Record 157/397 |
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Description
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| A "Swan" self-filling pen. This is an olive green pen with a gold nib in its original box. The box has instructions on use and guarantees. Manufactured by Mabie, Todd and Co. Ltd, London. A name has bee written on the bottom of the box but the first name is unreadable, the last name is Parsons. Donated by Willie Parsons, a descendant of Harold Parsons who owned the pen. From the Internet site:http://www.penbid.com/Auction/showarticle.asp?art_id=6 In 1910, Mabie, Todd & Co. began production of a well designed pen with a special safety screw cap and with a machined hard rubber ‘ladder’ feed. Development also began on a variety of pocket clip designs, several of which saw production. Soon experiments begin with various mechanisms for self filling pens. A lever filling system was Patented in 1916. However, a special pen for use by military personnel was developed for use during World War 1. This pen was an eyedropper filler but had a compartment in the end of the barrel to hold ink tablets. A tablet could be dropped into the end of the barrel and then the pen filled with water to make instant ink. Circa 1923, the firm began production of its line of “Eternal” pens. These featured a lifetime warranty to match those of the American competition, were lever fillers, and were very solid and well made pens. In 1927, plastic versions of the “Eternal” pens were offered, in several attractive colors. |
Pen, Fountain
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