PEN, REPRODUCTION OF 1920'S FOUNTAIN PEN, BLACK PLASTIC
Entry/Object ID
89.28.1.1
Description
PEN, REPRODUCTION OF 1920'S FOUNTAIN PEN, BLACK PLASTIC
One 1920s reproduction, made of black plastic consisting of a screw-on six sided back end piece, a straight cylindrical barrel, a screw-on capping section that twists onto the barrel and tapers toward a chrome finished metal nib, capping sections flares at outer edge, feed area underneath nib has an insert hole for a ball-point pen, the cap has a chrome-finished metal band at bottom and chrome-finished metal clip on side and pressure fits onto barrel. Part a: Screw on capping section with metal nib; Part b: Cap; Part c: Screw on six sided back end piece; Part d: Barrel. (Cont. from comments: Upon the direction of the Curator, the Registrar inked out the markings with black "Sharpie" permanent felt tip pen to camouflage the commercial promotional advertisements of the "Amazon..Dry Goods" antique reproduction firm.) Pen marked on clip: "VSA/KWIK-KLIK", on nib: "KWIK/pat. pend. USA/KLIK" and originally along side of barrel in white paint: "AMAZON/VINEGAR & PICKLING WORKS/DRY GOOD/(319) 322-6800/Service & Craftsmanship/100 years Behind the Times".
