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The Summer Pennant is in production for a mid July release! Hope you enjoy the issue! This issue is packed with great full color articles! We are already working hard on the Fall Pennant! On the cover: Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant Fern Green with scale model Eames lounge chair and Eames molded plywood lounge chair LCW. SHEAFFER’S SMALL METAL PENS Roger Wooten looks at the Pigmy and 18-Series pens, 1925–28. “NEVER NEEDS DUNKING” Brian McQueen presents a primer on the Sheaffer Snorkel. VISUALIZATION IS ALL THE RAGE Jim Mamoulides explores the Mabie Todd Swan Visofil V-Series range. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE WAHL EVERSHARP CELLULOID PENS? Syd Saperstein explains some of the secrets behind their appeal. ECLIPSE AND WORTH, PART III In the final article of the series, Jonathan A. Veley discovers who was behind the Worth Featherweight Pen Company. Tech Talk No. 10: Left-handed Parker 51 by Todd Eberspacher and Tim Laros Review: Getty-Dubay Handwriting Success App by Kate Gladstone THE ORANGE COUNTY PEN CLUB by Matthew Greenberger If you aren’t a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you should be! You can find more information about the PCA at this link: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #sheaffer #ladysheaffer #eclipse #dippen #parker #parkerpen #parker61 #pencollectors #penhero #pennant https://www.instagram.com/p/CfSJmToP22B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is an array of profile shots of four known uncatalogued Lady Sheaffer pens with star band decorations. The first is all chrome plate and the others are satin silver color finish. This is from the fall 2021 Pennant magazine article, Lady Sheaffer 1958–1964, Part II: A Gallery of Uncatalogued Models, where Jim Mamoulides began his discussion of Lady Sheaffer uncatalogued models. If you were a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you would have this issue and know the rest of the story! 🙂 You can find more information about the PCA at this link: https://www.pencollectorsofamerica.com #pencollecting #fountainpen #sheaffer #ladysheaffer #eclipse #dippen #parker #parkerpen #parker61 #pencollectors #penhero #pennant https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYzxXBvLr6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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, shown on the patent that protected the design. This photo is featured in the spring Pennant article SHEAFFER DESIGN PATENTS by Roger Wooten, where he investigates the variety of Sheaffer design patents. The Sheaffer PFM III has a solid color injection molded plastic cap and barrel. The clip and trim are gold filled. The large Inlaid nib is 14 karat gold. The plastic cap PFM pens have a strong taper in the cap band as opposed to the straight ended metal cap pens. Sheaffer used the Inlaid nib as a symbol for this pen on packaging of the PFM and other Inlaid nib pens such as the Compact and Imperial pens. If you aren’t a member of the Pen Collectors of America, you should be! You can find more information about the PCA at this link: https://www.pencollectorsofamerica.com #pencollecting #fountainpen #sheaffer #pfm #penformen #snorkel #ladysheaffer #eclipse #dippen #parker #parkerpen #parker61 #pencollectors #penhero #pennant https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbixt2sPLQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is a Parker 61 Presidential Waterdrop with 9 karat gold cap, barrel, and clip, made in the UK c. 1961-1966. The Waterdrop pattern is a series of three straight engraved lines followed by a line that reminds of water drops running down a string. The Parker Hallmark appears on the barrel, PPCo 9.375, indicating the pen is 9 karat gold. The cap has a shield hallmark with P above the shield and 9 CT inside. The clip is stamped 9.375 on the side of the cap top ring. The Presidential pen was offered in the UK in both 9 and 18 karat versions. Known engraving patterns included Waterdrop, Fine Barley, Flammé, and Chevron, as well as a smooth version. This pen is a capillary filler. #fountainpen #parker #parkerpen #parker61 #waterdrop #presidential #solidgold #pencollecting https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDp4rSv0QP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is a Parker 61 First Edition Deluxe in Gray Charcoal c. 1958. It’s 5 7/16 inches long. The cap is satin lustraloy (stainless steel) and the barrel and section are gray charcoal plastic. The cap has a First Edition shield riveted to the lower face below the clip. The cap has PARKER stamped on the front lip and MADE IN U. S. A. on the back. The trim and section arrow emblem are gold filled. It is a capillary filler, filled by unscrewing the barrel and inserting the Teflon coated capillary filling unit base into ink for 30 seconds. As far as we know, the First Edition shield riveted to the lower face of the cap is the first time Parker ever did this and may be a first for any major manufacturer. The pens came in Black, Grey Charcoal, Rage Red, Surf Green and Vista Blue. This pen is available for purchase on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/373927257834 #fountainpen #parker61 #parkerpen #parker #pencollecting #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ5tbcCsUKp/?utm_medium=tumblr

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PenHero.com Feature Article:

Stratford Wonder-Fill Fountain Pen 1955

The Stratford Wonder-Fill fountain pen may be the first capillary filling pen, a type of pen that fills by dipping it in ink, wicking ink into a chamber inside the pen filled with an absorbent medium to store it. The concept simplifies filling the pen to dip, wait, and wipe. Introduced in 1955, this 5 7/16 inch long pen is similar in concept to the later Waterman “X-Pen” which also filled by dipping the nib into ink and waiting about twenty seconds for it to fill by soaking up the ink into an absorbent medium, probably cotton, inside the barrel. The Stratford Wonder-Fill even preceded the most successful capillary filling pen, the Parker 61, which was test marketed as early as 1953 but not officially released until 1956.

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Parker 61 Rainbow Gold Turquoise Fountain Pen Set NEW

Parker 61 rainbow gold fountain pen and ink pencil boxset- comes with original Parker beige leather hardcase box and instruction paper- Stunning rainbow gold filled cap- Stunning turquoise body- Double jewel / twin tassie- Capillary filler showing never been inked before- New old stock very rare to find Up here is a vintage Parker "61" DELUXE fountain pen and ink pen set, which was manufactured in USA circa 1960s.This Parker "61" is rare to find, new old stock, by its clear never inked capillary filler.The pen is in gold filled cap, in stunning gold rainbow pattern, ding-free in excellent condition. There are some nice emblem engraving on the cap also. The body is in stunning turquoise color, very eye catching.The pen bears double jewel / twin tassie, DOUBLE SILVERY GREY JEWEL STONE.The metal arrow, which is inlaid into the shell just behind the nib, is in intact condition.The pen bears a capillary filling system.The Parker advertising campaign for the 1956 Christmas season likens the revolutionary 61 to a pen from Outer Space, was very much on the mind of the American public at that time. This Parker "61" has a classic elegance and has been produced to the highest standards of craftsmanship, technology and aesthetics. The pen has been fully serviced. This is rare and very much sought after, of such a collectible and vintage pen in excellent condition.Please visit other Parker fountain pen in our collection.You can also view our item on Trumblr. Read the full article

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Parker 61 Gold INSIGNIA Fountain Pen Pencil Box Set New

Parker 61 - New Old Stock - Fountain pen and pencil set - Full set with box and papers - Highly sought after - Great for investment and collection Up here is a vintage Parker 61 DELUXE fountain pen and pencil set, which was manufactured in USA circa 1950s. This Parker "61" is highly collectible, in full set. The pen set comes with its original leather giftbox and paper guarantee / instruction paper. The pen is in stunning 12k gold filled, with gold furniture in excellent condition. The pen bears DOUBLE SILVERY GREY JEWEL STONE. The metal arrow, which is inlaid into the shell just behind the nib, is in intact condition. The pen bears a capillary filling system. The filling system shows that the pen is NEW OLD STOCK, never been inked before, very rare and highly sought after. The Parker advertising campaign for the 1956 Christmas season likens the revolutionary 61 to a pen from Outer Space, was very much on the mind of the American public at that time. This Parker "61" has a classic elegance and has been produced to the highest standards of craftsmanship, technology and aesthetics. The pen has been fully serviced. This is rare and very much sought after, of such a collectible and vintage pen in excellent condition. Please feel free to visit our Parker pen collection. Read the full article