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In the late sixties or early seventies there was an ad that showed the face of a college student and a pen. The caption said:

 

 

"student's name" uses a ______ for his college assignments and "student's name" is an A student.

 

Can anyone here(old enough to remember) recall that ad? Was it a Parker ad?

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No clue, but in the 2010's, Shaylen Williams uses a Lamy, Pelikan, Sheaffer, or other brand of FP for her college assignments and Shaylen Williams is an 'A' student too.

 

No help, but there's some anecdotal evidence to back up the ad's claim!

"Be who you are and say what you feel; because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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Good for this Williams student. Get's an "A" in class...social class that is!


 It's for Yew!bastardchildlil.jpg

 

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Good for this Williams student. Get's an "A" in class...social class that is!

:roflmho: Ha! Thanks! I'm sure plenty of people would beg to differ!

"Be who you are and say what you feel; because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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No clue, but in the 2010's, Shaylen Williams uses a Lamy, Pelikan, Sheaffer, or other brand of FP for her college assignments and Shaylen Williams is an 'A' student too.

 

No help, but there's some anecdotal evidence to back up the ad's claim!

 

Now that's an ad!

 

As to the original inquiry, I've not turned anything up in Googling, but I do like this much older ad:

 

http://prints.encore-editions.com/0/500/coles-phillips-sheaffer-fountain-pen-ad-2-1920.jpg

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Fountain pen for college/students/graduation is a quite regular theme on advertizing:

 

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/3/35/1900-Waterman-Ideal.jpg/566px-1900-Waterman-Ideal.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/0/0d/1908-05-Wirt-Safety.jpg/800px-1908-05-Wirt-Safety.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/5/57/1910-Waterman-Ideal.jpg/800px-1910-Waterman-Ideal.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/7/70/1910-Waterman-Ideal-2.jpg/434px-1910-Waterman-Ideal-2.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/2/27/1923-06-Parker-Duofold.jpg/464px-1923-06-Parker-Duofold.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/9/99/1923-09-Conklin-Models.jpg/436px-1923-09-Conklin-Models.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/1/15/1924-08-Conklin-Endura-Student.jpg/452px-1924-08-Conklin-Endura-Student.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/e/e0/1924-Parker-Duofold-Pencil.jpg/409px-1924-Parker-Duofold-Pencil.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/c/cc/1925-GoldStarry.jpg/457px-1925-GoldStarry.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/d/df/1927-Parker-Duofold-Duette.jpg/423px-1927-Parker-Duofold-Duette.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/0/05/1929-09-Waterman-Ripple-and-94.jpg/427px-1929-09-Waterman-Ripple-and-94.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/7/72/1930-09-Wahl-PersonalPoint.jpg/460px-1930-09-Wahl-PersonalPoint.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/e/ed/1930-09-Parker-Duofold-Convertible.jpg/416px-1930-09-Parker-Duofold-Convertible.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/9/91/1931-06-Doric-Colors-Left.jpg/470px-1931-06-Doric-Colors-Left.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/6/64/1931-09-Parker-Duofold.jpg/438px-1931-09-Parker-Duofold.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/7/75/1938-05-Wahl-Doric.jpg/473px-1938-05-Wahl-Doric.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/6/6b/1939-05-Parker-Vacumatic.jpg/472px-1939-05-Parker-Vacumatic.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/d/d1/1939-05-Wahl-Doric-Pacemaker-Airlite.jpg/448px-1939-05-Wahl-Doric-Pacemaker-Airlite.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/e/ec/1940-08-Parker-Vacumatic.jpg/462px-1940-08-Parker-Vacumatic.jpg

 

You can find the full resolution versions of these files starting here:

 

http://www.fountainpen.it/ADs

 

but they are just chronologically ordered (and categorized by Brand).

 

Simone

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Mucho Thanks to Simp for all the great images! Now to copy them and put them in my Pen sub-folder! :clap1:

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very nice :thumbup:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Two more (but they are a single big page) I added recently:

 

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/e/e4/1923-05-Wahl-AllMetal-Left.jpg/455px-1923-05-Wahl-AllMetal-Left.jpg

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/thumb/6/69/1923-05-Wahl-AllMetal-Right.jpg/460px-1923-05-Wahl-AllMetal-Right.jpg

 

You can find full resolutions versions in the same place.

 

Simone

Fountain Pen Wiki - www.FountainPen.it

Fountain pen Chronology (need help to improve...)

Old advertisement (needing new ones to enlarge the gallery...)

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