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Traveling Back To Japan, This Is An Eight-Sided Silver Japanese Pen Made By Ikoma C1939

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Hi, Folks!

I'm going to spend the weekend taking photos for my 365 pic of the day on PenHero.com and many these photos will also be featured in one of my next Quarterly books, the next of which should be out in July. Eventually they will make their way into photo articles.
It's fun to see and photograph pens probably not often seen. Thanks, Stan!
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This silver eight-sided Japanese pen was made by Ikoma, a famous jeweler in Osaka. The clip is stamped Ikoma-sei, “Made By Ikoma.” Gonkichi Ikoma founded his jewelry and watch workshop in 1870 in Osaka. G. Ikoma Ltd. was established in 1923 and moved into the landmark Ikoma Building in 1930. The Ikoma building, designed by Heizo So, still stands today as an Osaka historical building. The pen has a flexible steel Falcon type nib that dates it to the late 1930s because gold nibs were not used in Japan after about 1939. The band at the base of the cap is ebonite.
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Jim Mamoulides
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Whenever it's faceted I'm always fascinated! :D

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