15 replies to this topic

[david i]

Yow.

 

 

 

regards

 

d

[tmenyc]

David,

See anything you're missing?

 

Tim

[david i]

Well, It has me beat on volume, but not on variety.

 

-d

[JonSzanto]

As impressive as that hoard of pens is, all I can think of is "War of the Worlds" when I see those lamps!

[david i]

Very elegant ships. I still think they inspired Star Trek's Klingon ships.

 

 

 

=d

[Pensee]

"Where are their scanners, laptops, and tablets?  They're going to get in trouble if their boss finds out they've got the windows open with the AC on."

 

Seriously though, nice reference photo.  Don't have much on Sheaffer.  Wonder what that sign or notice was on the post.

 

Straying a bit OT.

 

Five dollar pen 30's or 40's?

"Hooded" Student pen = late 50's or continued into 70's when they were still on the rack at my local "dime" store?

Edited by Pensee, 12 June 2015 - 09:49 PM.

[tmenyc]

Another thought -- no ink anywhere?  Aren't they testing the pens?  You'd think there would be an ink bottle, filled from large ones, with water to rinse?  

 

Tim

[Alex2014]

I like that guy with a necktie. He should have been a boss  Other times, other customs! Nowadays he probably would wear short trousers and a t-shirt. Amazing pic!

[matt]

Upon the third viewing of the photo, I realized that tray of black and pearls, the one closest to the camera, is entirely combos!

Edited by matt, 13 June 2015 - 09:20 PM.

[Madame Stylo]

Could they be testing the pens dry?  I can't see any writing on the lady's pad.

[Pensee]

Could they be testing the pens dry?  I can't see any writing on the lady's pad.

 

Kind of wondered that too.  Smoothing them out or seeing if they 'bite?'

 

Or maybe for the publicity photo-- nice clean pads & any messy doodles neatly tucked into wastebaskets under their bench?

 

Who knows...

 

David, was this from an article about Scheaffer?  If mind my asking, where did you find it?

 

thx

 

--Bruce

[david i]

It was posted at our Facebook group.

 

http://www.facebook.com/groups//fpnuts

 

do join.

 

-d

[JonSzanto]

Wonder what that sign or notice was on the post.

 

I had seen the original story from another source as well. While David posted the main photo, someone had an enlargement of the note on the pillar/wall on the other site (Shorpy.com) and here is that enlargement - essentially, it is workplace rules, mostly about being on time, hours worked, etc.

 

[Madame Stylo]

Oh boy.  Ft. Madison in the Summer and no screens on the windows?  But how amazing is the definition on that picture to enable the sign to be blown up and now be readable.  

[Pensee]

8 x 10 negative or did I read it wrong?

 

Got a kick out of paragraph 9:  "No talking or laughing...  The company is not getting what it is paying you for--- your time."

 

If we only still had that in retail.  I'll go to a store, and it's as if two employees who are chatting are irritated at being interrupted.

 

"Customers... <sigh & roll eyes> They're such a pain..."

 

File under "hard to get good help these days."

[Diabolical_Engineer]

Pensee,

 

8x10 negatives would have been pretty typical for high quality photographs at the time. If you can believe it, photographers used cameras with negatives as large as 20x24 inches on a fairly regular basis.

 

 

Back on topic, the tray of combos in the foreground is simply stunning.