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Author: Stephen Hull
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| Size: |
8 1/4" x 11
3/4" |
| Illustrations: |
Black and white |
| Pages: |
200 plus index |
| Binding: |
Spiral Bound |
Price: £55.00
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This book includes over 80 monographs, accompanying illustrations and many pages of summary tables on the companies involved in the birth, rapid development and gradual decline of the industry in England and also includes details of the many American and some European pen manufacturers that established footholds in England, often briefly, during the years 1875 to 1975. The sheer scope of the work is evidenced in the index - over 450 companies
and more than 350 men (and a dozen or so women) involved in the design, manufacture, sale and repair of nearly 700 different fountain pens, stylos, ballpens and pencils are listed; over 3000 references in all!
Based on the results of many years of diligent research in the stationery trade press and into patents, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the English fountain pen industry and includes details of companies and products that many, even those diehard pen collectors (and dealers) will not have come across before.
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The Engliosh Fountain Pen History, 1875 to 1975
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Authors: David Shepherd, Graham Hogg, Geoggrey Parker, Dan Zazove
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| ISBN: |
0-9546875-4-X |
| Size: |
8 1/2" x 11
1/4" |
| Illustrations: |
Hundreds, black and white and colour |
| Pages: |
330 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £40.00
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Description |
| The definitive book on the Parker Jotter. A chromicle of the history and development of the Jotter from its inception. Almost every type and variation of the Jotter is described and illustrated including photographs of previously unseen Jotters and ephemera. This book also includes details of the promotion and marketing of the Jotter worldwide. |
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Fountain Pens for the Million: A History of
Conway Stewart, 1905-2005s
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Authors: Stephen Hull
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| ISBN: |
9780956344410 |
| Size: |
8 3/4" x 11
1/4" |
| Illustrations: |
>700 |
| Pages: |
300 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £65.00
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Description |
| This book is the second
in a series which will cover some ofthe most important
English pen manufacturers and their products. It covers
100 (effectively 80) years existence of one of the best
known and best loved of the English pen makers who were
founded in 1905, went into liquidation in 1975, and
re-surfaced in 1994.
In 300 pages and 140
sections, over 10 chapters, this work contains much
hitherto unpublished material, such as who (including
one English and at least two US pen manufacturers) made
Conway Stewart's pens during the early years, how the
company struggled to make pens during WW2 and why the
company went bust in 1975 .
As well as being a
volume of history, it is also a reference book, with 30
pages of appendices providing great detail, for
example, on the hundreds of known pen and pencil model
numbers and the specifications of the many Dinkie
models made during the 50 years of the pen's existence.
There are more than 700
full-colour llustrations (most at actual size) of pens,
pencils, ink pencils and other items, as well as dozens
of adverts and leaflets, shots of the factories and
personnel and some personal reminiscences of relatives
of the founders and former directors and
employees.
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Fountain Pens
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Authors: Peter Twydle
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| ISBN: |
9781847971142 |
| Size: |
7 3/4" x 10" |
| Illustrations: |
256 colour
photos |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £19.95
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Description |
| Fountain Pens provides a
comprehensive history of the fountain open, tracing its
develpoment from reed and quill pens to the stylish and
elegant writing implements that we know today, and
introduces the reader to the major manufacturers. The
book is lavisly illustrated in colour throughout with
useful advice on how to build a collection and where
best to look for fountain pens, from car boot sales to
the internet.
Topics covered:· How
fountain pens work· Related terminology· Manufacturers
from around the world· Limited editions· Caring for
fountain pens· Finding the right pen for you.
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Parker 51
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Authors: David and Mark
Shepherd, in collaboration with Parker
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| Size: |
8 5/8" x 11
1/4" |
| Illustrations: |
Hundreds of colour
photos |
| Pages: |
170 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £35.00
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Description |
| The Definitive book on
the Parker 51, the world's most successful fountain
pen.
Topics covered:·
Chronicle of the history and development of thje Parker
51 from its inception; Descriptions of every type and
variation of the Parker 51; Photographs of perviously
unpublished pens and Parker 51 ephemera; Details of the
promotion and marketing of the Parker 51 whuich made it
the most wanted pen in the world.
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Parker Duofold
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Authors: David Shepherd
and Dan Zazove, in collaboration with Parker
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| Size: |
8 3/8" x 11" |
| Illustrations: |
Hundreds of colour
photos |
| Pages: |
362 |
| Binding: |
Soft Cover |
Price: £40.00
| Book
Description |
| The Definitive book on
the Parker Duofold "rivals the beauty of the Scarlet
Tanager".
Topics covered:·
Chronicle of the history and development of thje Parker
Duofold from its inception; Descriptions of every type
and variation of the Parker Duofold; Photographs of
perviously unpublished pens and Parker Duofold
ephemera; Details of the promotion and marketing of the
Parker Duofold.
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Parker Vacumatic
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Authors: Geoffrey
Parker, David Shepherd and Dan Zazove, in collaboration with
Parker
| Book Details |
| Size: |
8 5/8" x 11
1/4" |
| Illustrations: |
Hundreds of colour
photos |
| Pages: |
342 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £40.00
| Book
Description |
| The Definitive book on
the Parker Vacumatic "the pen with 120% more ink
capacity".
Topics covered:·
Chronicle of the history and development of thje Parker
Vacumatic from its inception; almost every type and
variation of the Vacumatic is described and
illustrated; Photographs of perviously unpublished pens
and Parker Vacumatic ephemera; Details of the promotion
and marketing of the Parker Vacumatic
worldwide.
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The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen
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Author: Joao P.
Martins, Luiz Leite& António Gagean
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764326165 |
| Size: |
9" x 12" |
| Illustrations: |
606 colour
photos |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £79.00
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Description |
A beautifully
illustrated, well-researched presentation of the
evolution of fountain pens, showing how political and
social events influenced their designs, the trends in
their evolution process, and competition, fights, and
mergers among manufacturers. This guide shows more than
3000 fountain pens, in 606 full colour photographs,
with competing models side-by-side to reveal their
similarities and differences. At the end of each
chronological organised chapter, a timeline shows the
main events in the world together with the models
introduced by each manufacturer.
Other books have addressed the history and development
of fountain pens, typically, looking at the evolution
of individual manufacturers. That approach, however,
leaves out two important aspects: the interaction
between manufacturers and influences world events had
on their designs.
The whole history of the fountain pen is told as a
sequence of small stories about the main events. Many
of the pens shown here have not previously been
published in other books. |
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The Incredible Ballpoint Pen
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Authors: Henry Gostony & Stuart
Schneider
A Comprehensive
History & Price Guide
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764304372 |
| Size: |
8 1/2" x 11" |
| Illustrations: |
469 color
photos |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Binding: |
Soft Cover |
Price: £24.00
| Book
Description |
| The Incredible Ball Point
Pen tells the story of the ball point pen's painful
development, its cacophonous launching, the public
hysteria accompanying its debut, and its outrageous and
scandalous promotion. It recounts the fabulous riches
which followed, the public's rapid and total
disillusionment with the product, the collapse of the
market, scientific breakthroughs in the 1950s, the
industry's resurrection, myriad improvements occurring
from 1950 to 1959, and the modern period from 1960 on.
This is the most exhaustive work available on early
ball point brands, manufacturers, and models. It
includes over 400 photos of pens, copies of original
ads, patents, documentation, and a comprehensive
spotter and price guide. All who appreciate the ball
point pen as a collectible and investment and who wish
to further their knowledge about this fascinating topic
will certainly want this book. |
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Collecting Writing Instruments
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Authors:
Dietmar Geyer
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0887402720 |
| Size: |
9" x 12" |
| Illustrations: |
Hundreds of
illustrations |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £39.00
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Description |
| From the flint tool to
the stylus, from the quill pen to the fountain pen and
felt-tip marker, this book invites one to develop anew
or deepen one's love for beautiful old writing
instruments. Hundreds of contemporary engravings,
illustrations, advertisements, photos, and catalog and
brochure excerpts accompany the reader through the
written history of the quill pen, pencil fountain pen
and paper and their use. Here editors and journalists,
salespeople, architects, students, and above all,
collectors of historic writing instruments, will find
facts about the origin, variations, and further
development of one of the most important and personal
of our useful tools-the writing instrument. Beginning
with the origins of writing, Geyer covers the early
writing instruments, steel pens, pencil, fountain pens,
ball-point pens, and even the felt-tip marker. The
greatest emphasis is on beautiful historical fountain
pens. The major brands studied include Conway-Stewart,
Cross, Edding, Faber-Castell, Geha, Kaeco, Lamy,
Montblanc, Onoto, Parker, Pelikan, Senator,
Schwan-Stabilo, Sheaffer, Soennecken, Staedtler,Swan
Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman. |
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Fountain Pen and Pencils
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Authors:
George Fischler &
Stuart Schneider
Revised 2nd Edition
The Golden Age of Writing Instruments
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764304917 |
| Size: |
9'' x 12'' |
| Illustrations: |
970 color
photos |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £69.00
| Book
Description |
| This book is for all
people using, owning, or collecting fountain pens and
their matching pencils. It will introduce the beginning
pen collector to the hobby and answer questions asked
by advanced pen collectors about the earliest and
rarest of pens. With over 1,000 fountain pens
illustrated in full color, full- or nearly full-sized
photographs, it will help identify pens and provide the
opportunity to examine many of the pens that were
produced. George Fischler and Stuart Schneider are
well-respected leaders in the antique pen world. They
bring their love and knowledge of these works of art to
this book. The examples they present represent the
whole range of the history and production of fountain
pens, from the earliest to the present and from the
most common to the rarest. L.E. Waterman, Parker, Swan,
Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Mont Blanc, Crocker, Chilton,
Moore, A.A. Waterman and many other companies are
included in this comprehensive, heavily illustrated
history. In addition to photographs of the pens, a
large representation of the company's advertising has
been gathered and reproduced in Fountain Pens and
Pencils. A must for collectors, dealers, and all those
who appreciate the ingenuity and creativity of
industry. |
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Pen & Pencils
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Authors:
Regina Martini ,
Photography by Harald Grotowsky
Revised 3rd Edition
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764312146 |
| Size: |
8 1/2" x 11" |
| Illustrations: |
1300 illus. |
| Pages: |
148 |
| Binding: |
Soft Cover |
Price: £19.00
| Book
Description |
| This informative book is
full of wonderful international fountain pens and
pencils, showing a great variation in more than 1,300
illustrations. The limited and standard production pens
of the famous makers Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan,
Sheaffer, and Waterman are presented along with their
particular numbering systems. Many smaller companies'
pens are also included. Clear drawings and patent
applications from 1884-1994 show what is inside the
pens and how they work. Many period advertisements for
pens put them in their social settings. Current market
values are included. This book will be cherished by all
pen collectors and enthusiasts. |
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The Book of Fountain Pens and Pencils
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Authors:
Stuart Schneider &
George Fischler
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0887403948 |
| Size: |
9" x 12" |
| Illustrations: |
700+ pens &
pencils |
| Pages: |
276 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £59.00
| Book
Description |
| The Book of Fountain Pens
and Pencils illustrates and describes over 700 never
before illustrated pens and pencils. This companion
book to Fountain Pens and Pencils: The Golden Age of
Writing Instruments will excite collectors and dealers,
while expanding their knowledge of this rapidly growing
field of collectibles. In addition, sections of this
book deal with pen company advertising, pen repair,
decoration, and valuation. Hundreds of manufacturers
are represented in full color, life-sized photographs.
A value guide is included. |
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The Collector's World of Inkwells
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Authors:
Jean & Franklin
Hunting
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764311026 |
| Size: |
8 1/2" x 11" |
| Illustrations: |
1017 color
photos |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £55.00
| Book
Description |
| Packed with over 1,000
photographs of inkwells and inkstands, circa 1750 to
1920, by makers in the United States, Europe, and Asia,
including Tiffany, Wedgwood, Quimper, Staffordshire,
Sandwich and Vaseline glass, majolica, art pottery,
fai**ence, milk glass, and Delft. Examples made from
porcelain, sterling silver, pewter, cast iron, brass,
wood, and other natural materials, and some adorned
with precious and semi-precious stones are featured as
well, along with combination pieces appealing to
collectors of paperweights, candle holders, and desk
accessories. With detailed descriptions, a historical
perspective, tables on United States patents and
designs, an up-to-date price guide, and an index, this
book is a necessary source of information for
collectors and dealers of writing
instruments. |
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The Illustrated Guide to Antique Writing
Instruments
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Authors:
Stuart Schneider &
George Fischler
Revised and
Expanded 3rd Edition
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764309803 |
| Size: |
6" x 9" |
| Illustrations: |
556 color
photos |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Binding: |
Soft Cover |
Price: £16.00
| Book
Description |
| This wonderful book has
become the standard pocket guide in the field. It is
just what collectors need for quick and easy
reference...and its newly updated prices make it
invaluable. Both handy and beautiful, it shows over 500
pens and pencils in nearly full-size color photos and
provides short histories of nineteen main manufacturing
companies. Concise, helpful information with each photo
includes a guide to the price of each pen and
pencil. |
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Victorian Pencils
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Authors:
Deb Crosby
Tools to
Jewels
| Book Details |
| ISBN: |
0764304135 |
| Size: |
8 1/2" x 11" |
| Illustrations: |
706 color
photos |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Binding: |
Hard Cover |
Price: £49.00
| Book
Description |
| A groundbreaking study of
the development of mechanical and metal cased pencils
in the nineteenth century. Illustrated with over 700
photographs, the book provides examples of the
extraordinary variety of propelling pencils that were
created between 1800 and 1920. Readers will be struck
by the ingenuity of the inventors and creators of this
(until now) forgotten form of decorative art. From
metal cased pencils that are elegantly practical, to
"magic" pencils that are more whimsical than
functional, this book follows the progress of the
mechanical pencil as it evolves from a usable tool to
something more akin to jewelry. This history of
mechanical pencils also includes definitions of terms,
descriptions of various mechanisms, ornamentation and
surface decoration, and the multitude of combinations
created by nineteenth century pencil-case makers. Value
ranges are also included. |
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