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This pen is featured in the 2020 Summer Pennant article “Carter’s Fountain Pens: The Black Derbies” by Ross McKinney Jr. The new Pennant should be in the mail by July 20! This is a Carter's model 5223 Coralite Blue celluloid fountain pen c. 1930. According to Ross McKinney's article "CARTER’S Fountain Pens: THE EARLY DAYS" in the Fall 2019 Pennant, the model number has four "columns" that, on this pen, describe the color 5=Coralite Blue, the barrel diameter 2=medium, the length 2=medium, and the nib 3=nib size. This 5 1/4 inch pen features gold filled trim, including one wide cap band, cap top and barrel end trim bands, CARTER stamped patented clip, and patented lever. It has rounded black “derby” cap top and barrel end caps. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over INX over PEN. The barrel is stamped -CARTER's- over PATENTED over THE CARTER'S INK CO. over BOSTON - NEW YORK - CHICAGO. The pen sold for $3.50 in 1930 and the matching pencil was $1.50. Note the original paper price band around the cap under the clip. If you aren't a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you should be! https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #carter #carterink #celluloid #pencollectors #coralite #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4cKLBjS18/?igshid=115feohvcphgz

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This pen is featured in the 2020 Summer Pennant article “Carter’s Fountain Pens: The Black Derbies” by Ross McKinney Jr. This is a Carter's model 5117 Coralite Blue celluloid fountain pen c. 1930. According to Ross McKinney's article "CARTER’S Fountain Pens: THE EARLY DAYS" in the Fall 2019 Pennant, the model number has four "columns" that, on this pen, describe the color 5=Coralite Blue, the barrel diameter 1=large, the length 1=long, and the nib 7=nib size. This 5 1/2 inch long pen features gold filled trim, including two cap bands, cap top and barrel end trim bands, CARTER stamped patented clip, and patented lever. It has rounded black “derby” cap top and barrel end caps. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over SUPERITE over PEN. The barrel is stamped -CARTER's- over PATENTED over THE CARTER'S INK CO. over BOSTON - NEW YORK - CHICAGO. The pen probably sold for $10.00 in 1930 and the matching pencil was probably $4.50. If you aren't a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you should be! https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #carter #carterink #celluloid #pencollectors #coralite #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7YCJKjKl1/?igshid=pl71iujncqoh

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This pen set is featured in the 2020 Summer Pennant article “Carter’s Fountain Pens: The Black Derbies” by Ross McKinney Jr. This is a Carter's model 9233 Coralite Green celluloid ringtop fountain pen and model 954 matching pencil traveling set c. 1931. According to Ross McKinney's article "CARTER’S Fountain Pens: THE EARLY DAYS" in the Fall 2019 Pennant, the pen’s model number has four "columns" that, on this pen, describe the color 9=Coralite Green, the barrel diameter 2=medium, the length 3=short, and the nib 3=nib size. This 4 3/8 inch long pen features gold filled trim, including two cap bands, cap top and barrel end trim bands, and patented lever. It has rounded black “derby” cap top and barrel end caps. The barrel is stamped -CARTER's- over PATENTED over THE CARTER'S INK CO. over BOSTON - NEW YORK - CHICAGO. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over INX over PEN over 14K. The pen sold for $3.50 in 1931 and the matching pencil was $1.50. Together with a celluloid traveling case the set was model 92338 and sold for $5.00. If you aren't a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you should be! https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #carter #carterink #coralite #celluloid #pencollectors #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmrLfZDaeE/?igshid=19i184seh8ec3

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This is a Carter's model 10117 Coralite Lacquer Red oversize fountain pen, mildly streamlined, c. 1929. According to Ross McKinney's article "Carter’s Fountain Pens: The Pearltex Era" in the Spring 2020 Pennant, the model number has four "columns" that, on this pen, describe the color 10=Coralite Lacquer Red, the barrel diameter 1=large, the length 1=long, and the nib 7=nib size. This 5 11/16 inch pen features gold filled trim, including two narrow cap bands, patented spring-loaded clip and patented 90-degree limited excursion lever. The cap top and barrel end have black end plates. The barrel is stamped -CARTER's- over PATENTED over THE CARTER'S INK CO. over BOSTON - NEW YORK - CHICAGO. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over INX over PEN. The Spring 2020 Pennant is expected to ship by end of March 2020! #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #ink #coralite #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c5il9jGGg/?igshid=1dst05dh5nn8s

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This is a shot of five pens photographed for the Carter's article in the Fall 2019 Pennant. Left to right, 9233 Coralite Green celluloid ringtop, 9223 Coralite Green celluloid, 4125 black chased hard rubber with an ornamental red hard rubber cap band, DeWitt-LaFrance Signet gold-filled which uses the same patented spring-loaded clip and 90-degree limited excursion lever as Carter's pens, and 5233 Coralite Blue celluloid ringtop. Check out the NEW PCA website: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #autopoint #conklin #nozac #sheaffer #sheafferpen #ink #parker #parkerpen #coralite #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GsOrxj7zK/?igshid=1xgd45rxambse

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Look for your 2019 Fall Pennant and 2020 PCA Calendar in the mail soon! This is a five pen profile shot of Moore striped marble celluloid lever-fill fountain pens c. 1937-1942. Left to right are a green Lady Moore, a blue 94A, a red 96A, a red 94A, and a brown 94A. These pens were featured in the 2019 Summer Pennant article MOORE STRIPED FOUNTAIN PENS, c. 1937–42, by Ross McKinney and Jim Mamoulides. If you're not a member of the PCA, you are missing out! You can find more information about the PCA at this link: Check out the NEW PCA website: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #moore #moorepen #autopoint #conklin #nozac #carter #coralite #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B477-XGjbCp/?igshid=cw5yspchspor

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The Fall Pennant is being edited and will be mailed mid-November! This is a preview shot of a Carter Coralite Green fountain pen, model 9117, meaning 9=color, 1=large, 1=long, and 7=large nib, c. 1927, from the article “Carter’s Fountain Pens Part 1”, by Ross McKinney. This issue covers a lot of ground, from ink, steel dip pens, Parker breather tubes, Sheaffer bringing nib making in house, the last Conklin Nozacs, and the first chapter of Jonathan Veley’s new book A Century of Autopoint. This is the lineup: - TECH TALK, Todd Eberspacher and Tim Laros look into an unusual Parker breather tube - THINK INK, Sam Fiorella distills her ink seminar into our pages - YANKEES CAN DO ANYTHING, Andrew Midkiff tells the story of Josiah Hayden, early steel pen pioneer - THE LAST CONKLIN NOZACS 1937–38, Jim Mamoulides shows us the final production Conklin Nozacs - CARTER’S FOUNTAIN PENS PART 1, Ross McKinney begins a four part series on Carter’s short run of beautiful pens - THE MAN FROM BLOOMINGTON, the first chapter of Jonathan Veley’s new book A Century of Autopoint - HOW SHEAFFER GOT THEIR OWN NIB, Roger Wooten begins a series from the Sheaffer archives Members of the Pen Collectors of America should see their copies in the mail mis November once we are finished printing. You can find more information about the PCA at this link: Check out the NEW website: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org The old page is still up here: https://www.pencollectorsofamerica.com #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #autopoint #conklin #nozac #sheaffer #sheafferpen #ink #parker #parkerpen #coralite #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B38G0PXDPT1/?igshid=1qr19g46v84pf

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This is a shot of five of the Carter pens photographed for the Fall 2019 Pennant. Left to right, 4223 red-black mottled Coralite celluloid, 4223 red-black hard rubber, 9117 Coralite Green, 5125 Coralite Blue with two cap bands, and 5125 Coralite Blue with one wide cap band. Look for your 2019 Fall Pennant and the 2020 PCA Calendar in the mail soon! You can find more information about the PCA at this link: Check out the NEW PCA website: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #autopoint #conklin #nozac #sheaffer #sheafferpen #ink #parker #parkerpen #coralite #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Bl-emjX41/?igshid=1qc4jzmtfp6bt