Traveler / Travelers Pen Company Photo Thread

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a photo thread on the c. 1930s Traveler / Travelers Pen Company pens. Please post your own photos of interesting colors!

This is a Travelers Pen Company fountain pen and pencil set in a red and black marbled celluloid c. 1930s. It's a 5 1/16 inches long lever fill fountain pen with a cap and barrel made from a celluloid strip wound in a spiral pattern tube and then finished into the final shape. The stainless steel "Durium" nib and trim are all lightly 14 karat gold plated, which easily wears or polishes off. This model was made in several other colors. There are no cap and barrel stampings. Note the pen has TRAVELERS and U.S.A. stamped on the clip, but the pencil's clip is stamped TRAVELER, indicating other pens marked either way are probably made by the same manufacturer. Some examples of Travelers Pen Company pens have the barrel stamped TRAVELERS PEN CO. over 468 BROADWAY over NEW YORK, NY U.S.A. The fine 14 karat gold plated stainless steel nib is stamped DURIUM over 14K over GOLD PLATE over 4 (indicating the nib size).

 

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Thanks!

[Arcadian]

Wow, that is gorgeous! I wish I had one to contribute with - until then, I'll just drool

 

- P.

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Travelers Pen Company fountain pen in a gray marbled celluloid c. 1930s. It's a 5 inches long lever fill fountain pen with a cap and barrel made from a celluloid strip wound in a spiral pattern tube and then finished into the final shape. The stainless steel "Durium" nib and trim was all lightly 14 karat gold plated, which easily wears or polishes off. This model was made in several other colors. There are no cap and barrel stampings. It has TRAVELER stamped on the clip. The fine stainless steel nib is stamped WARRANTED over DURIUM TIPPED over 14K, though the nib was gold plated steel, not gold, and most of the plating is worn off.

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Thanks!