Early Ballpoint Pens

[spacecoastpenny]

Been going through my pen stuff came across the early ballpoints. I consider myself a fountain pen guy, however can't help but end up with a few ballpoints. Thought I would share with my ballpoint friends......

 

 

[BamaPen]

I'm primarily a fountain pen person, too, but I have accumulated a collection of very early ballpoints - most of them from before 1950. Here is a group of interesting ones:

 

 

At eight o'clock: Kimberly men's edition in original box

At nine o'clock: Sheaffer Stratowriter desk pen

In the rack: Reynolds Rocket, Kimberly, Eversharp Skyline CA, Eversharp Fifth Avenue CA, Sheaffer Stratowriter, Sheaffer Stratowriter Tuckaway

In front of the rack: Eversharp CA desk set

At one o'clock: Sheaffer Stratowriter RA-1 retractable in original box with papers

At three o'clock: Eversharp CA Retractable in original box

Foreground: Esterbrook J series fountain pen, pencil, and ballpoint

Between the Esterbrooks and the Eversharp: a Romur combination ballpoint/cigarette lighter - the two caps are standing to the right

 

[Honeybadgers]

Mine consists of two fischer space pen AG-7's because I thought I lost one. That's my backup work pen.

 

And the matte black fisher pen that I don't use because the clip is abhorrently tight (otherwise it's a great ballpoint)

 

And a sailor pro gear multipen, but it has had the awful ballpoint cartridges replaced with Zebra D2 rollerballs.

 

I kind of hate ballpoints. I wouldn't bother with a vintage one unless I could retrofit a rollerball refill into it.

Edited June 29, 2019 by Honeybadgers

[spacecoastpenny]

BamaPen,

 

Nice collection. It is hard not to end up with a few Ballpoints.

 

Honeybadgers, I also have two space pens, they are totally different from each other, I need to do some research.