"DRUM MAJOR" fountai pen

[CostasZ]

Hi,

 

Some years ago I bought from an antique shop a fountain pen made from red (dark orange actually) hard rubber with lever filling system. On the barrel is printed just "DRUM MAJOR" MADE IN ENGLAND. It is a quite big pen 145mm capped, similar in size with Mont Blanc 149. It has screwed black hard rubber top and end. Very simple, with a steel gold rolled nib 23mm long, nothing special. From my little knowledge must be manufactured between 1920 - 1930. Does someone has ever seen a pen like this or has any information about this brand? My Google searching did not produce any results. Any information is much appreciated. Thanks for your time.

 

[dbm]

I have the same pen 5"-13/16", but it has a large broad

sterling silver nib. The Barrel says "Drum Major" No 2

Made in England

[Uncle Red]

I'd love to see pictures of a Sterling Silver nib

[elysee]

I would love to see pictures of this pen as I have never heard of a Drum Major pen. Would you please post some pictures?

[dbm]

I'll get some posted as soon as I'm back home. I'm fixing up my parents place for a couple of weeks. Its a Red Ripple Drum Major with a sterling silver nib.

[dbm]

Here are the first of many images about the Drum Major No2 ith Sterling silver nib.

 

[dbm]

I placed the Drum Mjor no 2 beside a Jinhao 159 and a Waterman 56 to give a capped size comparison....

[dbm]

A few more shots of the Drum Major and the 56; unfortunately the Drum Major No 2 was set back further in the magnetic skull holder, so it looks smaller than the 56 in the photos, but the Drum Major No 2 is actually about 1/2" longer when capped than the Waterman 56.

 

 

This is a Red Woodgrain Drum major No 2.... I believe CostaZ has a solid coloured Dark orange Drum Major.

 

 

 

I'd love to see a couple of photos of the Dark Orange version if you have the time...

[dbm]

I would love to see pictures of this pen as I have never heard of a Drum Major pen. Would you please post some pictures?

 

I'd love to see pictures of a Sterling Silver nib

I just posted some pictures of the sterling silver nib, the pen and some size comparisons....

[LesterPendragon]

For the record - Steve Hull, British Fountain Pen Industry, p67, reports the "Drum-Major" - together with the "Drum-Minor - to have been "lower-price" models manufactured by the Wyvern Pen Company [q.v.] from 1926.

 

Good to see decent photos of the Major. Never come across one in real life, or elsewhere digitally,,,

 

Anyone seen a Minor out there?

[Honeybadgers]

How has nobody asked yet?!

 

does it flex?