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[giuseppe76]

Can anyone tell me about this pen and its value, i can't find any info.

Thanks,

Joe

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[philm]

Joe,

I have seen a 1915 catalog for Victor's (unfortunately it is not mine) that showed their lines of pens. At that time they made pens in 18K gold filled, 14K, and 18K - ranging in price from $12.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 at that time. Interestingly, all of the ones I have seen have been ring tops like yours. I do not know the current value, but think you have a nice specimen of a fairly unique pen. I look forward to hearing more about these. For instance, who made them and where?

[David Nishimura]

Cap is a replacement -- these telescoping pens were always all-metal.

Most common are gold filled; silver is very unusual, probably no more common than solid gold. Most are engine turned; hand engraved is less common. Eyedropper and lever-filler versions are found in roughly even numbers. End cap was not to store ink pellets, as sometimes supposed, but rather to hold smelling salts (I don't have the patent number handy, sorry).

[giuseppe76]

any idea of a value

[Kirchh]

Cap is a replacement -- these telescoping pens were always all-metal.

Most common are gold filled; silver is very unusual, probably no more common than solid gold. Most are engine turned; hand engraved is less common. Eyedropper and lever-filler versions are found in roughly even numbers. End cap was not to store ink pellets, as sometimes supposed, but rather to hold smelling salts (I don't have the patent number handy, sorry).

Might be 1307359.

--Daniel

[philm]

Smelling salts...wow, what an interesting combination. As Daniel's patent is 1919, I wonder if I wrote the wrong date down when I saw the Victor catalog....

Was Victor a NY Company, or retailer that sold pens?

Phil

[Hugh]

From Joe's post on the FPN





Regards
Hugh

[David Nishimura]

Thanks, Daniel.

Please note, all, that "Victor" was the name of the pen (like Aikin Lambert's "Mercantile"). The company name was "United States Fountain Pen Company".