Pens, Desk Pens, Etc Used By The Soviets In The Drama The Americans

[Hanoi]

I have noticed a lot of Esterbrook desk sets used by Soviet leaders in the drama. Did the Soviet have their own pen manufacturers or they just bought American made desk sets and pens to supply their agency? Or was this simply a mistake made by whoever hired to design the filming scenes?

Edited August 16, 2018 by Hanoi

[fabri00]

This is the only Russian pen I have in my collection:

 

https://forum.fountainpen.it/viewtopic.php?t=3409

[OCArt]

There certainly were Russian made fountain pens and desk sets. I suspect what you see in the films just represent the prop rooms best efforts. My favorite Soviet desk pen is this celebration of the launch of Sputnik.

[Karmachanic]

Hmm. The Russians were American too,

[Hanoi]

They look like copies of popular brands at that time.

[fabri00]

They look like copies of popular brands at that time.

 

all the pens produced in Russia China and eastern Europe were very similar to parker pens at that time.

[sidthecat]

There’s a lot of Russian nibs on eBay, but if I was a Russian spy I’d use American stuff.