Sanford and Bennett

[GlenV]

I bought the little Rexall eyedropper pocket pen thinking initially it would have been possibly made by Kraker, but although some sources cite another manufacturer of Rexall early pens is not supported by any data that I see, and the characteristic feed of the Sanford and Bennett company is seen on the pictures I have found of Rexall eyedroppers. This little pen has a patent number on the cap that also points to a Sanford Bennett patent, so I am happy to have it as I think is circa 1910, certainly by the mid teens the usual pens for sale by Rexall were lever fillers. Enjoying this rabbit hole I found an old eyedropper, complete except for feed, complete with a Sanford Bennett nib, which I think are quite rare these days. They both work very well and deliver ink nicely to use. When looking at the adverts of the time for this company they marketed to companies widely as logo pens, the Autofiller appears to have been popular this way.   

[mizgeorge]

What a pretty little pen. How does it write?

[GlenV]

Thanks 

Both of these have nice writing nibs, which is really lucky as often these old nibs have chipped off iridium...here's a

sample

 

[inkstainedruth]

Wow.  That's got some flex you've got going.... 

Nice find!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[GlenV]

Thanks Ruth   got to love the flex of the earlier pens....