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These Maruzen pens were the first Japanese pens I have seen with a direct copy of a Sheaffer Triumph nib, but they were not alone. There are Navy brand and several unbranded pens with similar conical nibs. These post World War II Athena pens are examples of Maruzen’s return to making quality pens. One line is clearly inspired by mid 1940s Sheaffer Triumph fountain pens to the degree that they have a similar conical nib, ribbed nib section, and balance shape. They look like Japanese Sheaffer pens in the same way that many other companies copied Parker 51s. The second Athena line has a cap and barrel shape and style more like the 1940s Parker Duofold, though without the striped plastic. Removing the cap reveals the same Sheaffer Triumph style nib and section as on the balance shape pens.

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This lovely mother of pearl made pen stand/holder 💝 . . DM Us For More Information 📱 Follow : @artworkmaestro . For Details, Inquries and Wholesale Order / Bulk Quantity Mail Us : [email protected] 📤📥 . Or WhatsApp Us At : [phone] 📞☎️ . BESPOKE DESIGN / CUSTOM DESIGN FACILITY AVAILABLE 🔨👷‍♂️🛃 . . #penholder #penholders #pencilholder #pencilholders #penstand #penstands #penstandcraft #pencilstand #stationary #stationaryaddict #stationarylove #stationarylover #stationarydesign #stationaryshop #stationarygiveaway #stationarymurah #stationaryhaul #stationarystore #pencollector #pencollection #pencilcollector #penpencil #studymaterial #studytabledecor #studytable #studentlife #studentesse #studentessentials (at Sarai Tarin, Uttar Pradesh, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOFgZ6SlrD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is the pen Stephen King used to write his book Dreamcatcher!

This is the pen Stephen King used to write his book, Dreamcatcher! 📚 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NSr4d8-6Zk This is the pen Stephen King used to write his book, Dreamcatcher! 📚 #appelboomstorelaren #stephenking #pencollection via Appelboom Pennen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNOs96YK8azszH8IZ1b7Bg April 22, 2024 at 07:31PM

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First time I tried to practice, with a f-pen on my lovely new white paper. #sketchbook #sketch #art #drawing #artist #illustration #sketchbookdrawing #pencollector #pengeek #handmade #custompen #fountainpen #fountainpenlover #seriousnibbage #penturning #penmanship #penlover #a4 #nibbage #inktober #handlettering #lamy #stationeryaddict #penmaker #penoftheday #pennerd #illustration #watercolor #pencollection #penmaking #a4drawing (at Liepāja, Latvia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1zHORsFRB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is a Parker 50 Falcon “Flighter” fountain pen c. 1979. This 5 1/8 inch long cartridge / converter fountain pen is noted for its integrated stainless steel nib. The nib is essentially an extension of the section all the way to the slit for the tines and the tipping material. The gripping part of the section has a matte finish.  The brushed stainless steel finish was complemented with gold plated trim. PARKER over MADE IN U.S.A. is stamped on the back cap lip.  This example has a feathered clip like the Parker Systemark rather than the plainer clip usually seen on the Falcon.  Available nib grades were extra fine, fine, medium and broad.

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Here’s an array of True Blues!

In 1929 Parker introduced one of the most sought after of their low-priced school pens, known today by collectors as the "True Blue." This new slender blue and white swirled Permanite celluloid pen was called the "Three Fifty" in early Parker advertisements and the 1929 Parker catalog. The color was called "Modernistic Blue" in 1929 ads and the 1929 Parker Catalog and "True Blue" in 1930 ads and the 1930 Parker Catalog. The earliest Parker advertisement I could find showing this new pen line is in the May 19, 1929 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. The True Blue does not appear in the 1932 catalog, indicating that the line probably ran from 1929 through 1931.

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This is a Stratford fountain pen in emerald green metallic pearl c. 1940.  It is very similar to and appears to be the immediate predecessor if not the basis for the the c. 1940-1943 Stratford 77.  Advertisements for this pen appear only in 1940.  The primary differences are the clip style, cap bands and nib.  It's a 4 7/8 inch button fill fountain pen that uses a striped celluloid very similar to the 1st generation Conklin Nozac Penline.  The pen fills by removing the blind cap from the end of the barrel, inserting the nib in ink and pressing the button to compress the ink sac and fill the pen.  The clip is stamped with the Stratford logo.  The cap band has a fletching or arrow feathers design.  The cap top band has two thin lines.  It features a Lucite ink view section.  The trim and the nib were lightly gold plated and shows typical heavy plating loss.  The nib is stainless steel and stamped Iridium over TIPPED over MADE IN over U.S.A.  The color has faded and the blind cap is brown.  The similarity of the celluloid to the Stratford 77 probably means this model was also offered in striped emerald green, silver grey, and golden brown metallic pearl and jet black.  It sold for 49 cents in 1940.

#pencollecting #fountainpen #stratford #salz #salzbrothers #conklin #nozac #penline #penhero

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At first glance the two Conklin pens in this article could be Endura Symetrik pens from 1930s. They have all the elements shown in the A. Bienenstein Symetrik design patent, D83,592, awarded March 10, 1931: a rounded balance shape, a spring loaded clip, two cap bands, a crescent symbol on the cap, and a crescent symbol on the nib. The clip, the 1936 Conklin patented type, and nib, a Cushon Point type, could date the pen possibly as early as 1936. The barrel imprint tells a different story. It’s stamped THE Conklin PEN CO. over CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A. over ENDURA – D- 83592 over REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. This is a Chicago Conklin. A Chicago syndicate consisting of A. J. Parrson, M. H. Jacobs, and Max Horwitz purchased Conklin on July 13, 1938, and moved existing stock of unfinished pens and parts to Chicago. This dates it no earlier than mid 1938, and likely later as there would have to be some amount to transition time from Toledo to Chicago operations and production.

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A short article about this pen and its beautiful celluloid.

This a Conway Stewart Number 28 lever fill fountain pen with the eye catching Tiger’s Eye celluloid, c. 1949-1955. It's just over 5 inches long and has a pointed black cap top jewel and gold filled trim. The washer type clip has the Conway Stewart logo stamped at the top face and a diamond shaped tip. The lever tab is stamped with the Conway Stewart logo inside a diamond. The trim is bright but shows typical signs of light plating loss. The barrel is stamped Conway Stewart 28 over MADE IN ENGLAND. The 14 karat gold nib is stamped Conway over Stewart over 14CT GOLD over 5.

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https://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/ConwayStewart/ConwayStewartNo28TigersEye1949.htm

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PenHero.com Feature Article:

Unbranded Gold Plated Engraved Leaf Pattern Fountain Pen c. 1954-57

A final stop on this journey visiting leaf engraved Japanese pens is this bright gold plated example. At first look it’s as if the pen maker took the cap and barrel from a rare 1930s era Platinum silver hand engraved leaf pattern lever-fill fountain pen and dipped it in gold. It’s so bright and shiny it’s almost gaudy and I had to check it for hallmarks. Could it be gold over silver vermeil? Lacking any silver hallmarks makes me believe it’s gold plated brass. Find out more in the article!

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https://penhero.com/PenGallery/UnbrandedJapanese/UnbrandedGoldLeafEngraved1950s.htm

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This is a Classic Pens LS series prototype with a samurai design c. 2001-2005.  The Lambrou Sunami LS Collection was launched in 2001 as artwork done on Parker Duofold Centennial pens and each was a very small edition of about 15 pens in successive designs. The first pen was the LS1 Kirara (geometric) in 2001. That design comprises more than 1,000 individual strips of blue pearl and pure gold by Maki-E master Tatsuya Tōdō. The final pen in the series was the LS12 Shimarisu (chipmunks), released in 2004 with artwork by Maki-E master Shogetsu Mitani. The samurai design shown here is on a Pelikan fountain pen, a prototype for a proposed series of 15 pens. This design was also prototyped on the Parker Duofold Centennial.

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PenHero.com Feature Article:

Platinum Silver Engraved Leaf Pattern Fountain Pen c. 1930s

This is a Platinum silver hand engraved leaf pattern lever-fill fountain pen c. 1930s. Platinum’s design copies some of the identifying attributes of the Parker Vacumatic, including the arrow nib and arrow clip. The 14 karat gold filled clip, marked R 14 at the top, has PLATINUM stamped on a raised bar down the center of the arrow feathers, the primary difference from the Parker Vacumatic clip. The 14 karat gold nib has an arrow stamping identical to the Parker Vacumatic with 14K over PLATINUM over the Platinum logo. It’s a lever filler and with a silver lever. An identical pen is shown in Fountain Pens of Japan by Andreas Lambrou and Masamichi Sunami on page 295 with a silver clip that has no Platinum stamping. It’s not known if the clip on this pen is original to the pen or a replacement. The cap band is stamped with the Platinum company branding and PURE SILVER.

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PenHero.com Feature Article:

BIC Vermeil Silver Anniversary Pen c. 1975

In the twenty-two years I've been writing about pens and the eighteen years since first posting this article, it continues to be one of the top generators of questions and comments. They range from “My dad had one of those!” to “I just found one of those!” to “How much do you think they are worth?” What’s also interesting is the very little additional information I've been able to find out about them in all those years. Given some recent questions and sales valuations, I thought I’d give the article an update. Find out more in the article!

Let's see yours!

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This is an uncatalogued Lady Sheaffer with a rhodium flashed engraved barleycorn design cartridge fountain pen c. 1974-78. The section is black with a conical 14 karat gold nib unit stamped SHEAFFER over 14K - 585 over AUSTRALIA.

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Sheaffer 300 Glossy Blue Lacquer – Sheaffer is BACK

Fountain Pen (Medium/Fine) $68

Rollerball Pen $48

Ballpoint Pen $44

The cool pen of the 300 line.  All metal cap and barrel gives a weighty presence in the hand.  Glossy blue lacquer finish with polished chrome plated trim.  Firm stainless steel nib.  Includes removable piston converter and two Sheaffer Skrip cartridges.

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Inspired by 19th century artist Alphonse Mucha, whose name is now synonymous with art nouveau style, the Czech Mucha came from an illustration background and became widely and commercially well-known through his advertisement artwork ranging from chocolate to cigarettes to laundry detergent.

Living in Paris, Mucha was celebrated for his idealized female figures that were often based on Parisian film stars and glitterati, including actress and icon, Sarah Bernhardt. His portraits of her were printed as large-scale posters heralding his commercial work which took advantage of new advances in printing.

From Mucha’s work using color emerges a signature eau de nil blue that he used to clothe women in lush drapery, illuminate the skies behind them, give them wings and surround them with waves of water.

Be inspired with your own Nouveau Blue Estie, available at the PenHero store:

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