Category: Filling System
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The Petley
This is a prototype I did on the weekend to find out:– whether I was able to turn a pen from solid brass, – whether it would be too heavy...
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Mabie Todd Swan Leverless
The Mabie, Todd & Co. began in New York in 1860’s and were exporting pens to the United Kingdom through their London office, established in 1884. Apparently, their “Swan” model...
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Wahl Pen No. 2
The Wahl Pen was introduced in 1921 and featured an all-metal cap and barrel with a lever filler. The thin barrel with integral end cap meant that a larger ink...
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Sheaffer Balance Petite
This black and pearl Sheaffer Balance Lifetime Petite was made in the USA in the either 1929 or 1930. Although the Balance production ran well into the 1940’s, there were...
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Montblanc Meisterstück 14
The 14 was first released in 1959. It’s a piston filler with a hooded 18 k gold nib and an ink window, as can be seen in the photo below....
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The Petley
The Petley in simulated lapis lazuli, fitted in these photos with a Bock titanium #6 semi-flex nib. This is a somewhat large pen. It can be posted, but it...
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Parker T-1 fountain pen and fibre tip/rollerball
The Parker T-1 (T for Titanium) is possibly the last pen made that was intended to be a usable pen, but wound up being a collector’s item (in contrast to...
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Wahl Doric Standard
The art deco styled Eversharp Doric line was introduced in 1931. The first generation design (made from 1931 – 1935) had a gold cap band that did not extend all...