1930S English Pen

[Beechwood]

Any ideas of the maker of this pen, I am thinking that the material could be from Platignum.

 

The inscription on the pen says

 

To commemorate the Silver Jubilee of George V, May 1934, with the compliments of the West Riding County Council.

 

 

[peterg]

I would be thinking the same, with a steel nib.

[Beechwood]

Thank you Peter, and yes it has a Warranted Steel nib.

[fountainpagan]

My thinking too, yes.

[northlodge]

Seems just about every county council commissioned a pen for this royal event, I have seen a fair few over the years, and unsurprisingly think they all fall into the Mentmore - Wyvern - Lang type pens.

 

I am not sure that the colouring alone allows an id, as the materials were probably available to all three of the above. Can we see the clip / lever please?

[Beechwood]

No clip and no sign that one was fitted, just a simple brass end cap. The filler is a plain spoon lever.

 

 

Almost sure I have seen this pattern on a 30s Platignum but I note your comments that the material was widely available.

Edited February 21, 2016 by Beechwood

[northlodge]

Playing with some old pens today I came across two pens that carry this lever.

 

One was a Hexagonal shaped Slik Pen ( certainly Lang made) from the early 1930's.

 

The other was "The Perfecto" probably late 1920's maybe 1930's. I believe, but cannot be certain that this is a product of the Mentmore factory. If correct then this adds weight to the OP suggestion of Platignum