Conklin Endura Reptilian Pearl Gray C1935-1937

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

I find Conklin 1930s pens hard to date as the pens I wind up looking at don't always exactly match the catalog descriptions and good quality 1930s Conklin price lists and catalogs have eluded me.

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This pen has the Reptilian Pearl Gray celluloid that appears on the 1937 All American Sac Pen, but is stamped ENDURA - D - 83592 on the barrel. The lever has the Conklin Crescent on it. Conklin Endura pens with the inlaid gold Conklin Crescent below the clip appear in a 1935 catalog page I have, but this celluloid is not offered. The clip is the slim Conklin stamped clip without the Patent number. All the complete All American pens I have are stamped as such and have All American nibs. All these points lead me to believe the pen is c1935-1937.

Can anyone narrow it down further?

Thanks!

[Wahl]

According to "the Conklin Legacy" by Alfonso Mur, The All Americans in Reptilian pattern, were manufactured between 1934 and 1938.

 

He also says that from 1936 they adopted the "Quick Fill System", so that places your pen between 1934 and 1936.

 

What baffles me is the Conklin clip

[PenHero]

According to "the Conklin Legacy" by Alfonso Mur, The All Americans in Reptilian pattern, were manufactured between 1934 and 1938.

 

He also says that from 1936 they adopted the "Quick Fill System", so that places your pen between 1934 and 1936.

 

What baffles me is the Conklin clip

 

Very helpful! I guess I need to get The Conklin Legacy now!

 

Thanks!