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#1 marcshiman

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 07:42 PM

Coming at you from my parents' house in Maine, where I went after the Boston show this year. I originally booked myself into the Dallas show, but when the Boston show was announced, I thought I could do that one too, and end the trip with a visit to my folks. So I'm the only lunatic to have done both in a single weekend this year.

 

Anyway, my finds:

 

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From left to right:

 

1) A Swan, later American pen - 6 size nib. Not great quality, but an interesting pen

2, 3, and 4) Diamond Points

5, 6, and 7) Conklin Nozacs, senior size

8) Autopoint

9) Monroe

10) A Chris Thompson replica. I found a Thompson pen with a huge gold nib in a parts lot, and did a partial trade for one of his pens. 

11) A Lapis flattop with an insanely flexible Parker nib

12) Schnell ringtop combo

13) Another Diamond Point combo

14 and 15) Swallow combos. Once word got out that someone at the show is buying combos, I immediately became "the combo guy" at the show, and I think I was shown every Wearever in existence.


Edited by marcshiman, 29 September 2014 - 07:48 PM.

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

 

The Mabie Todd Swan Project


#2 JonSzanto

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 08:01 PM

Once word got out that someone at the show is buying combos, I immediately became "the combo guy" at the show, and I think I was shown every Wearever in existence.

 

Too funny! Nice pens, Marc.



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Posted 29 September 2014 - 10:04 PM

Some lovely pens, I like 7...looks stunning. It's also interesting that the orange Swan combo has a ring top as well, wouldn't fit in too many vest pockets and way to big to "dangle" around your neck.

 

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 12:51 AM

Wahl made a ringtop equipoise that was over 5.25". It was enormous.


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

 

The Mabie Todd Swan Project





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