Just to add to the mystery any thoughts on this one? Its not from the USA and its not from Newhaven as far as I know.

Ian

Hi Ian,

I cannot ID the pen based on what is shown. It certainly looks like a Duofold, save for clip. If you are asking for help, I fear I cannot give any. If this is a quiz, do eventually let us know brand if no one volunteers it.

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regards

David

Hi David,

The pen is a 'Rosemary - (that's for rembrance) this was a brand of British Carbon Papers of London. BCP did not manufacture pens and contracted out to many British manufacturers such as Wyvern, Mentmore, Curzon and possibly Conway Stewart and Valentine (so in contradiction to the comment I made in my previous post it may well have come from Newhaven! It is sometimes attributed to National Security Pen Company but National Security is another brand name of BCP. The Rosemary brand came into being in the 1920s and Rosemary pens are now quite scarce and much sought after by collectors. I have several in ripple hard rubber which look very much like Conway Stewart manufacture but the one in my previous post I now believe to be made by Valentine when the had their factory next to the Parker plant.

Ian

Just to add to the mystery any thoughts on this one? Its not from the USA and its not from Newhaven as far as I know.

Ian

I have several of these, most of which have an'aerometric' type converter that simply pull out, but I also have one that has an 'aerometric' unit that screws into the hood and this may be the type that David has which would perhaps explain why it won't pull out. Of course this does open up the debate as to what distinguishes a converter from an 'aerometric' unit. For instance is it a converter because it pushes on and pulls off and is not 'mechanically' attached to the pen as a whole whereas an Aerometric filler is 'mechanically fixed to the pen in some way. IMHO if David has the screw in unit then he would be correct in calling it an Aerometric filler as a threaded union is, in engineering terms, a 'mechanical' attachment..

Regards from the heart of rural England.

Ian