Silver - Rolls Royce Motors Fountain Pen (London 1982)

[mikey_abz]

Good evening,

Today I purchased a Rolls Royce Sterling Silver Fountain Pen with 14k Nib (converter) - Hall marked as Sterling Silver (Cap & Barrel) London 1982.

Anyone have any idea who made this pen for Rolls Royce, I haven't seen anything on the internet.

 

Mike

 

[hari317]

Yard O Led.

[mikey_abz]

even with London hallmark?

[Chrissy]

The London hallmark merely applies to the office where the silver was sent to be stamped.

[mikey_abz]

Had email back from London Assay:

"The sponsor’s mark belongs to the Taylor Pen Company/Taylor Minster Ltd."

[mikey_abz]

Just seen a Montblanc 620 for sale and the fore end is very similar to this pen, could MB have made some components?

 

Montblanc 620:

Edited July 13, 2018 by mikey_abz

[northlodge]

Possibly.

 

I think this looks very like a 1970's/80's Dunhill pen, which I understand were made by MB. Not my area of expertise, so happy to be corrected.

[hari317]

probably this was a generic nib section used by more than one pen manufacturer. Here is my Yard O Led with a near identical nib section.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/232100-yard-o-led-victorian-from-1986/

[basterma]

probably this was a generic nib section used by more than one pen manufacturer. Here is my Yard O Led with a near identical nib section.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/232100-yard-o-led-victorian-from-1986/

 

I had a Pierre Cardin pen from the late 80's that had the same feed and nib as well as a Herlitz from the same era, so I think this was a nib and section made as an selection from an OEM company. I have no idea who though. I doubt it was Montblanc or Dunhill, as it makes little sense to see this used on a lower end companies like Pierre Cardin and Herlitz.