Eagle Pen ~ NY Company

[OldGriz]

OK, Here we go again... what can anyone tell me about the Eagle Pen Company in NYC. I remember reading about it somewhere, but can't for the life of me remember where...

Here are pics of the pen I am interested in.

YES, I did buy it... the price was toooo toooo good to pass up...

Description is PEN IS 4.565 LONG CAPED AND 5.95 IN THE POSTED WRITING POSITION AND .500 OD CAP,,,,,,,AND READS ON THE BARREL ,,,,,EAGLE PENCIL CO NEW YORK, USA

http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/ba/89/dc_1.JPG http://i22.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/bf/65/07_1.JPG

[Johnny Appleseed]

I don't know much, but I know they are an old company - going back the 1850s. I think they started out as the Eagle Pencil Company, later the Eagle Pen and Pencil Company. They also made an economy line called Epenco. I believe they were good quality pens. They are perhaps most noted for a line of early glass-cartridge pens that go back to the early 1900s. They later became the Berol corporation, and finally were assimilated by the Borg - I mean became part of the Stanford family - in 1995.

 

That was a nice looking pen - I had my eye on that auction as well.

 

John

 

A few relevant links:

Early Cartridge Pens from VintagePens.com

 

PenInHand - Musings on the Hobby - December 2002 - Feathering the Eagle

 

The Eagle Pencil Company Article by Sterling Picard

 

Some Eagle Pencil Company and Berol History

 

Interesting article about the Eagle Pencil Co. Factory in New York

[Gerry]

I have one of the cartridge pens as shown in David Nishamura's site. Haven't completed the restoration as I need a new feed - or need to build up the end of the feed as the tip is broken off. Most everything else is in good shape though, including the glass cartridge.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...findpost&p=1226

 

Gerry

[OldGriz]

Bumped, hoping for more information on the Eagle Pencil Company and this pen in particular