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#1 MxMJ

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Posted 08 December 2015 - 03:27 AM

Got this in the mail today, it has a clip I don't recognize though. Any ideas? It has a replacement (I assume) John Holland nib.

 

I was going to sell it, but after handling it, I think I have to keep it. Especially since I kind of have a green collection.

 

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#2 david i

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Posted 08 December 2015 - 02:48 PM

Funny. I grabbed this one couple weeks ago. Pic limited, as I uploaded it (lossy) to facebook without uploading first to my server.

 

An interesting model at couple levels. falling just between the two GB eras I discussed in my mag articles a couple years ago.  If your green example is clean (not fluoresced, crazed), I'd be interested.

 

Has some features in common with a 1932 catalogued pen, some different.

 

 

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#3 david i

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Posted 08 December 2015 - 02:48 PM

Likely National/Barrett product

 

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Posted 08 December 2015 - 05:22 PM

There might be some fluorescing to the cap, it is kind of hard to tell. Overall it is pretty clean, just darkened and with some brassing. Moot point though, I'm keeping it, sorry.

 

Mine does have one difference from yours. Mine does not say 'Stonite' under Gold Bond, I'm not entirely clear on what 'Stonite' is though, so that could just be related to the color/pattern.



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Posted 09 December 2015 - 02:49 AM

From the cover of my Magazine article for 1930-ish Gold Bond. Stonite was GB's "Pemmanite, Radite, etc", unbreakable imagery for Celluloid. My color is slightly earlier than yours and might represent flat-top stock being tweaked for the new look, while your color was new/dedicated for pens of this general sort. The Stonite imprint might have been put on this early color when tubes were made.

 

 

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