Can Someone Tell Me What Pen I Saw At the DC Show?

[ByeByeExpresso]

Old pen ~ black body with flecks of abalone or what might be considered bits of very luminescent mother of pearl. Nice diminutive size ~ totally shot in terms of condition, sadly.

 

I love this style/finish!

 

Possibly a Sheaffer ...

 

Thanks, all!

[Michael Wright]

Sheaffer did make pens in this finish, and very lovely it is too. 1930s Balances, as I recollect, and the Balance was made in a pretty wide range of sizes. I've got a small one.

 

Unfortunately, it's one of the materials that does suffer from discolouration, but not as sadly as Jade.

 

Other companies have made pens using abalone (or paua, as we call it here), and it's still used, but mostly in large panels. I guess someone else might have used the celluloid with embedded pieces of the shell, but I don't know of any firm but Sheaffer.

 

Best

 

Michael

[zorroflores]

Sheaffer White-Dot abalone

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/zorroflores/Plumas%20fuente/Sheaffer27s-White-Dot-abalone.jpg

 

from http://www.lespickin.com

Edited August 18, 2006 by zorroflores

[Dr.Grace]

Sheaffer called this the "ebonized pearl" design. There's a beautiful set (the junior model with the #3 nib) that may still be available from Johnny Appleseed in the Marketplace forum.

[Oxonian]

Hello there ByeBye Espresso,

 

There were several companies other than sheaffer who made pens in this finish, including some of the so called second tier companies, like Arnold and such like.

 

There was a lot on the dreaded bay in the US several months ago in which there were several pens and which was which wasn't clear but they included Arnold, Gold Crown I think and a couple of others but no Sheaffers, and there was a set in the Black and Mother of pearl/Abalone/paua finish included in the lot.

 

Sorry I can't be more specific about the who or when but there are certainly makes other than Sheaffer that used this finish, although I am sure that someone will know more about it on the US side of the pond and be able to clarify the issue for you.

 

Cheers, John

[Johnny Appleseed]

The set I had available is sold, packed and sitting in the outgoing mail, waiting for pick-up.

 

Sniff.

 

I am going to miss that one.

 

There was a post here long ago that opined that the "Abalone" flakes in the celluloid were actually mica chips.

 

Wearever also had a "Mother of Pearl" design - see this article by Jim Mamoulides

Wearever De Luxe Mother Of Pearl c1940-1944

 

John

Edited August 18, 2006 by Johnny Appleseed