#penline

[penhero]

This is a Stratford fountain pen in emerald green metallic pearl c. 1940.  It is very similar to and appears to be the immediate predecessor if not the basis for the the c. 1940-1943 Stratford 77.  Advertisements for this pen appear only in 1940.  The primary differences are the clip style, cap bands and nib.  It's a 4 7/8 inch button fill fountain pen that uses a striped celluloid very similar to the 1st generation Conklin Nozac Penline.  The pen fills by removing the blind cap from the end of the barrel, inserting the nib in ink and pressing the button to compress the ink sac and fill the pen.  The clip is stamped with the Stratford logo.  The cap band has a fletching or arrow feathers design.  The cap top band has two thin lines.  It features a Lucite ink view section.  The trim and the nib were lightly gold plated and shows typical heavy plating loss.  The nib is stainless steel and stamped Iridium over TIPPED over MADE IN over U.S.A.  The color has faded and the blind cap is brown.  The similarity of the celluloid to the Stratford 77 probably means this model was also offered in striped emerald green, silver grey, and golden brown metallic pearl and jet black.  It sold for 49 cents in 1940.

[penhero]

This is a Stratford fountain pen in emerald green metallic pearl c. 1940. It is very similar to the c. 1940-1943 Stratford 77. The primary differences are the clip style, cap bands and nib. Stratford was a brand of Salz Brothers Inc. It's a 4 7/8 inch button fill (Salz called it a knob filler) fountain pen that uses a striped celluloid very similar to the 1st generation Conklin Nozac Penline. The pen fills by removing the blind cap from the end of the barrel, inserting the nib in ink and pressing the button to compress the ink sac and fill the pen. The clip is stamped with the Stratford logo. The cap band has a fletching or arrow feathers design. The cap top band has two thin lines. The cap still has the paper band printed with IRIDIUM TIPPED. It features an ink view section made of Lucite. The trim and the nib are lightly gold plated and shows typical plating loss. The nib is stainless steel and stamped Iridium over TIPPED over MADE IN over U.S.A. The similarity to the Stratford 77 probably means this model was offered with the same celluloid cap and barrel in striped emerald green, silver grey, and golden brown metallic pearl and jet black. It sold for 49 cents in 1940. #pencollecting #fountainpen #stratford #salz #salzbrothers #conklin #nozac #penline #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0JAV1jlRl/?igshid=4bvivwzkik9o

[penhero]

This is a standard size Conklin Nozac Penline Gray Pearl faceted piston fill fountain pen c. 1936. This size pen has a 12 facet cap and barrel.  The Nozac Penline was introduced in 1936 and came in rounded and faceted versions. Nozac pens use a piston filling system Conklin introduced in 1931. The pen fills by twisting the end cap while the nib is in ink. The ink level could be seen in the translucent barrel. These 5 3/16 inches long pens were offered three colors, including Grey Pearl, Red Pearl, and Green Pearl with the new 1936 patented clip. This example has the 14 karat gold nib stamped CONKLIN over TOLEDO over U.S.A. over 14K. At the top of the nib is the Conklin Crescent logo. This pen also has a black section. Standard size Nozac Penline pens like this one sold for $5.00 and the matching pencil was $3.50. 

[penhero]

The Fall Pennant is finished and printed! We just got the first copies. This issue is packed with interesting stories, great color photos and illustrations:- A LIFE IN PENS, Rick Propas describes his life in pen collecting.- THOMAS JEFFERSON’S PEN MAKER, Part one of a three-part article by Andrew Midkiff.- THE EVERSHARP VENTURA FAMILY, Richard Binder describes Eversharp’s last high quality pens.- CRYPTOPENOLOGY VIII, Daniel Kirchheimer continues his pen mystery series with a peculiar Sheaffer Vac-Fil.- COLLECTING STYLOGRAPHIC PENS, David Nishimura offers an introduction.- THE STRIPED NOZAC PENLINE, Jim Mamoulides explores one of the last Conklin Nozac models.If you are interested in getting a copy, you can sign up with the Pen Collectors of America at this link:https://www.pencollectorsofamerica.com 

[penhero]

This is a standard size Conklin Nozac Penline Green Pearl faceted piston fill fountain pen c. 1936. This size pen has a 12 facet cap and barrel. The Nozac Penline was introduced in 1936 and came in rounded and faceted versions. Nozac pens use a piston filling system Conklin introduced in 1931. The pen fills by twisting the end cap while the nib is in ink. The ink level could be seen in the translucent barrel. These 5 3/16 inches long pens were offered three colors, including Grey Pearl, Red Pearl, and Green Pearl with the new 1936 patented clip. This example has the 14 karat gold nib stamped CONKLIN over CUSHON over POINT over 14KT over U.S.A. At the top of the nib is the Conklin Crescent logo. This pen also has a black section. Standard size Nozac Penline pens like this one sold for $5.00 and the matching pencil was $3.50.  

[penhero]

This is a large size Conklin Nozac Penline Grey Pearl faceted piston fill fountain pen c. 1936. The Nozac Penline was introduced in 1936 and came in rounded and faceted versions. Nozac pens use a piston filling system Conklin introduced in 1931. The pen fills by twisting the end cap while the nib is in ink. The ink level could be seen in the translucent barrel. These 5 3/16 inches long pens were offered three colors, including Grey Pearl, Red Pearl, and Green Pearl with the new 1936 patented clip. This example has a two-tone Toledo nib instead of the usual 14 karat gold nib stamped CONKLIN over CUSHON over POINT over 14KT over U.S.A. At the top of the nib is the Conklin Crescent logo. This pen also has a section made from the same material as the barrel instead of the usual black. Large size Nozac Penline pens like this one sold for $7.50 and the matching pencil was $3.50.

[penhero]

This is a Conklin Penline “sac type” lever fill fountain pen in Green Pearl celluloid c. 1936-1937. The lever fill Penline models were round instead of faceted and came in two lengths and four colors, including Black, Grey Pearl, Red Pearl, and Green Pearl, selling for $3.50. A matching pencil sold for $2.50. All trim is gold filled, though this example is heavily brassed. This 5 inch long pen has a gold nib stamped CONKLIN over TOLEDO over U.S.A. over 14K. The nib has the Conklin Crescent at the top, which appears on Cushon Point nibs, perhaps indicating this nib was made just before their introduction. The clip is the 1936 patent clip.

[penhero]

A throwback photo from 2004. This is a Conklin Nozac Penline Green faceted piston fill fountain pen c. 1937. Conklin announced four new Penline colors in 1937, including Grey, Red, Green and Golden based on a 1935 patented brickwork and stripes design celluloid. The Nozac Penline was introduced in 1936 and was offered in rounded and faceted versions. The new brickwork Penline pens were introduced in 1937. Nozac pens use a piston filling system Conklin introduced in 1931. The pen fills by twisting the end cap while the nib is in ink. The ink level could be seen in the translucent front end of the barrel. These 5 3/16 inch long pens use the 1936 patented clip and typically have 14 karat gold nibs stamped CONKLIN over CUSHON over POINT over 14KT over U.S.A. At the top of the nib is the Conklin Crescent logo. Standard size Nozac Penline pens like this one sold for $5.00 and the matching pencil was $3.50. #pencollecting #fountainpen #conklin #nozac #penline #celluloid #pistonfiller #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CeSTkbrjamx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=