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Lexaf
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Hi KRZ,

Thanks for the pictures.
The Rocket pen is really splendid!

I entered the pens in the database.
Stylecraft
Morgan
Miller
Capitol by Aikin Lambert (NB Aikin, not Aiken)
Select-O-Point
Nice, all these were completely new entries!
Entered KRZ as a new contributor code.
If you'd ever find more (historical) info on these brands, please let me know!

Regards,
Lex
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jhmclearly
Hi Lex

A link to another 'Record' fountain pen on ebay which gives a bit of historical information on the brand and it's ownership. It's actually a beautiful pen, and one I wish I could afford.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...66619&rd=1&rd=1

Regards

John
Lexaf
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Hi John,

QUOTE
A link to another 'Record' fountain pen on ebay which gives a bit of historical information on the brand and it's ownership. It's actually a beautiful pen, and one I wish I could afford.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...66619&rd=1&rd=1


A very interesting pen and an interesting piece of information indeed!
Did you also look at their website: http://www.italianfountainpenacademy.it/ ?
If you (and all other readers of this topic..smile.gif ) did not do it already, please do so now! Beautiful site, stunning examples of restauration, marvellous pens for sale (for who can afford it drool.gif ). And, last but not teast, new info for the 'big list'
(always hunting for new brands!).

Enjoy, and thanks again for the tip John!

Lex eureka.gif

P.S. I added the relevant part of the description + picture to the list!

Lex smile.gif9 smile.gif9
jhmclearly
Hi Lex

Have a look at the following link which is a google translation of the Spanish site posted by Mandrake in the new members thread. Lots of info...... rolleyes.gif

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools
jhmclearly
Lex

Just been brousing the spanish site and there's some really interesting info there. If you look at his pen collection theres another link to a site which states that 'Mentmore' was actually originally a 'Platignum' brand.

The site has a lot of links within it to explore.

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jhmclearly
Hi again

Here a link provided by 'phthalo' to a photo of the 'Harlin' mentioned earlier in the thread.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=220006992114

Regards

John
Phthalo
Another two for the list:

Manufacturer: DUCHESSA (Montegrappa sub-brand).
Model: Unknown.
Location: Milan - Italy, ~1930's.

Description: Ladies - Pink-Red Celluloid. Button-filler example. 125mm capped. 14K Flexible nib imprinted with a crown motif then "Duchessa", "585", "Osmio" and "3". Barrel imprinted "Duchessa", "Made in Italy By P.C.M."

Manufacturer: MELBI (Merz & Krell).
Model: Hetko-Original.
Location: Germany, ~1920's.

Description: Black Chased Celluloid with BHR cap-end, grip section, barrel-end and blind cap. Piston-filler example (with patterned ink-window). 132mm capped. Semi-flexible Gold-plated Palladium nib imprinted with "Palladium", "Echt Vergoldet", and "Osmi". Also stamped "1107", "M" just before blind cap. Quality (upper-middle tier), and akin to Matador and Osmia offerings from this era.
Ornate clip, underside stamped DRGM (Patent mark for German manufacture before 1945) and cap band. Clip finial of oak leaf and two acorns, cap band with scrolled oak leaf motif.

I know Melbi / Merz & Krell exist in the list, but the Hetko-Original was made by Melbi for a dealer or similar, and as a result, the pen has no identifying marks for Melbi manufacture.
jhmclearly
I know Lex is busy at the moment, but he does intend to get back at some time.

Another brand is 'Norma' or 'Fend-Norma'

Apparently they were primarily a 4 color pencil manufacturer based in NY.... but I now have in my possession a 'Norma' button fill fountain pen. Quite a substancial black plastic pen with a nice flex 14K nib ! Not a cheap pen at all in my opinion.

The following link gives a bit of history.

http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/norma.pencils.html

I'll try to get a decent photo to post.
MT4
QUOTE (Gerry @ Feb 2 2006, 08:41 AM)
Here's a list that continues from the one started by Max. Please feel free to add to it as you wish. I'll try to keep it up to date.

I am from Argentina. When I was a child (more than 30 years ago mad.gif ) we had to carry fountain pen to school. Ballpens were not allowed.

We did have factories of Sheaffer and Parker, and among the local brands "Silvapen" and "3 0 3" (the last one was a guy that took the name of a famous nib from mid 1800s. His son is Mario Pergolini, currently a TV and radio producer, who also presents his own emissions).

Unfortunately I don't know where to look for more extensive data (as how many pens were produced, years of production, exact location of the factories, etc.).

I hope this had been useful with the database building.

Rgds.
cerebrex
Next month I am going to Spain for a couple of days then to Turkey for 5 days. I always make a point of checking FP. I was disappointed in Argentina last year. I have never been to Turkey so it would be nice to see if they have different brands too.

Eric drool.gif
MT4
QUOTE (cerebrex @ Mar 27 2007, 08:43 PM)
Next month I am going to Spain for a couple of days then to Turkey for 5 days. I always make a point of checking FP. I was disappointed in Argentina last year. I have never been to Turkey so it would be nice to see if they have different brands too.

Eric drool.gif

I am sorry you were disappointed in Argentina. I wish you a better luck in Spain and Turkey, and in Argentina, if you ever come back here. May I ask you why have you been disappointed? If you think this is not going to help someone else in the forum please e-mail privately to martintrucco@ubbi.com

Rgds.

Martin
Univer
Hello All,

A couple of "new" brands, courtesy of eBay.

Up top: a single image of what looks to be a BCHR pen from the 1920s. The imprint reads "REO Self Filling Fountain Pen Co., Brooklyn, NY." In those days, I believe, Brooklyn was a city of its own, rather than a borough of New York City.

Below: four images of a "Style King" fountain pen (model "700"). No indication as to country of origin, but I'd vote for the USA. As for the decade, I'd guess late 40s/early-mid 50s.

Cheers,

Jon
Dave Johannsen
QUOTE (antoniosz @ Mar 24 2006, 06:54 PM)
Ok one more:

Hauk and Gross of Chicago

Which became simply Gross Pen after hauk departed (I've got a Gross Pen Co ringtop).


Dave
Dave Johannsen
QUOTE (Gerry @ Feb 2 2006, 12:41 AM)
Here's a list that continues from the one started by Max. Please feel free to add to it as you wish. I'll try to keep it up to date.

Another is the Rapid Pen Co of Washington, DC (see the following thread: http://kamakurapens.invisionzone.com/index...hl=rapid+writer )


Dave
antoniosz
Here is another one : M&L Fakir!... Indian?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=ADME:B:SS:US:1

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antoniosz
Now I know that Goldman is a Cleveland OH company. I have one in front of me smile.gif
Johnny Appleseed
"Premo" - made by Henry Lederer and Bros. Inc. They were busted and served with a "Cease and Desist" order by the FTC in 1924 for imprinting nibs with the words "Premo 141 Warranted" in a way that tried to pass itself off as 14K when they were not. See this example on ebay Premo 141


So:
Premo* Henry Lederer and Bros. Inc. * USA* 1920s* LF* (can't remember the rest of the fields)

Also

Warnerman - another Waterman rip-off - "WARNERMAN NON-LEAKABLE" see this Ebay auction - Early Hard Rubber Fountain Pen with Original Box!!

John
antoniosz
QUOTE(Johnny Appleseed @ Apr 17 2007, 12:32 PM) [snapback]274820[/snapback]
"Premo" - made by Henry Lederer and Bros. Inc. They were busted and served with a "Cease and Desist" order by the FTC in 1924 for imprinting nibs with the words "Premo 141 Warranted" in a way that tried to pass itself off as 14K when they were not. See this example on ebay Premo 141


So:
Premo* Henry Lederer and Bros. Inc. * USA* 1920s* LF* (can't remember the rest of the fields)

Also

Warnerman - another Waterman rip-off - "WARNERMAN NON-LEAKABLE" see this Ebay auction - Early Hard Rubber Fountain Pen with Original Box!!

John



FUN STUFF. THANKS FOR THIS AWESOME POST smile.gif
robertaia
While we are on the subject of new pen name via eBay.

There was a pen listed on eBay last week with Keystock in block letters down the clip and Eclipse written in the oval at the top of the clip.
It is definitely an Eclipse sub-brand, it not only had Eclipse on the clip, it had the Klein clip and the gap-toothed feed.
I met to post a link here but was called out of town, then my 'high bid' was out bid.
But, it's a pen that is not seen very often.
Robert
antoniosz
Colbert - French Safety c. 1925

Johnny Appleseed
Penrite - most likely a Wahl sub-brand.

# , Name , Branding , Country , Date , Style , Contrib
Penrite, Wahl Eversharp Corp, USA, 1920s?, LF, JC, BCHR - looks like a Wahl sub-brand.




Wilder's - another old BCHR - no info.

Wilder's , ????, USA, 1915-1930?, LF, JC, BCHR pen picked up on ebay - imprint "Wilder's Fountian Pen - Won't Leak Guaranteed"




Diamond Metal, along with Webster and Good Service are all Sears Reobuck Brand's. Some were made by National Pen Co and/or C.E. Barrett, but others were made by Parker and possibly others. We should eliminate any reference to those brands being C.E. Barrett sub-brands.

And, in addition to Gold Medal, which was a National brand, we have Gold Metal - a C.E. Barrett and Co. Product - see this Ebay auction.

VINTAGE FOUNTAIN PEN GOLD METAL PEN, 14K TIP

#1073 on the list - Toledo, is the Toledo Pen Manufacturing Company, a brand of Skidmore Bros., Toledo OH, USA. They made LF and Crescent Fillers as well, and were busted by the FTC for infringing on Conklins trademarks and style.




John
antoniosz
The Dainty Nile Self Filling Fountain Pen.

kudzu
QUOTE(Lexaf @ Jan 4 2007, 02:02 PM) [snapback]205126[/snapback]
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Hi,

1) A question for Antoniosz: smile.gif

Wat is (was) your reference for 'Bantam - Conway Stuart Associated - UK" in 'the list' ? ( your code AZ was in the list for this record) I can find data about the Wahl-Eversharp miniature Bantam pens (Nishimura - Binder) but nothing referring to Conway Stuart....

2) Besides that: Nishimura talks about bulb fillers in his article about the Wahl Eversharp Bantam pens.
http://www.vintagepens.com/Eversharp_Bantams.shtml
This type was not in the list yet, so I added a code BU in the list for the filling mechanism field.
http://www.vintagepens.com/filling_instruc...b-fillers.shtml

3) I have a similar type of pen in my collection but the brand is unknown to me.
Victapen New York? Chrome trimming, ca. 10 cm. short, bulb filler. Not the original nib.
Anyone any information? (see pic below, don't worry, the white chalk can be washed away huh.gif ))

That's it for now...

Regards,
Lex eureka.gif

Edited for typos...


I also have a Victapen but I broke the end of the filler bulb by pressing on it. Gold-colored nib just says "Signature" then "Pen" then "4". Came with a matching pencil in a case. Barrel imprint is exactly the same but harder to read on my light-colored barrel. [Edited because I couldn't figure out how to add another photo.]Click to view attachment
antoniosz
QUOTE(kudzu @ May 1 2007, 02:30 AM) [snapback]283904[/snapback]
I also have a Victapen but I broke the end of the filler bulb by pressing on it. Gold-colored nib just says "Signature" then "Pen" then "4". Came with a matching pencil in a case. Barrel imprint is exactly the same but harder to read on my light-colored barrel. [Edited because I couldn't figure out how to add another photo.]Click to view attachment


Could you tell what is the patent date on the pen. Is July 12 or 18 and then 22? 23? 28? 32? 38?
Several of them are possible but not all. If you can see with a loupe the exact date, we might be able to find something.
rhr
QUOTE(antoniosz @ May 1 2007, 04:53 AM) [snapback]283993[/snapback]
Could you tell what is the patent date on the pen? Is it July 12 or 18, and then 22? 23? 28? 32? 38?

Antonios, you mentioned all the possibilities except 33. Try July 18, 1933.

George.

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krz
QUOTE(kudzu @ May 1 2007, 06:30 AM) [snapback]283904[/snapback]
QUOTE(Lexaf @ Jan 4 2007, 02:02 PM) [snapback]205126[/snapback]
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Hi,

1) A question for Antoniosz: smile.gif

Wat is (was) your reference for 'Bantam - Conway Stuart Associated - UK" in 'the list' ? ( your code AZ was in the list for this record) I can find data about the Wahl-Eversharp miniature Bantam pens (Nishimura - Binder) but nothing referring to Conway Stuart....

2) Besides that: Nishimura talks about bulb fillers in his article about the Wahl Eversharp Bantam pens.
http://www.vintagepens.com/Eversharp_Bantams.shtml
This type was not in the list yet, so I added a code BU in the list for the filling mechanism field.
http://www.vintagepens.com/filling_instruc...b-fillers.shtml

3) I have a similar type of pen in my collection but the brand is unknown to me.
Victapen New York? Chrome trimming, ca. 10 cm. short, bulb filler. Not the original nib.
Anyone any information? (see pic below, don't worry, the white chalk can be washed away huh.gif ))

That's it for now...

Regards,
Lex eureka.gif

Edited for typos...


I also have a Victapen but I broke the end of the filler bulb by pressing on it. Gold-colored nib just says "Signature" then "Pen" then "4". Came with a matching pencil in a case. Barrel imprint is exactly the same but harder to read on my light-colored barrel. [Edited because I couldn't figure out how to add another photo.]Click to view attachment

I've got a couple sets of Victapens. The bulbs have crumbled on mine. The VERY interesting thing about these sets that I didn't know until I got my second set that came with paperwork instructions. They called these little pen sets convertable. You unscrew the pencil section and take off the corresponding section from the fountain pen, and screw the pencil part into the pen and viola! a combo pen/pencil. I don't have a working scanner here right now but I'll get a scan of the instructions when I can. I wonder if I could make bulbs from my mold making latex?

All the best,
antoniosz
QUOTE(rhr @ May 12 2007, 10:54 PM) [snapback]291712[/snapback]
QUOTE(antoniosz @ May 1 2007, 04:53 AM) [snapback]283993[/snapback]
Could you tell what is the patent date on the pen? Is it July 12 or 18, and then 22? 23? 28? 32? 38?

Antonios, you mentioned all the possibilities except 33. Try July 18, 1933.

George.

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Yeap. It looks like Johnny Appleseed has already given the answer long itme ago:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...st&p=205213
Reisho
Is it me or is Krone missing from the list?
Sorry if I'm mistaken.

Reisho
kudzu
QUOTE(Univer @ Sep 13 2006, 01:49 AM) [snapback]143564[/snapback]
Hi All,

Wonderfully informative list - thanks for all the effort!

By way of thanks, here are a few more (and a couple of emendations).

- Berwick: another inexpensive US make (1940s?). Syringe filler, I believe.

- Executive Secretary: second (third?) tier US make, late 1940s-1950s. I've got a gold-filled (or gold-plated) pen & pencil set, and I've seen plastic pens in this brand as well. My pen is a button-filler with a hooded 14K nib. The barrel is engraved with the brand name and the place of origin: Union, New Jersey. The instructions that came with the set refer warranty claims to the Camel Pen Company, also of Union.

- Hollywood: the examples I've got are inexpensive 1950s US-made LF pens.

- Huron: I've got an oversized black-and-cream flattop lever-filler, black cap and barrel ends, unmarked clip, 14K Warranted #8 nib, c. 1920s. (US make, I assume.) The barrel is marked "The Huron Pen," with the word "Huron" underlined. Decent quality pen.

- Pratic: a French pen; my one example is from the 1920s, BCHR, lever-fill.

- Prosperity: a 1930s Sheaffer sub-brand (although there may well be "Prosperity" branded pens that are not Sheaffers). I've got a couple of lever-fillers, one of them imprinted "Prosperity Pen/Made by Sheaffer."

- Stetson: a pen so branded sold recently on eBay. Here's a link to the listing, for as long as it remains active: http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-STETSON-Fountain-P...tem130024069975
I've also attached an image, below, grabbed from that auction. Barrel imprint: "THE STETSON, Columbus, O." Found in a Diamond Medal box, but I'm not sure that means anything.

I don't know that much can be made of this, but I've got a boxed example of a BCHR pen called simply "The Stylographic Pen" (seems to be US-made). No other maker identification.

I can vouch for "Keystone": I've got a specimen of a BHR eyedropper in the original box. US-made.

I believe a "University" Sheaffer sub-brand (not "Univer") was mentioned in the Sheaffer/Kraker litigation. Has anyone ever seen one? (I've often been tempted to believe that the "Univer" name was created by striking the "sity" from the "University" tool; maybe there was a conflict with another "University" brand?)

I believe "Wanamake" should be "Wanamaker": the great, much-missed Philadelphia department store. The only example I've seen was a rebranded Wearever.

On the subject of department store names, I believe "Supermacy" should be "Supre-Macy"; Macy's used this brand for several of its rebranded items.

I think the proper spelling is "Haolilai" (China).

"Vacuum-Fill" (the Sheaffer sub-brand) should be spelled "Vacuum-Fil" (one "l").

Finally, a question: does anyone know anything more about the "Barrett" brand (New York City)? I gather a gentleman named Barrett (not CE) was a principal in the New York "Liberty" pen company; is this likely to be the same Barrett? (I've got a very nice celluloid combo marked "Barrett Pen-Pencil/New York City.")

I'm still sifting through my junk boxes, and I hope to be able to add another name or two.

Cheers,

Jon


I have a University pen.
Click to view attachment
kudzu
Yes, the date is July 18, 33 - see this clearer photo. It's off being Binderized at the moment. smile.gif

QUOTE(antoniosz @ May 1 2007, 12:53 PM) [snapback]283993[/snapback]
QUOTE(kudzu @ May 1 2007, 02:30 AM) [snapback]283904[/snapback]
I also have a Victapen but I broke the end of the filler bulb by pressing on it. Gold-colored nib just says "Signature" then "Pen" then "4". Came with a matching pencil in a case. Barrel imprint is exactly the same but harder to read on my light-colored barrel. [Edited because I couldn't figure out how to add another photo.]Click to view attachment


Could you tell what is the patent date on the pen. Is July 12 or 18 and then 22? 23? 28? 32? 38?
Several of them are possible but not all. If you can see with a loupe the exact date, we might be able to find something.

Click to view attachment
hari317
GUIDER is one more company in India Manufacturing ebonite and celluloid ED pens with 14K gold nibs. The company was started in 1946. URL: http://www.guiderpen.org

Univer
Hi All,

Here's another name for the list: "The Jefferson" (different, clearly from the "Jefferson" Wearever sub-brand that is already included).

This is a nice MHR eyedropper. It features an overfeed (the nib is presumably 14K, but one would have to remove it in order to be sure).

The barrel features a "step" which makes for a positive stop when replacing the slip-cap. A similar step at the barrel end provides a similar stop when posting the cap. The section features fine spiral ribbing for a secure grip.

The barrel is engraved just below the cap-stop: PAT. OCT. 3, 1899.

The pen hasn't been cleaned or polished, and the "Jefferson" imprint has not been enhanced; the photos show it as it came to me.

Does anyone have any thoughts about its origins?

Thanks!

Jon
antoniosz
Jon, possibilities:

634013, Fountain Pen Oliver R. Mitchell
634029, Fountain Pen Eduard Reisert
634398, Fountain Pen Dewitt C. Demarest

Judging from the cap shape and the feed, it looks like this is a pen made under the Mitchell's.patent. This patent is basically one of the first (the first?) inner cap concepts.
Check the inner cap. Does it match the patent?

Ultra cool.
Univer
Hello Antoniosz,

Thank you so much for the patent info. I did my best to get a good look at the inner cap, and it does seem to match Fig. 2 in the referenced patent.

How interesting that this may be among the earliest inner cap designs! Do you suppose the pen itself dates from around the same year as the patent? If so, it's in remarkably good condition. You can see the clarity of the "Jefferson" imprint for yourself, but the patent imprint is also very crisp.

This pen has turned out to be a very nice surprise; it was part of a lot purchase.

Thanks again!

Best,

Jon

QUOTE(antoniosz @ Jun 9 2007, 12:17 AM) [snapback]308530[/snapback]
Jon, possibilities:

634013, Fountain Pen Oliver R. Mitchell
634029, Fountain Pen Eduard Reisert
634398, Fountain Pen Dewitt C. Demarest

Judging from the cap shape and the feed, it looks like this is a pen made under the Mitchell's.patent. This patent is basically one of the first (the first?) inner cap concepts.
Check the inner cap. Does it match the patent?

Ultra cool.

Univer
Hi All,

Courtesy of eBay: a bit more detail for the "Sanford" list entry (#938 as of this writing).

I'm attaching photos from a recent auction: a "Special Lever" ringtop in BCHR from the Sanford Pen Co., Inc. The imprint shows "Brooklyn, NY" as the maker's location.

So "Sanford" (this one, anyway) is a LF pen, U.S.-made, c. 1920 or thereabouts.

Cheers,

Jon

Gerry
Hi all.

I am grateful for all the info added recently, and thought that perhaps a short explanation was in order.

Lex noted a number of deficiencies in the database that I took over from Max. I had added a lot of names suggested by many contributors to that list, but didn't try to turn it into an all encompassing DB because of the lack of data, and time... I find moderating three forums and acting as an admin quite time consuming, so I was quite happy to see Lex's proposal to develop a more complete DB, and to keep it up to date.

As one might expect, the two databases gradually diverged as one remained stagnant, and the other grew. Unfortunately I didn't keep mine up to date with Lex's so it is quite a bit in arrears.

Lex hasn't posted since Feb 13th. I haven't heard whether he's abandoned the DB project, or is temporarily/permanently unavailable.

I hope that the dialogue continues, as some very interesting pen data is being exchanged, but I have to ask if there's interest in seeing the old database (such as it is) brought up to date - warts and all, or should it be allowed to drift into obscurity?

I'm willing to take a look at updating it again (it may take some time though), if there's sufficient interest. That would be in the presesnt form - an Excel compatible spreadsheet format that anyone can import to their own computers should they wish...

Comments?

Gerry
jhmclearly
Hi Gerry

Just to let you know I emailed Lex back in March and he basically was just very busy. He did say that he was still looking to work on the list but as we haven't seen him around since then I do think he may have more ímportant things on his mind.

cheers

John
Hélène
Bic (fountain pens are only avable in Europe) www.bicworld.com
Paperchase (British stationary line has a c/c filler made in Germany) www.paperchase.com
Maped (French) www.maped.com
Reynolds (French)
Levenger www.levenger.com
Monoprix (Century) (French discount store)www.monoprix.fr (in French)
I own pens by all these brands.
Maja
A few months ago on Pentrace, someone was selling a couple of lower-end Italian pens. I saved the images but I don't have any way of hosting them as our free hosting site is now a paid site smile.gif
The brands were:

HAMMER
ACQUA (I believe the model name of this one was the "Atomica Magica".

Both were hooded-nib pens with syringe-filler mechanisms. I actually have one that is a dead ringer for the Hammer that my aunt in Eastern Europe found for me at a flea market, but mine has no company name on it.
Maja
Oh, thought of another one that my aunt got me at that flea market (and I've searched on Google and even tried the German term for fountain pen, because the pen *looks* German to me----I could be wrong).
It's marked SYMETRA on the clip and is a syringe-filler now, but it looks like that might have been a replacement for the original piston-filler mechanism. The turning knob and cap jewels look and smell like they are made of black hard rubber. The words SYMETRA VACUUM are written parallel to the clip and 550 (or 556?) EN (or E-something) is written next to the turning knob. It's a nice-sized pen but it looks rather odd with the incongrous syringe-filling mechanism with Bock nib in it.
MYU
I have one: The brand is "Royce" and I was told it is Italian. I'm not quite sure. It has a 14kt Warranted nib. I searched the Internet and turned up nothing. The imprint is clearly OEM and not an owner engraving. I will eventually post picture(s).
Johnny Appleseed
I know I have been remiss at working on this list, but Gerry, I would say lets go ahead and update. However, I really think we should do a bit of a Purge and work on a working definition of what a brand is. For example, I would purge all of the different LEs for Visconti and Aurora. Those are model names at best, and I don't think they belong in a Brand list.

A Brand should be the primary or sole indicator of manufacture on the pen. So a Sheaffer Balance says Sheaffer on it - it is a Sheaffer brand, not a balance brand. In some cases the brand may also indicate a manufacturer - such as a Gold Bond pen may say "Gold Bond / manufactured by National Pen Co". I would still call "Gold Bond" a brand name, because the pen would be sold and identified more with the Gold Bond name than with the National name (and Gold Bond pens exist without the National indicator). There are some grey areas, of course, but I think we can cut out a lot of entries that are clearly model names.

I think this may also be a good list to transfer over the the PenPedia Wiki site if that takes off.

John
hari317
STYB: came across a nib made by this company fitted in an Indian pen.
falcon
Bought one at a flea market today. It says "Well-Known" on the lever and WK in a circle on the lever tip. I didn't see it in the list. I know it's a "cheapy" it says Durium on the nib. It is a combination fountain pen/pencil.

diplomat
QUOTE(MYU @ Jul 26 2007, 08:22 PM) [snapback]339004[/snapback]
I have one: The brand is "Royce" and I was told it is Italian. I'm not quite sure. It has a 14kt Warranted nib. I searched the Internet and turned up nothing. The imprint is clearly OEM and not an owner engraving. I will eventually post picture(s).


HI Myu, are you sure the pen name is not Royal? Royal is a brand name used on 40s and 50s by a famous Tourin shop ("La Stilografica") for their Fountain Pens. It's a small family shop but it is still run from the same family. I purchased a 1948 model (hooded nib, piston filler, celluloid body) few months ago. I'll post some pics as soon as possible.

diplomat
Ah, yes. Then I have one more...

It is called MaGus. from Milan, Italy on the 20s.

Here you can find some nice pics and some more info:

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...21&hl=magus

I searched the internet but nothing again. I am just curious especially about the nib: is the "Aurora 3" nib of my pen some original or replacement? Any hint would help.

Thank you!
krz
Here's a scan of the instruction sheet that came with the little "Convertible" fountain pen/pencil by "Victapen" of NY. I promised this scan long ago. Thanks to Kudzu I remembered! These are fun little pens.

I'll try to get a better scan when the creases flatten out a bit. The scan is 600dpi grayscale in a jpeg a little over 1 mb in size.

Victapen instruction paper
eckiethump
There is an Edinburgh pen manufacturer, starts with a "W" and is also the name of one of Sir Walter Scott's novels....

Waverley, that's it !!!!!!!!!

Not on list

Over here, quite a few of the pen manufacturers, were aslo, or primarily papermakers, Croxley (Dickinson), Onoto (Thomas De La Rue), Valentine(bought by Parker), to name a few. I do think there was a Waverley papermill, as the Water of Leith that runs through Edinburgh, once had 16 papermills on it.

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patrick1314
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There is an Edinburgh pen manufacturer, starts with a "W" and is also the name of one of Sir Walter Scott's novels....

Waverley, that's it !!!!!!!!!


I think that Waverly was the name of a pen, made by McNiven and Cameron. So the actual manufacturer isn't called Waverly. I believe they made some other pens with names of literary connection. Again, 'I think', that they moved from Edinburgh to Birmingham and manufactured mostly dip pens and other stationery or something. I read about them on the internet (you see, I was curious to see if there were any Scottish manufacturers) and can't find the info at the moment.

Patrick

EDIT: Andy's Pens is selling a McNiven and Cameron at the moment, he mentions a little about their history: http://www.andys-pens.ukhome.net/mc003.shtml

EDIT 2 (damn): Yes, looking through the list on the first post of this topic McNiven and Cameron are mentioned, but I also notice that 'Cameron' is also featured. As per the above link to Andy's Pens it would seem McNiven andd Cameron sometimes stamped their manufacturer's name as just 'Cameron'.
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