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Postal Reservoir Pen C1925


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Hi, Folks!

This is the larger size Postal Reservoir Pen, introduced in about 1925, and initially sold only by mail order for $2.50.
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Postal Reservoir Pens came in only two sizes, a larger pen with a pocket clip for men and a smaller ringtop pen for women. The Postal Reservoir Pen is a bulb filler with a long breather tube that extends well into the clear celluloid barrel. Because the barrel is the ink reservoir, the pen holds a lot of ink. The Postal Reservoir Pen is very large even by today's standards, being 5 11/16 inches long with the cap on and 6 15/16 inches long with the cap posted on the end of the barrel.
I understand there are some examples of this pen with cap and blind cap in materials other than black. Anyone have one they can post?
Thanks!
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Were they called Postal pens because they were issued to the US Postal Service?

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Were they called Postal pens because they were issued to the US Postal Service?

 

 

Postal Pen Company advertisments say, "named Postal because it is sold by mail only."

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I've seen a couple of the ringtops listed on eBay. What kind of nibs do they have?

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I got a Postal Reservoir Pen at the Chicago Pen Show in 2014.

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