete with the tab under the nib section. The full gold filled engine turned cap and barrel pen came in two versions, one with black or red pyralin showing in the triangular shaped cutouts in four places: the cap top, cap lip, barrel top and barrel end. If you look carefully, you can see that the red pyralin is marbled. There was also a version of the Coronet with a metal cap in rhodium plate or or gold filled with either a black or green shell pyralin barrel. Those pens featured square cutouts in the cap top and cap lip and sold for $8.75.

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The Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959 is one of our very favorite pens. This is a difficult pen to find and more so in really top condition. The Masterpiece was the top of the line Sheaffer Snorkel, with the cap, clip, barrel, and end cap all hallmarked solid 14 karat gold. The Triumph "Lifetime" 14 karat two-tone gold nib, plated with platinum, was unique to this model Snorkel. These were pricey pens, retailing for $110.00 in 1958. They go for much more today. Expect to see them offered for more than $1,000 if in excellent condition. Sheaffer also made this pen in the UK in 18 karat and 9 karat gold hallmarked models with a fine barley machine engraved cap and barrel. The pen shown is the USA model.

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Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941. This is one of the three types of Eversharp Coronet pens with plastic barrels. The Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin, model 17734, sold for $10.00 and the matching pencil, model 10604, for $5.00. The plastic barrel models of the Coronet are also distinguished from the full cap and barrel gold filled model by the square windows in the cap top and cap lip. This pen started as a real disaster. Found in an antique store, the clear ink view section was disintegrating, heavily crisscrossed with cracks like a broken window. We sent the pen out for repair. The top of the barrel was sawed off and a new clear section was glued on as a replacement. The repair was nicely done and only shows under careful examination. The cap shows wear from lots of use. The two other plastic barrel models feature a black barrel, with a choice of rhodium plated cap (pen $8.75 and pencil $2.75) or gold filled cap (pen $10.00 and pencil $5.00). The cap design is identical to the pen shown.

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This is the Conklin Glider c1944-1946. In looking through our collection of Conklin Gliders and we have noticed a few things. First, there are three variations of the pen. This photo shows the largest pen, which also has a wide cap band. It's not shown in either of the two Conklin Glider ads that I have. The 1944 ad describes the Glider as a new pen that features the 14 karat gold Cushon Point nib for a $2.75 price, $3.95 with the matching pencil. It features a clear Visink section and were offered in Dichro-plastic striped inlay patterns. Another 1944 ad shows the pen in four striped colors. The best features of these pens are the high quality nibs and the vivid cap and barrel. Unfortunately the gold plating was very thin and many examples of the pens show lots of plating loss. It's unknown if there was any premium for the larger pen with the wide cap band.

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This is a Conklin Chicago pen, but an unknown model. This pen appears to predate the Glider but shares some visual similarities, including the striped cap and barrel, the Cushon Point nib and the visualated section. Perhaps it’s an earlier version. The quality difference is striking. This pen has better gold plating, the cap, barrel and section all are clearly higher quality and better finished, and the barrel has a Conklin Chicago stamping, similar to other late 1930s Conklin pens. The ribbed cap band and the narrow spring loaded clip are quality touches seen on earlier pens. It’s possible this pen dates c1940-1943, prior to the Glider.

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The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 by Mabie Todd c1937-1940. Today's pen is one we would call very uncommon, if not rare in the USA, the Mabie Todd Blackbird Topfiller. In their own advertising, Mabie Todd called this pen the Sacless Blackbird Fountpen. The pen is similar to the larger Visofil VT and shares the visual ink reservoir in the barrel. It has a similar plunger fill system as the Visofil VT, with the plunger hidden under a long blind cap. The plunger mechanism is a spring wrapped with a sac to seal the end of the pen, acting as a diaphragm as the plunger is pumped, a similar operating principle as the Parker Vacumatic. The Sacless Blackbird came in three colors, Black and Clear, Green Gold and Black, and this pen, model BT200/82, in Blue Gold and Black. They sold for 7'6 in the United Kingdom and had matching pencils. When World War II broke out, the Mabie Todd Harlesdon Factory was destroyed, so repairs to these pens were done by replacing the plunger unit with a simple ink sac squeeze bulb.

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Another very uncommon Sacless Blackbird Fountpen (Mabie Todd's spelling in their advertising). This is model BT200/81 Green Gold and Black, c1937-1940 Mabie Todd used Blackbird as a brand name for lower priced pens. They would be marked with the Blackbird imprint and logo on the barrel, logo on the clip, and name on the nib stamping. We have not seen this particular cap and barrel material on other pens from the period. The barrel imprints of these pens include 'Blackbird' Self Filling Pen. Nothing to indicate the type of filler, as on the Mabie Todd Swan Visofil pens, which are marked "'Swan' Visofil Pen" on their imprints.

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This is the third and final color of the Sacless Blackbird Fountpen, the BT200/60 Black and Clear, by Mabie Todd. In this shot the pen has the blind cap removed to show the plunger mechanism. The sac is a clear modern replacement, so you can see the spring that surrounds the plunger. The angle of the shot and the background does not show the barrel transparency well, but it is a bit darker than the other two colors. A hint of it shows near the plunger. The clear barrels tend to amber. A non-ambered pen would be very rare. When manufactured, c1937-1940, the plunger would have been inside a typical rubber sac and the mechanism would not show. Pens repaired during war time were done so with a simple bulb, making the pen a squeeze filler. We have one like that.

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Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948. The Symphony was designed by Paris, France born industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893-1986). Loewy emigrated to the United States in 1919 and started his own design company in 1927. Loewy designed numerous consumer goods, emphasizing streamlining and modern materials, including the Coca Cola bottle, the Lucky Strike logo, toothbrushes, radios, electric razors, the Studebaker Avanti (the only car design exhibited in the Louvre) and the streamline Electrolux vacuums, which may have inspired the Symphony's original “slipper” caps. Eversharp had high hopes that engaging this famous designer would help recreate the magic and success of the Dreyfuss-designed Skyline. The first year Symphony pens are notable for the original Loewy design of the “slipper” cap, where the cap has slightly offset halves, with a pronounced “step” edge at the top. If viewed from the side, the bottom half of the cap (opposite from the clip) extends farther than the top half, giving it the distinctive asymmetrical “slipper” look. These first generation pens are the only ones with a metal thread ring in the section and "EVERSHARP SYMPHONY" and "MADE IN U.S.A." stamped just below. The clip face is angled and there is no cap band. The nib and feed is essentially the same as in the previous Skyline pens. Barrel colors were black, blue, green, and red. The fountain pen, model 500, sold for $5.00, and the matching Repeater pencil, model 1500, sold for $3.75.

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This is an interesting version of the Eversharp Symphony, a 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952. At some time during 1951, Eversharp dropped the Loewy "slipper" cap design altogether in favor of a simpler, streamlined "bullet" cap. This last version loses the distinctive look of the Symphony and follows the design cues of other brands, such as the Sheaffer Crest and Sentinel models of the late 1940s. It is likely, due to Eversharp's deteriorating financial position, this was a cost cutting move. The 3rd Generation Symphony maintained the same model numbers and price points as the 2nd Generation line, but they were no longer called Symphony in Eversharp advertising. This brushed steel cap Symphony does not appear in any of the advertisements we have. All of the examples we've seen have a smaller size 14 karat gold nib, indicating an economy pen. There is a brushed steel cap 2nd Generation Symphony, so this model is a carry over. The standard model 701 Symphony fountain pen sold for $5.00, so this pen either sold for the same or less. The late Symphony models came in Black, Blue, Burgundy, and Green. An interesting tidbit: The chrome plated cap band is a sleeve insert that fits onto the base of the cap. Probably easier to plate the piece and attach it to the rest of the cap.

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This is the Eversharp Golden Symphony, a 2nd Generation model, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950. The Golden Symphony sold for $12.75 and came in Black, Blue, Brown, Burgundy, and Green. These were darker colors than the first generation pens. The bright red of the original pens was replaced with a darker burgundy, for example. The matching Repeater pencil sold for $6.00. The primary differences in the 2nd generation pen from the original Loewy design were a softening of the edges of the cap to a more rounded design, finishing the cap in a high polish, flattening the clip, adding the words "Made in USA" to the clip top, and simplifying the section, leaving out the stamping. Eversharp added trim rings and gold plate to the cap finishes, creating a lineup of six total models. The pencil gained a small ring engraving in the cone tip.

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Traveling back to Japan, this is an eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939. We just received some exciting new pens for photos from Stan Klemanowicz. We are going to spend the weekend taking photos for our PenHero.com 365 pic of the day and some these photos will be featured in one of our next Quarterly books. Our Q2 book should be out in July. It's fun to see and photograph pens probably not often seen. This silver eight-sided Japanese pen was made by Ikoma, a famous jeweler in Osaka. The clip is stamped Ikoma-sei, “Made By Ikoma.” Gonkichi Ikoma founded his jewelry and watch workshop in 1870 in Osaka. G. Ikoma Ltd. was established in 1923 and moved into the landmark Ikoma Building in 1930. The Ikoma building, designed by Heizo So, still stands today as an Osaka historical building. The pen has a flexible steel Falcon type nib that dates it to the late 1930s because gold nibs were not used in Japan after about 1939. The band at the base of the cap is ebonite.

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Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931. Whenever we see a Conklin pen for sale in an antique store or flea market, we invariably pick it up. We found this Conklin Symetrik Endura (their name in the 1930-1931 catalog) in Maine in 2001. The Symetrik was the streamlined part of the Endura line in the 1930-1931 catalog and included two finishes: Black and Gold and Leaf Green. There were three pen sizes, long and medium, and a short ringtop pen. This pen is the long version, which sold for $8.00. Each had matching pencils. Clearly a response to the 1929 Sheaffer Balance, the Symetrik Endura echoed several design elements of the Sheaffer pen in a rather Conklin way. The cap and barrel shape is more blunt than the Balance. Instead of a White Dot, the Symetrik Endura has a gold Conklin Crescent inlaid above the clip on the cap. Two cap bands instead of one wide one. Unfortunately this pen is rather discolored and suffers plating loss, but the nib is correct and the barrel imprint shows nicely.

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Some time ago we found a complete Tuckersharpe dealer package with 13 brand new pens and their display stand. We've seen many poor quality examples of these cheap pens at antique malls and never knew what they were called. The display revealed the name of this Tuckersharpe model: the Ink Master. Similar displays and the color choices indicate that these pens are probably mid 1950s vintage. The Tuckersharpe Pen Company was founded in 1952 by Percy Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. He used himself as the lead in some of his company's advertising. The company made inexpensive fountain and ballpoint pens claiming millions of sales. The Ink Master exemplifies Tuckersharpe lever-fill fountain pen design features, including a clear section, clear feed, pull off cap, and a removable Esterbrook type nib unit. Tuckersharpe borrowed ideas from other pen makers, including not only the removable Esterbrook type nib unit, but also the "Easy Flow" name for the nib, and of course the company name, a play on Eversharp. This model sold for 49 cents and came in black, navy blue, turquoise, green, red and white.

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Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938. The carved image of Daruma, as he is known in Japan, is the Indian monk Bodhidharma, who is believed to have brought Chan Buddhism to China in the 5th or 6th century. The image is carved into the surface of the pen and then painted with colored urushi lacquer. His face is orange and his robe is red and green. The clip (not seen) has the Swan Japan logo at the top and SWAN is carved in the barrel just below the image. The owner's name, Iida, is on the barrel. The pen has a 14 karat gold PERFECT number 4 nib. The gold nib dates the pen to pre-war, c1935-1938. Swan was founded in 1900 and was using the trade name for pens before Mabie Todd began exporting to Japan. Thanks to Stan Klemanowicz for loaning this pen for photos! There are more shots of this pen in the upcoming article here on PenHero.com.

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This is a pen we picked up in Maine at an antique store that had several Japanese pens. Almost all of the pens we found there are eyedropper fillers and were likely brought home by US servicemen coming back from duty in Japan after World War II. This pen literally stood out from all the others. It's a huge Japanese eyedropper filling pen measuring 6 3/8 inches long with the cap on and just under an inch across at the cap band. The pen can be posted, if you want to write with a pen that's 7 3/4 inches long. We've been trying to identify this pen and downloaded several resources, including the scan of the pre-war High Class Nine Fountain Pen catalog (posted in this forum in a thread on FPN) that shows two of these large pens with 14 karat gold nibs. One is a flat top and the other a balance shape like this one. The balance shaped pen name translates as Cigar Shape Jumbo, according to one of FPN's members. Similar pens are shown in post war catalogs, such as the 1957 Yotsubishi, which shows an elaborate maki-e pen. So this size pen was not always a novelty or cheap pen. This pen has no maker's marks, and because the feed is newer and has a gold plated PERFECT steel nib, it's probably post war and probably an inexpensive pen. The nib writes surprisingly well, with a wet medium line and it is more comfortable to write with than expected. You never know what you will find when out pen hunting!

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Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944. We have always liked the Sheaffer Crest models and were very happy to be able to photograph this Triumph Crest Masterpiece. Sheaffer announced the Triumph Lifetime line on January 1, 1942 to its dealers and first advertised the line in Life Magazine on July 27. The line featured Sheaffer's new and innovative conical Triumph "Sheath-Point" nib. The pen is something of a mash up of the 14 karat gold Triumph Masterpiece cap and a standard Triumph Crest barrel and nib section. Note the White Dot on the end of the barrel. The cap and clip are hallmarked 14K. We don't have a 1942-1944 price list, but the previous model 1941 pen sold for $35.00 and by 1946, the following Triumph II model pen sold for $50.00.

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This is a very early Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s. An unusual six sided clipless design, similar to long body eyedropper pens made earlier in the USA and UK. The cap is a slip on friction fit. The pen is 5 3/4 inches long with the cap on and 7 1/8 inches long with the cap posted on the end of the barrel. Interesting hobnail grip section at the barrel end. The ebonite is not urushi coated and shows color shades that may not have existed when the pen was new. Fitted with a 14 karat gold Marukin nib. The trim, marked K14 is possibly solid gold. A very unusual older Japanese pen!

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This is a Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen with an aerometric type filler c1950s. The design is similar, including the Parker Arrow type clip, to a rare Platinum silver lever-fill fountain pen from the 1930s. For comparison, the Platinum model is in Fountain Pens of Japan on page 295. There are no makers marks on this pen other than the SILVER hallmark stamped on the cap lip. It's possible the pen was made by a jewelry shop based on the Platinum design. The pen has a clear section and is fitted with a King gold plated steel nib stamped 1952, possibly indicating the date. The aerometric type filler would date the pen in the 1950s.

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Conklin Glider c1944-1946 May 1, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946 May 1, 2017

Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009 May 2, 2017

Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009 May 2, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960 May 3, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960 May 3, 2017

Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007 May 4, 2017

Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007 May 4, 2017

Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914 May 5, 2017

Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914 May 5, 2017

Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005 May 6, 2017

Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005 May 6, 2017

Black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008 May 7, 2017

Black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008 May 7, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960 May 8, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960 May 8, 2017

Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990 May 9, 2017

Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990 May 9, 2017

Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992 May 10, 2017

Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992 May 10, 2017

Parker 105 c1979-1982 May 11, 2017

Parker 105 c1979-1982 May 11, 2017

Parker Duofold Greenwich special edition 1999 May 12, 2017

Parker Duofold Greenwich special edition 1999 May 12, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941 May 13, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941 May 13, 2017

Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959 May 14, 2017

Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959 May 14, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941 May 15, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941 May 15, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946 May 16, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946 May 16, 2017

Conklin Chicago pen c1940-1943 May 16, 2017

Conklin Chicago pen c1940-1943 May 16, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 18, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 18, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/81 Green Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 19, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/81 Green Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 19, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/60 Black and Clear by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 20, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/60 Black and Clear by Mabie Todd c1937-1940 May 20, 2017

Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948 May 21, 2017

Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948 May 21, 2017

Eversharp Symphony, 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952 May 22, 2017

Eversharp Symphony, 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952 May 22, 2017

Eversharp Golden Symphony, 2nd Generation, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950 May 23, 2017

Eversharp Golden Symphony, 2nd Generation, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950 May 23, 2017

An eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939 May 24, 2017

An eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939 May 24, 2017

Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931 May 25, 2017

Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931 May 25, 2017

Tuckersharpe Ink Master c1950s May 26, 2017

Tuckersharpe Ink Master c1950s May 26, 2017

Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938 May 27, 2017

Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938 May 27, 2017

Japanese Cigar Shape Jumbo Pen with Perfect gold plated nib c1950s May 28, 2017

Japanese Cigar Shape Jumbo Pen with Perfect gold plated nib c1950s May 28, 2017

Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944 May 29, 2017

Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944 May 29, 2017

Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s May 30, 2017

Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s May 30, 2017

Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen c1950s May 31, 2017

Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen c1950s May 31, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946
May 1, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946
May 1, 2017

Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009
May 2, 2017

Parker Duofold Centennial China 60th Anniversary released 2009
May 2, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960
May 3, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pen in plum and mesh pattern, c1958-1960
May 3, 2017

Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007
May 4, 2017

Aurora Limited Edition Firenze Sterling Silver Fountain Pen c2007
May 4, 2017

Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914
May 5, 2017

Mabie Todd Swan Solid 14 Karat Gold Hand Engraved Overlay Eyedropper c1914
May 5, 2017

Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005
May 6, 2017

Cleo Skribent Linea. Arte c2005
May 6, 2017

Black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008
May 7, 2017

Black Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka 3 in 1 fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pen c2008
May 7, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960
May 8, 2017

Wearever Lady Fair cartridge pens in shell pink and the wave pattern, c1958-1960
May 8, 2017

Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990
May 9, 2017

Classic Pens CP1 Targa by Sheaffer 1990
May 9, 2017

Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992
May 10, 2017

Two Parker Duofold Big Reds one c1928 and one c1992
May 10, 2017

Parker 105 c1979-1982
May 11, 2017

Parker 105 c1979-1982
May 11, 2017

Parker Duofold Greenwich special edition 1999
May 12, 2017

Parker Duofold Greenwich special edition 1999
May 12, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941
May 13, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet c1936-1941
May 13, 2017

Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959
May 14, 2017

Sheaffer Snorkel Masterpiece c1952-1959
May 14, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941
May 15, 2017

Wahl Eversharp Coronet Gold and Green Shell Pyralin c1936-1941
May 15, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946
May 16, 2017

Conklin Glider c1944-1946
May 16, 2017

Conklin Chicago pen c1940-1943
May 16, 2017

Conklin Chicago pen c1940-1943
May 16, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 18, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/82 by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 18, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/81 Green Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 19, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/81 Green Gold and Black by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 19, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/60 Black and Clear by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 20, 2017

The Sacless Blackbird Fountpen BT200/60 Black and Clear by Mabie Todd c1937-1940
May 20, 2017

Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948
May 21, 2017

Eversharp Symphony 1st Generation model 500 Red c1948
May 21, 2017

Eversharp Symphony, 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952
May 22, 2017

Eversharp Symphony, 3rd Generation pen with a brushed steel cap, c1951-1952
May 22, 2017

Eversharp Golden Symphony, 2nd Generation, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950
May 23, 2017

Eversharp Golden Symphony, 2nd Generation, number 705 in Burgundy, c1949-1950
May 23, 2017

An eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939
May 24, 2017

An eight-sided silver Japanese pen made by Ikoma c1939
May 24, 2017

Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931
May 25, 2017

Conklin Symetrik Endura Leaf Green c1930-1931
May 25, 2017

Tuckersharpe Ink Master c1950s
May 26, 2017

Tuckersharpe Ink Master c1950s
May 26, 2017

Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938
May 27, 2017

Swan Japan Daruma (Bodhidharma) carved pen c1935-1938
May 27, 2017

Japanese Cigar Shape Jumbo Pen with Perfect gold plated nib c1950s
May 28, 2017

Japanese Cigar Shape Jumbo Pen with Perfect gold plated nib c1950s
May 28, 2017

Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944
May 29, 2017

Sheaffer Crest Masterpiece Vacuum-fil c1942-1944
May 29, 2017

Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s
May 30, 2017

Marukin hard rubber eyedropper filler probably c1920s
May 30, 2017

Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen c1950s
May 31, 2017

Japanese hand engraved silver leaf pattern pen c1950s
May 31, 2017