Mabie Todd Swan and Carter's

March 16, 2009

Hi all,

I have two pens that would like to classify:

1- This is a Mabie Todd Swan, eyedropper pen. I have found some similar ones but all of them were at least slightly different. They were either lever fillers, or just hard rubber (without the gold overlay), or solid gold, or different "drawings" on surface. The top part of the barrel says:

SWAN SAFETY SCREW CAP

PAT JULY 5.04

MABIE TODD & CO

but the other ones I have found browsing the web are usually the opposite direction (on this one you should have the pen nib up, and the pictures I have found shows letters to be read with the nib down). I don't know whether this means something or not.

and the cap says:

PAT JAN 19'15

Any link, information, history, or watever is going to be useful for me. If there is an estimation of value too because, though I am not looking for a buyer I might so in the future, and sometimes even if I don't look for one I am offered trades. It might also make me cry a while, if this is worth half what I have paid for it!! (just kidding, no regrets. It is in a fantastic shape and has a wonderful flexible nib).

2- This is a Carter's pen. Quite large one. Barrel says:

CARTER'S

THE CARTER INK CO

BOSTON - NEW YORK - CHICAGO

and on top of it there is a small 2115

The other Carter pens I have found are usually older (this ones seems to be quite plastic, not Hard rubber) and different code numbers. In this particular case, besides the information I am looking for (the same as the Swan above), it would also be useful if someone has a picture of how a clip looks. I've got it without one and I would like to get a similar one (replicating it should be beyond my technical possibilities right now!).

As usual, whoever finds the pictures useful can use them without any further notice, I am the author.

Thanks in advance for any help you might give.

Rgds.

Martin

March 17, 2009

Bump.

If the whole information is not available and I have to choose, then I would choose:

Swan's model and value. I have met someone yesterday and he showed some interest in this pen. If he offers either a trade or directly buying it from me I wouldn't like to cheat him.

Carter's clip information. I am not planning to sell it, but it would be nice to find a clip with a shape the closest possible to the original.

Rgds.

Martin