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This is a pair of Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V111/66 Emerald fountain pens c. 1936-1937. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 111 for the no-clip pen, and color code 66 for Emerald. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. These 4 3/4 inch long pens were introduced in October 1936. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring-loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Imitation Mother-O’-Pearl, Blue, and Emerald celluloid and has two narrow rolled gold cap bands and a center diamond filigree band, totaling 1/4 inch wide. It has a Number 1 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 1 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD. This photo appears in the summer 2022 Pennant article VISUALIZATION IS ALL THE RAGE. Find out more in this issue! #pencollecting #fountainpen #mabietodd #swan #swanpen #visofil #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNav31PV65/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V211 / 66 Emerald c. 1936. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 211 for the clip pen, and color code 66 for Emerald. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. This is the longest version at 5 inches introduced in September, 1935. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Italian Marble, Black, Russet & Jade, Brown Amber, and Amethyst & Gold celluloid and has a 1/4 inch wide rolled gold filigree cap band. It has a Number 2 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 2 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD.

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V112 / 59 Italian Marble c. 1936. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 112 for the two cap band clipless ladies pen, and color code 59 for Italian Marble. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. This is the second longest version at 4 3/4 inches introduced in October, 1936. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Imitation Mother-O'-Pearl, Blue, and Emerald celluloid and two narrow rolled gold filigree cap bands. It has a Number 2 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 2 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD.

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V111 / 59 Ladies Italian Marble Pen c. 1935-1936.  The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 111 for the small clipless ladies pen, and color code 59 for Italian Marble.  Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time.  The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. This example is the smallest size at 4 1/8 inches long among three clipless versions of the Visofl V series pens.  The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white.  This pen came in Italian Marble, Black, Russet & Jade, Brown Amber, and Amethyst & Gold celluloid.  It has a Number 1 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 1 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD.   

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V212 / 66 Emerald c. 1936. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 212 for the two cap band clip pen, and color code 66 for Emerald. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. This is the longest version at 5 inches introduced in October, 1936. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Imitation Mother-O'-Pearl, Blue, and Emerald celluloid and two narrow rolled gold filigree cap bands. It has a Number 2 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 2 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD.

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil ‘V’ Series V111/66 Emerald fountain pen c. 1936-1937. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 111 for the no-clip pen, and color code 66 for Emerald. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the “ink visible” trend going on at the time. These 4 ¾ inch long pens were introduced in October 1936. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring-loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Imitation Mother-O’-Pearl, Blue, and Emerald celluloid and has two narrow rolled gold cap bands and a center diamond filigree band, totaling ¼ inch wide. It has a Number 1 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 1 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD. #pencollecting #fountainpen #mabietodd #swan #swanpen #visofil #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CluLv4KPIaC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V212/52 Blue and V212/66 Emerald c. 1936-1937. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 212 for the clip pen, and color code 52 for Blue and 66 for Emerald. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. This is the longest version at 5 1/8 inches introduced in October 1936. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring-loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Imitation Mother-O’-Pearl, Blue, and Emerald celluloid and has two narrow rolled gold cap bands. It has a Number 2 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 2 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD. This photo appears in the summer 2022 Pennant article VISUALIZATION IS ALL THE RAGE. Find out more in this issue! #pencollecting #fountainpen #mabietodd #swan #swanpen #visofil #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CgK9MlqvJkg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This is a Mabie Todd Swan Visofil 'V' Series V111/59 Italian Marble and V111/60 black c. 1935-1936. The Mabie Todd model is V for Visofil, 111 for the clip pen, and color code 60 for Black and 59 for Italian Marble. Mabie Todd introduced the Visofil pen in 1935 to compete in the "ink visible" trend going on at the time. This is the shortest version at 4 1/4 inches introduced in September 1935. The Visofil V Series is a uniquely designed ink sac pen with a clear plunger providing a view to the ink level. The sac actually is cut at both ends, with one attaching to the section and the other attaching to the spring-loaded plunger. Repeatedly pressing the plunger draws ink into the sac and eventually the ink level can be seen through the clear plunger. The cap top is black ebonite stamped with the Mabie Todd Swan logo highlighted in white. This pen came in Italian Marble, Black, Russet and Jade, Brown Amber, and Amethyst and Gold celluloid and has a 3/16 inch wide rolled gold filigree cap band. It has a Number 1 size 14 karat gold nib, stamped SWAN over 1 over 14CT over MABIE TODD over & CO LTD. This photo appears in the summer 2022 Pennant article VISUALIZATION IS ALL THE RAGE. Find out more in this issue! #pencollecting #fountainpen #mabietodd #swan #swanpen #visofil #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFr15HPyz_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=