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hari317
Here are some photos of a pen Made in India by the Mabie Todd and Company under the brand SWAN. The pen is made of Plastic and is an ED fill. The nib is 14K gold with a heart shape breather hole.

The pen capped:


The pen posted:


The cap imprint:


A Top view of the nib, pls excuse me for the poor exposure, I just could not get it right. It would be nice to know what the K means? I assume 1 is the size of the nib...


The nib from the side:


the name SWAN imprinted on the section:


SWAN stamped on the feed:


The SWAN logo on the clip, if you zoom this image you can see that the swan even has a dot for its eye!


The plain clip jewel:


The imprint on the pen Barrel:



Any further information on the Indian operations of Mabie Todd and Company is welcome, I have only been able to gather from the old timers in Mumbai that a company called TTK used to manufacture these pens under license from MT and C in Madras.

Warm Regards,
Hari



fatehbajwa
Beautiful.
Greg
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Beautiful.


..and fascinating. Keep us updated with any info you find.


Thanks

Greg
penpimperLV
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Lovely pen. Thanks for sharing your pictures with us! biggrin.gif
s_t_e_v_e
Hari,

Where did you find this beauty???
Nice tempting pics!

Regards,
Steve
Abhik
Wow Hari! From where your are bringing out these wonderful pens! Did you ever practised magic before!! laugh.gif
Thanks for sharing! How does it write?
Keep hunting & posting!
Thanks again.
Abhik.
hari317
Steve:
I bought the pen in our own Mumbai.

Abhik:

The pen writes well, but the section and nib are too small for my hands so it just sits in the pen case.


Thanks to everyone for encouraging comments.

Regards,
Hari
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