Ok, so I have owned my share of small pens, but this one takes the cake. Its only about three and half inches... Now I have owned pens that were that small, but usually they were thicker. On the barrel it says "Made in the USA by the makers of Eversharp" and it has a 14k tiny wahl nib. It honestly looks like a pen for a small child. Any help would be great! This it the picture from the auction, its not very good. I will take a few good pics of it tomorrow.
Cheers!
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What you have there is a "Bantam" pen. They came in a lot of colors and as single pens and pens and pencils. They were made to be used as "purse pens" or "vest pocket" pens, but not as child pens. The nib was a "0" size. There was one pen that was made for the Chicago Exposition and the cap band for those was engraved "A Century of Progress".

Syd

Thanks for your quick reply Syd! You are always so very helpful! Much appreciated!
I personally think its a cool little pen, and even though it was not made for children I intend to give it to my son when he is old enough to write. (Only 13 months old now)
But, for collecting sake, is this a common pen? I just have never seen one before?

Bantam...

regards

david