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This is a Carter's model 11237 Pearltex Pearl (white) Ladies’ derby type fountain pen with a short clip, c. 1931. 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 11= Pearltex “Pearl” (white), the barrel diameter 2=medium, the length 3=short, and the nib 7=nib size (in this case a number 3 nib and a clip instead of a ring). This 4 5/16 inch pen features gold filled trim, including two narrow cap bands, a short clip and patented 90-degree limited excursion lever. The cap top and barrel end have rounded black end plates. The barrel has no imprint. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over INX over PEN over 14K. The pen sold for $4.00 and the matching pencil sold for $2.00. The Spring 2020 Pennant is expected to ship by end of March 2020! #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #ink #pearltex #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fbLUtDWKP/?igshid=10b2xrr99v6kt

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

This is a Carter's model 11117 Pearltex Pearl (white) oversized flat-top fountain pen, c. 1929-1930. This example shows typical discoloration. 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 11= Pearltex “Pearl” (white), the barrel diameter 1=large, the length 1=long, and the nib 7=nib size. This 5 3/8 inch pen features gold filled trim, including three narrow cap bands, the patented clip and patented 90-degree limited excursion lever. The cap top and barrel end have black end plates. The barrel has no imprint. The gold nib is stamped CARTER over INX over PEN. The pen sold for $10.00 and the matching pencil sold for $5.00. The Spring 2020 Pennant is out and many are reporting receiving their copies! #pencollecting #fountainpen #pencollectorsofamerica #pencollectors #carter #carters #ink #pearltex #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XrYv3DGZZ/?igshid=16pkt4rw4wekm

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

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