Elgin Glass Nib Pen
#1
Posted 28 September 2013 - 10:35 PM
Anyway, the best info I have so far is that these were produced during WWII when metals were all going into the war effort. Elgin, from my recollection is better know for watches. Of course one drop and this is history! I have some glass nib dip pens from Europe, so I'm not a total stranger to them, but found this one interesting. Anyone with any more knowledge of Elgin please comment!
Elgin Glass Nib Pics
Randy
#2
Posted 29 September 2013 - 04:27 AM
Here's an interesting little pen I just completed recently. A while back a saw a pen like this and thought it was some kind of frankenpen that someone wired together. Then, while at an antique store recently, I saw two of these in the same box! There was a green one, and this red one. The red one had the better nib, even though I liked the green color better.
Anyway, the best info I have so far is that these were produced during WWII when metals were all going into the war effort. Elgin, from my recollection is better know for watches. Of course one drop and this is history! I have some glass nib dip pens from Europe, so I'm not a total stranger to them, but found this one interesting. Anyone with any more knowledge of Elgin please comment!
Elgin Glass Nib Pics
Randy
The pens from that era with glass nibs with which I'm most familiar are Spors brand. Elgins with glass nibs certainly offer opportunity for research and could make a nice niche collection.
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david
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