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But there's a very strange imprint on the Admiral....
and what's with the extra N?
Posted 17 March 2011 - 02:39 PM
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Posted 23 March 2011 - 04:10 PM
Well said. A cursory check of my collection showed a dozen Balances with the MIUSA imprint -- and that's just among OSes.For whatever it may be worth, I looked out of curiosity this morning and none of my celluloid Sheaffer's say "MADE IN...". My '29 Balance says "PAT'D - PATENT PENDING"; my early '30s pens say "PAT'D..."; and all my striated pens say "PATENTED...". My earliest injection molded pen, a black lever filling late '40s Valiant, says "MADE IN...", as do all my subsequent Touchdowns, Snorkels, and Tip-Dips. None, however, have a big "N".
In the process I noted that my latest Sheaffer, an early '60s Lifetime, has no barrel imprint at all.
If I were to draw a conclusion based solely on my own collection, I'd have to assume that Post-War Balance shaped pens all have a "MADE IN..." imprint while all earlier ones have some variation of "PATENTED". I guess this is why we try not to make too many assumptions... unless of course your collection is way bigger than mine.
Posted 17 July 2011 - 01:52 AM
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