Hi folks!
Got a weird pen here, well, weird to me, sorry!
Box is marked "Singroitz" and the cap is sterling, unused pen, kinda of neat. Any info would be appreciated!
Greg Minuskin
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Posted 29 April 2015 - 03:13 PM
Thanks for the feedback and help!
I guess it has no value/history. My wife, a master calligrapher and letter, said "Singroitz" so that is what I went with.
Guess I will scrap the cap for coin silver and melt the nib too.
Greg Minuskin
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Edited by Greg Minuskin, 29 April 2015 - 03:14 PM.
Posted 29 April 2015 - 03:46 PM
Greg, I did a quick Google last night and there were a number of hits on Singwitz pens. Might not be first tier, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a history. I see no rush to melt the thing down. This is how history gets lost, as minor a data point as it may seem.
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:41 PM
Singroitz is nothing. If you start looking at the "Singroitz" hits, you find that they're all of this ilk or are errors. The -witz suffix means "son of", and so is a common part of a surname, and Singwitz is also town in Germany, formerly East Germany, I think. It's too bad they thought they could put a loop instead of a hook at the end of a w. Seems to have tripped a lot of people up. Here's a different style print on a Singwitz box that is more clear
http://www.ebay.com....x-/160480002983
Of course, it might not be the same company, but what's the simplest explanation?
Might be a replacement nib, though.
Posted 30 April 2015 - 01:02 AM
Greg, I did a quick Google last night and there were a number of hits on Singwitz pens. Might not be first tier, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a history. I see no rush to melt the thing down. This is how history gets lost, as minor a data point as it may seem.
Well, I would rather not melt anything, so if someone wants this pen, let me know!
Greg Minuskin
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