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[tsachi-mitsenmacher]

I recently bought this pen. Can you please help with info about the company?

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Edited by tsachi-mitsenmacher, 17 December 2014 - 12:37 PM.

[pen-deco]

We can start here:

 

[david i]

Hi Tsachi,

 

Here's a thread about Century, which was based in Whitewater.

 

http://fountainpenbo...ry-pen-company/

 

regards

 

d

[David Nishimura]

1905 listing in Tools of Business, an Encyclopedia of Office Equipment and Labor Saving Devices, p. 88:

 

Victory               Victory, Overfeed, straight or taper cap fountain pens.
                         Manufactured by The Century Pen Co., Whitewater, Wis.

Edited by David Nishimura, 17 December 2014 - 03:10 PM.

[David Nishimura]

Also see this post: http://www.fountainp...-wide/?p=209914

[tsachi-mitsenmacher]

Thank you all for this information. Any idea why it was called The Victory Pen although it is a Century?

Tsachi

Edited by tsachi-mitsenmacher, 17 December 2014 - 05:15 PM.

[david i]

Thank you all for this information. Any idea why it was called The Victory Pen although it is a Century?

Tsachi

 

Nothing solid, but I guess we can embrace the usual speculations. Sub-brand?  Re-badge?  Why are so many "National" fountain pens called Gold Medal, Gold Bond, Diamond Medal, Varsity, etc. ?

 

I certainly would be happy to learn more.

 

regards

 

david

[wekiva98]

Victory pen -- maybe the name could be linked to the end of WWI?

[tsachi-mitsenmacher]

somebody suggested it may relate to the Spanish American war

Tsachi

[Norm]

The Spanish American war was in 1898.  Looks like your pen Paten. date is 93.  WWI ended 1918.

Edited by Norm, 18 December 2014 - 03:42 PM.