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This c. 1952-1955 Platinum squeeze filler fountain pen, in the photo below, has a clear plastic cap and barrel and a price band, indicating it was a production pen, not a sales demonstrator. The paper band shows a price of 550 yen, about $5.00 in today’s dollars. It reads "Gold plated Platinum pen" over "Platinum" over ¥550. This 4 7/8 inch long model would date from at least 1951 when nibs were marked with the Japanese Industrial Standards mark. The clip is stamped R14 at the top, indicating 14 karat rolled gold, above the name PLATINUM. The gold plated steel nib is stamped PLATINUM over 10 YEAR over IRIDIUM over the JIS symbol. The JIS number is unreadable in the section. This arrow clip style, with PLATINUM stamped down the top, is seen on pens dated as early as 1950. The cap and nib section unfortunately shows a lot of crazing, a condition where the plastic suffers areas of fine hairline cracks.

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PenHero eBay Feature: Platinum #3776 Black Diamond Fountain Pen Fine Nib NEW

Platinum #3776 Century Black Diamond with Rhodium Trim fountain pen is an ideal contemporary sleek design providing comfortable writing balance and smooth flow that adds speed and accuracy to your writing.

The innovative cap contains a unique "Slip & Seal” mechanism that prevents ink from drying out in the pen.

Rhodium plated trim and 14 karat gold fine nib.

Platinum Diamond Black material has a distinctive transparent black beauty.

Handsomely packaged in the blue Platinum #3776 gift box. Limited production.

Price: US $134.40 through December 17

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Unbranded Gold Plated Engraved Leaf Pattern Fountain Pen c. 1954-57

A final stop on this journey visiting leaf engraved Japanese pens is this bright gold plated example. At first look it’s as if the pen maker took the cap and barrel from a rare 1930s era Platinum silver hand engraved leaf pattern lever-fill fountain pen and dipped it in gold. It’s so bright and shiny it’s almost gaudy and I had to check it for hallmarks. Could it be gold over silver vermeil? Lacking any silver hallmarks makes me believe it’s gold plated brass. Find out more in the article!

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Unbranded Silver Engraved Leaf Pattern Fountain Pen c. 1949-53

At first glance this pen appears to be a rare 1930s era Platinum silver hand engraved leaf pattern lever-fill fountain pen. The engraving on the cap and barrel is a very carefully executed copy, but after the initial surprise, certain details quickly show it was not made by Platinum. The gold plated clip is a nearly exact copy of the arrow clip on the Parker 51 Aerometric pens, where the Platinum version, admittedly also a Parker homage, but of the earlier Parker Vacumatic type, at least has some distinguishing characteristics, such as the featherless silver arrow clip or the later gold filled PLATINUM stamped feathered arrow clip seen in my article (link below). Just below the tip of the clip arrowhead at the cap band is stamped simply SILVER, not the more complete Platinum company stamping with PURE SILVER.

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Platinum Silver Engraved Leaf Pattern Fountain Pen c. 1930s

This is a Platinum silver hand engraved leaf pattern lever-fill fountain pen c. 1930s. Platinum’s design copies some of the identifying attributes of the Parker Vacumatic, including the arrow nib and arrow clip. The 14 karat gold filled clip, marked R 14 at the top, has PLATINUM stamped on a raised bar down the center of the arrow feathers, the primary difference from the Parker Vacumatic clip. The 14 karat gold nib has an arrow stamping identical to the Parker Vacumatic with 14K over PLATINUM over the Platinum logo. It’s a lever filler and with a silver lever. An identical pen is shown in Fountain Pens of Japan by Andreas Lambrou and Masamichi Sunami on page 295 with a silver clip that has no Platinum stamping. It’s not known if the clip on this pen is original to the pen or a replacement. The cap band is stamped with the Platinum company branding and PURE SILVER.

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PenHero eBay Feature:  Platinum #3776 Chartres Blue Fountain Pen Medium Nib NEW

Platinum #3776 Century Chartres Blue with Rhodium Trim fountain pen is an ideal contemporary sleek design providing comfortable writing balance and smooth flow that adds speed and accuracy to your writing.

The innovative cap contains a unique "Slip & Seal” mechanism that prevents ink from drying out in the pen.

Rhodium plated trim and 14 karat gold medium nib.

Platinum Chartres Blue material has a distinctive transparent blue beauty.

Handsomely packaged in the blue Platinum #3776 gift box. Limited production.

Price: US $192.00

PenHero eBay Feature:  Platinum #3776 Black Diamond Fountain Pen Fine Nib NEW

Platinum #3776 Century Black Diamond with Rhodium Trim fountain pen is an ideal contemporary sleek design providing comfortable writing balance and smooth flow that adds speed and accuracy to your writing.

The innovative cap contains a unique "Slip & Seal” mechanism that prevents ink from drying out in the pen.

Rhodium plated trim and 14 karat gold fine nib.

Platinum Diamond Black material has a distinctive transparent black beauty.

Handsomely packaged in the blue Platinum #3776 gift box. Limited production.

Price: US $192.00