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Swan Eternal #8 18Ct 'fabon' Nib

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Hi all. I just posted some pictures of a French Rally pen, made during the war, that I bought from a French buyer on Ebay some time ago. It is fitted with this huge Swan Eternal #8 nib. The thing is, it has this imprint on it of which I would like to know more about. On the bottom of the nib it say: 'FABon'. Does anyone know more about this? Does it perhaps has something to do with the fact that it is on a French pen?

 

Thanks! :)

 

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1. No idea on the imprint. Love Goudy's idea.

 

2. At the risk of sending the topic off the rails - everyone should look at the link to the 2011 post. What a pen!

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Nice theory indeed! I think the ´FAB´ bit does indeed refer to fabriqué, so it sounds like it could be.

The fact that the O is written like 'O' is so intriguing.

 

And regarding the French Rally, it is a great pen! It is very chunky, but light at the same time.

The art deco design of the barrel and clip is amazing.

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A faxcinating story and like Greenie, I like Goudy's suggestion; are you good at cryptic crosswords Goudy?!

 

Clearly the nib was made for the French market, where gold must be a minimum 18ct in order to be described as "gold". As for the Canadfian connexion, surely the pen is a little young to have had a Toronto nib? Not that I know anything at all about Mabie Todd's Canadian operation!

 

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I found another nib with a FABON inscription:

 

http://i.imgur.com/E6mCbpD.jpg

 

Sorry for the poor quality picture, but you can just about see "FABON ANGLAISE" (Fabrication Anglaise = Made in England).

 

So I'm assuming that there's a bit more to the inscription on the Swan Eternal, hidden by the section.

http://i.imgur.com/utQ9Ep9.jpg

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Goudy, I think you've solved the mistery!

To check this, I took out the nib and indeed it said: Anglaise.

I could not see this earlier when the nib was secured in the section.

Wouldn't have guessed it a few days ago!

Nice to know a bit more about this pen and the nib.

Thanks everybody.

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