Name that pen:
Marc
SPOILER ALERT: Answer at the end of the thread
Edited by marcshiman, 15 January 2012 - 08:09 AM.
Posted 14 January 2012 - 05:32 PM
Edited by marcshiman, 15 January 2012 - 08:09 AM.
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 12:50 AM
I have seen that material anclip style somewhere before on an Italian pen - possibly AVM, but my memory is most certainly fallible
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 02:23 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 02:28 AM
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:18 AM
Edited by Hugh, 15 January 2012 - 03:41 AM.
Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:26 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:29 AM
I lean toward Leboeuf, as per my hints at that, above.
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:32 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 03:33 AM
Yeah, well hiding rivets would be mean
d
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:26 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:34 AM
how about wirt?
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:47 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:53 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:58 AM
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 05:05 AM
Posted 15 January 2012 - 05:17 AM
Only others I can think of are John Holland, and Moore. I wold also argue moore as top tier, but a lot closer than eclipse. John Holland, I got to assume we would see a white crown thing above the clip...
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 05:28 AM
Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens
Posted 15 January 2012 - 06:24 AM
Edited by FarmBoy, 15 January 2012 - 06:25 AM.
Posted 15 January 2012 - 06:32 AM
We think we know it is not:
Parker
Waterman
Sheaffer
W-E of any sort
Chilton or related
Holland
Moore
Eclipse (and I suppose Keene)
We know it is celluloid and a big pen. We also know the company was making its own materials.
We are looking for a first tier (perhaps open to debate) manufacturer that was on the East coast of the US presumably in the late 20s early 30s and the pen has a very distinctive clip. And apparently they also made similar pens in rubber.
How about a Morrison's or Wirt? (not sure I'd consider them first tier but that is open to debate as well.)
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users