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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.

This is a Conklin Endura Nozac Symetrik Jet Black piston filler fountain pen from 1931. The Symetrik was the streamlined part of the Endura line in the 1930-1931 catalog and bears the gold filled Crescent inlay in the cap.  Conklin went through several name changes and imprints for the Nozac model in 1931 before settling simply on Nozac, initially tacking on Endura for a quality image and/or Symetrik for the streamlined shape with this new model. This 5 1/8 inch long pen has barrel stampings "Trade Conklin Mark, Toledo. Ohio. U. S. A., ENDURA NOZAC, SYMETRIK" on one side of the barrel and "PAT PENDING" on the other side. It has the April 28, 1918 patented Conklin clip. It uses the 14 karat gold Conklin Endura nib. 

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

This is a Stratford ink gauge fountain pen in an amber and green marbled celluloid c. 1937. Stratford was a brand of Salz Brothers Inc. It's a 5 1/4 inch long bulb fill fountain pen that uses a sheet celluloid that is rolled in a spiral to form a tube for the cap and barrel. The clear ink view window has a 76 drop ink gauge that shows how many drops remaining starting from 70. Note the long breather tube inside the clear ink view barrel. The clip is stamped STRATFORD and PATD indicating a patented design. The clip and trim is similar to designs found on Eagle pens. The trim is lightly gold plated and shows typical plating loss. The nib was gold plated stainless steel but most has worn off. Similar pens were advertised for 49 cents in 1937. #pencollecting #fountainpen #stratford #salz #conklin #nozac #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B6O60hIj4TK/?igshid=1nk47s214i6vz

The 2020 Pen Collectors of America Calendar is in the mail! It's 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in full color with dates for all the confirmed 2020 pen shows. Each month has a photo and short description of the following pens: Conklin Nozac in rose marble celluloid c. 1937-1938 Sheaffer Snorkel Sentinel Vermilion c. 1956-1959 Platinum squeeze fill fountain pen c. 1954-1955 with a clear plastic cap and barrel Waterman 452 1/2 Sterling Silver Filigree Vest Length ringtop lever fill fountain pen c. 1925 Pilot Super Ultra 500 fountain pen in black with a chased rolled gold cap c. 1958-1959 Sheaffer 46 Special Coral fountain pen, model R46C, c. 1926 Waterman Blue Streak in Nile Green striped celluloid c. 1938-1940 Maruzen Athena lever fill fountain pen in a green crosshatch celluloid early 1950s Esterbrook Phaeton 300 blue fountain pen c. 1964-1966 Pilot Super Ultra 500 fountain pen in black c. 1958-1959 Osmia Progress 66G green piston filling fountain pen c. 1957 Parker 51 Flighter, an Aerometric-filler fountain pen with a Lustraloy cap and barrel, 1950s (also on the cover) People are already starting to get their 2019 Fall Pennant and the 2020 PCA Calendar. You can find more information about the PCA at this link: https://pencollectorsofamerica.org #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #parker #parkerpen #pilotjapan #esterbrook #conklin #nozac #sheaffer #sheafferpen #snorkel #osmia #waterman #platinumpen #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B5WAOQtjEZQ/?igshid=11ut3j0pp3oxd

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

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

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