Dating A Pelikan 100

[kdv]

Ls,

 

So, I got this new set of pelikan 100: pencil and fountain pen.

The fountain pen has:

• The hart shaped breather hole in the nib
• Two ventholes in the cap
• Two cap rings
• I think it is called grey marbled?
• A brownish / amber ink window
• Inscription on piston knob: pelican patent (2x)
• A small arrow on the piston knob

I’m a bit confused dating this pen:

The hart in the nib and the two ventholes in the cap would suggest it is from before Nov. ’29. Do you agree?

On the other end: the pencil has two chicks in the logo. This indicates that the pencil is from after 1938? I think the pencil and fountainpen originally were bought as a set. But maybe not? (the logo on the fountain pen is not very well visible anymore).

The pen is overall in a good condition (no cracks, perfect ink window, good threads, working piston but needs a new cork, shiny clip) except for: the discolouration, and: it looks like somebody has shortened the outer sleeve of the barrel.

Soo any suggestions about the year of production of the fountainpen (think about selling it, that’s why)?

Thanks/greetings,

kdv

[piscov]

I would say you have a 1929 nib and a later Pelikan 100 set.

 

If you consider to sell it, let me know. I would be interested.

[joss]

I guess that you already checked the Pelikan 100 timeline: www.pelikan-collectibles.com/en/Pelikan/Models/index.html#heading_toc_j_1

 

The nib with heart shaped breather hole is early (around 1929) but the tapered section on your pen is later (>1933). The cap with two opposing holes was an early feature but these early caps had a straight cap dome. The 2-hole cap was re-introduced in 1933 with a tapered cap dome. I can't deduce from your pictures whether your cap dome is straight or tapered. So I agree with the above that you have a mid 1930s pen with an early nib.

 

The sleeve/binde seems to be shortened indeed. With the cap screwed on, the transparent part of the barrel should be hidden completely under the cap.

[Bo Bo Olson]

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[inkstainedruth]

Congratulations on the new acquisitions. I would love to get one of the vintage 100s (especially in blue) but those are not in the budget. O made the mistake of taking the class about collecting Pelikans that Rick Propas and Janet Wright did last fall at the Ohio Pen Show, and now I WANT one.... (And my husband thought that my original bird, a 1990s era M400 Brown Tortoise, was an expensive pen.... )

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Bo Bo Olson]

I was almost a somegi...well was, with a near mint 100n....had I turned left at the indoor flea market, at the very next table, I could have gotten it for E5, but in between, some honest fella came by and told her it was worth a lot of money. I bargained down from E40 to E20. (I'd as then 'noobie' wondered if it was a fake, it was in so good shape.)

 

A couple weeks ago at a local Heidelberg flea market, I ran into Thomas/Kaweco on this com, and he told me a 'colleague' found a near mint 100 for E-3.00. ((And I'd not even looked!!!

[kdv]

Ls,

 

Thanks for all your comments.

 

Better picture now of what I am having (think the pencils were produced later?).

 

Think still about selling it. But the nib with the hearthole in it: I've read only 3000 were produced (by MB for pelikan).

 

Does the this nib make the price(difference)?

 

greetings kdv