Question For An Unknown Fp (Safety Screw Cap)

[cest]

Dear forum members,
I have just bought an old pen, but I can't determine the model and the year of manufacture, could you help me?
It is a gold plated Swan safety screw cap (eyedropper filling) with nib N° 2 (full lenght = 11 cm, barrel diam. = 1 cm)
the brand is at the end of the barrel (Swan safety screw cap Marbie Todd & Co New York).
I attach a picture to help you.
Kind regards
stefano ceccanti

 

[Greenie]

I don't believe that anyone has found any model designations for these swan overlay pens.

 

The safety pen patent is from 1904, but likely was not used that early.

 

Ads for the "new" Swan Safety are from 1912 in the Moak book. By 1919, Swan lever pens were being introduced. Your pen could still be into the early 1920s.

 

So, 19 "teens" to early 20s, but no real model names seem to have been used.

[cest]

Thank you so much,

kind regards

stefano

[chunya]

Hello Stefano, and welcome to the FPN.

 

I've had a few overlays in the past and rarely been able to identify the exact model, as Greenie has already said, it is not easy.

 

You might want to look through the following list and see if you can match yours or find a close match. If you think you've found a possible match then Google the number and you should get more information which might confirm or not.

 

http://www.mabietoddpenlists.co.uk/SWAN%20FOUNTAIN%20PENS%20020713%20%20PDF%20Ready.pdf

 

 

Good hunting!

Edited March 25, 2016 by chunya

[cest]

Dear Chunya,

thank you for the valuable suggestion

kind regards

stefano