Category: Brand
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Silver safety pen
This safety pen was either used or sold by a company in Vejle, Denmark called HP & Søn. Thanks to Claes who pointed me to a little history about this...
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Parker 51 Identification
I spent the afternoon trying to figure out which models of Parker 51 I have. To do this, I used the system at http://www.parkercollector.com/parker51.html, which is a great source of...
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Haro 1
The following excerpt is from fountainpen.it: “Haro was founded in 1926 by Hans Roggenbuck (and derives its name from the initial letters of his name) in the district of Pomerania in Frömsdorf. Later the production...
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Waterman 52 1/2
This chased, black hard rubber lever filler started life around 1920s with a ring-top cap, but by the time I found it at a flea market, the cap was cracked...
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Bic Fountain Pen
It’s widely understood that the “death” of the fountain pen was brought on by the introduction of the ballpoint. Since “ballpoint pen” is synonymous with “Bic pen”, it felt a...
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Sheaffer’s Imperial AS9
I don’t need to say much about this pen, since there’s a good description of the slightly weird history of the AS9 on penhero.com. As Jim Mamoulides writes on that...
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Parker Ad from 1955
This advertisement is from the 15 March, 1955 issue of the Danish magazine “Familie Journal”. The title reads “Great Expectations” and the text at the bottom says “Parker: a gift...
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New star for an old pen: Part 1
This posting is incomplete. I’ll come back and finish it off once I get the recipe to work properly. One problem with old Montblanc pens is that they are occasionally...