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This is an Eagle flat top lever fill fountain pen in red plastic c. 1926-1930.  This 5 7/16 inch long pen clearly was meant to compete with the big red Parker Duofold, even adding a black cap top and barrel end.  The pen dates to the late 1920s because of the patent clip, a design by Benjamin Hanle patented on March 29, 1927, but submitted the previous year.  There are not patent markings on the pen or clip.  The gold nib is stamped WARRANTED over 14K over 8, indicating the nib size.  All the trim is gold filled.  The clip is stamped EAGLE PENCIL CO. U.S.A.  The cap band is stamped 14K GOLD FILLED.  The lever is stamped EAGLE PENCIL CO. and EPCO on the tab.  Late 1920s newspaper advertisements suggest these pens retailed for $1.50. 

[penhero]

This is an Eagle flat top lever fill fountain pen in red plastic c. 1926-1930.  This 5 7/16 inch long pen clearly was meant to compete with the big red Parker Duofold, even adding a black cap top and barrel end.  The pen dates to the late 1920s because of the patent clip, a design by Benjamin Hanle patented on March 29, 1927, but submitted the previous year.  There are not patent markings on the pen or clip.  The gold nib is stamped WARRANTED over 14K over 8, indicating the nib size.  All the trim is gold filled.  The clip is stamped EAGLE PENCIL CO. U.S.A.  The cap band is stamped 14K GOLD FILLED.  The lever is stamped EAGLE PENCIL CO. and EPCO on the tab.  Late 1920s newspaper advertisements suggest these pens retailed for $1.50.