[vincharlie]

I have an A.B.T (Achille Busi Torino) Italian FP from the 30's

[suddenshiv]

I was going through some old pens I had and came across this.
Its clip says "MYAWADI"
could not find any reference to it on the internet.

I think I own an exact replica of the MYAWADI pen shown - will check and revert!

[RobbyD]

Some belgian brands

Remaining existing
Mercury (1948)
valeria Matta

Vintage
Bermond
Le Tigre (made mostly by CS
Tilkin
Mon bijou
Deffet
Pelletier (interesting around WW2 brand)

[Marsilius]

Just to add to the list:
I love my old Golden Rule ® Fountain Pen from the 1920s. Its motto is "Serves You Write." The company was in New York City.
Best,
Mars

[jhmclearly]

Craftsman (actually marked 'Craftsman No. 2')

Not the Sheaffer one but a sub-brand of the English maker Wyvern. I'll try and organise a picture along with the comparable marked Wyvern to show it's parentage.

Cheers

John

[jhmclearly]

The jade green one above is clearly marked Wyvern whilst the blue/gold one which shares the same arrow lever (typically Wyvern) and the same torpedo shaped cap is clearly marked Craftsman.

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[antoniosz]

Swensen Pen Co. LA (c. 1928) (from the 1928 Plastics Guidebook).

This post has been edited by antoniosz: 17 October 2008 - 03:00 AM

[pkh]

599 , Leeds , Wearever sub-brand , USA , , , MP

883 , Reliable , , , , , MP


Hi, Please forgive this question, but I am new to the list and I don't understand
what the designation "MP" means following the pen names. I've recently found
these two pens at a couple of different auctions ($2.00 each). They've turned
out to be very nice writers and I'm trying to research their history and dates.
Thanks for any info.
pkh

[Tweel]

According to the key to the table, that field is the initials of the contributor of the entry -- "maxpen". Unfortunately, that member hasn't been on FPN for a couple of years, but if you check his member profile, you'll find an e-mail address and website URL.

-- Brian

[rhr]

Unfortunately, that member [maxpen=Max Davis] hasn't been on FPN for a couple of years...

That's because he's been busy doing his book on Waterman's with Gary Lehr, http://www.watermanbook.com/, and also this new website, http://wwpenclub.com/, as well as his other separate 1001 Ink Bottles, 1001 Pens, 1001 Vintage Ads, Waterman Pens, Conway Stewart Pens, and Parker Pens websites. Here's just one link, http://www.1001inkbottles.com/, but go to the bottom of the main page for links to all the others.

And here's his version of the Pen Brands list, http://wwpenclub.com...rands_index.php, with links to images of some of the pens.

George.

This post has been edited by rhr: 07 July 2009 - 07:25 PM

[krz]

Someone requested a picture of a "Vogue" pen. I can't seem to find the thread so I'll post it here.
The imprint was very weak but I could make out "Walgreen's" presumably the drug store chain.

Here's my memo for this photo and link:

"Vogue vest" pen in the middle made by/for Walgreen's Drug Store . Made with National/Barrett parts similar to the "Gold Bonds" like the example above. A shame it's lost it's clip. I placed the Sheaffer Half-Balance below for a size comparison.

Here's a closer view of the nib/section.

Best, Chris