Japanese Flat Top Eyedropper Pen With Steady Nib C1930S Or 1950S

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This silver flat top eyedropper pen could be pre-war from the 1930s or post war, given the JIS marked nib. I'm going to go with pre-war given the pen's design. It is stamped SILVER on the cap top. It has a simple floral design engraved on the cap and barrel.

http://penhero.com/Temp/SteadySilver_1280_01.jpg

Many Japanese pre-war pens had gold nibs, but by 1937 gold was a restricted from commercial use in Japan and pen nibs in many cases were sold for the gold content and replaced with stainless steel nibs or after the war with new nibs. The JIS or Japanese Industrial Standards for nibs were established in 1954 and nibs would be marked with the JIS symbol and in many cases a number. STEADY was the trademark used by Kabutogi Ginjiro, considered the best nibmaker of the era.

Thanks!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

Here is another view of the pen.

This is a Japanese flat top eyedropper pen with a Steady nib probably c. 1930s with a post war JIS marked nib probably added later. Many Japanese pre-war pens had gold nibs, but by 1937 gold was a restricted from commercial use in Japan and pen nibs in many cases were sold for the gold content and replaced with stainless steel nibs or after the war with new nibs. The JIS or Japanese Industrial Standards for nibs were established in 1954 and nibs would be marked with the JIS symbol and in many cases a number. STEADY was the trademark used by Kabutogi Ginjiro, considered the best nibmaker of the era. The cap top is stamped SILVER. It has a simple floral design hand engraved on the cap and barrel.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SteadySterlingSilver_2048_01.jpg

Thanks!

[GardenWeasel]

Very impressive pen! I like it!

[awa54]

Dang!

 

I took a pass on a nice eyedropper pen with one of those nibs in it, because the name seemed so cheesy... I figured it was just some half-baked, export oriented trade name

 

I'll know better next time!!

[PenHero]

Hi Folks!

 

This is a Japanese flat top eyedropper pen with a Steady nib probably c. 1930s with a post war JIS marked nib probably added later. Many Japanese pre-war pens had gold nibs, but by 1937 gold was a restricted from commercial use in Japan and pen nibs in many cases were sold for the gold content and replaced with stainless steel nibs or after the war with new nibs. The JIS or Japanese Industrial Standards for nibs were established in 1954 and nibs would be marked with the JIS symbol and in many cases a number. STEADY was the trademark used by Kabutogi Ginjiro, considered the best nibmaker of the era. The nib is stamped Steady over 14 GOLD over Perfect over the JIS symbol over 3. The cap top is stamped SILVER. It has a simple floral design hand engraved on the cap and barrel.

 

Thanks!