Vintage Fountain Pens and Pencils

(this page updated 10th June 2025)

Burnham pens were manufactured in England between the mid-1920's and the mid-1960's
and are now becoming very collectible.
Early Burnhams are quite rare, whilst the 1940's/1950's models come in a
stunning array of different coloured marbles and several different sizes.
By any standards these are worthy pens, and they make very decorative
and useful additions to any collection.

All are in working order - unless noted

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Our ref.	Model	Colour	Year	Condition	Price
	A RARE find ! (click on the images below for larger pictures) A Burnham salesman's sample case of 12 pencils - 8 of which are engraved for customers who have previously ordered their own pencils- click HERE to see the engravings.	Several - see photos	c.1954	All in full working worder, and complete with spare leads (for which you unscrew the clip assembly). NOTE - the press-stud on the case has been detached sometime in the past, and then super-glued back on.	£12 each, or buy the whole collectioon, including the case, for £125. JUNE 2025: 1 pencil now sold
BU 384	Art Deco at its most striking ! A rare survivor from those colourful days of the early 1930s. (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with semi-flexible MEDIUM nib (which we think is original) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Cream and Dark Blue patterning, with nickel plated trim.	c.1934	VG/EX	£75
BU 380	(click on the images above & below for larger pictures And here is another rare and early Dinkie-size pen and pencil set in a rare patterning, and in a handsome early Burnham box. (pen has original flexible FINE 14 carat gold nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib (Again, you won't find another set like this anywhere else)!	Orange and Brown marble	c.1933	Pen and pencil - MINT Box also near mint - a few tiny signs of previous storage	£140
BU 375	A lovely and rare Dinkie size pen, complete with the BP (Burnham Pens) engraving on the filler-lever. (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM 14 carat gold nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib We've never seen another like this - anywhere.	Lapis - Light Blue on dark Blue	c.1934	EX	£100
BU 377	VERY PRETTY ! - and at first glance it could be a Conway Stewart Dinkie. But it's not, and again, the lever bears the initials BP (Burnham Pens) - click HERE to see those initials. (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with warranted MEDIUM 14 carat gold nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib Oh so rare !	Shades of Light Green with some Turquoise flecks	c.1932	EX	£110
RBU 147	The 'British made BURNHAM pen' (these were the days before there were model numbers) - and this is an unusual one. (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM GLASS nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black and Silver marble, with nickel-plated trim	c.1936	VG/EX	£60
BU 383	Aeall quality pen - and a button-filler as well (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM flexible nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black and Green marble, with gold-plated trim	c.1937	VG/EX	£85
BU 386	No.40 (with original FIN E nib)	Black, with nickel-plated trim	c.1940	VG - the tiniest possible nick in the L/H side of the nib (does not affect the writing in any way)	£45
BU 381	An unusual Burnham pencil - in great condition and in full working order (no barrel engraving) (click on the images for larger pictures)		c.1938	EX	£35
RBU 149	And another boxed set - from around the same period - this time with a lady-sized slim and attractive twin-banded pen (click on the images below for larger pictures) (pen has original semi-flexible MEDIUM nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib There is no barrel inscription on the pen, though it may have been worn away	Subtle shades of Blue marble (gold-plated trim)	c.1939	VG/EX	£85
BU 385	A pretty and lady-sized No.49 - as illustrated on page 153 in Andreas Lambrou's book 'Fountain Pens of the World' (with original MEDIUM flexible nib)	Turquoise, Silver and Black swirls	c.1949	MINT	£65
BU 366	No.46 - UNUSUAL - with a GLASS nib ! AND - it's boxed and MINT (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original FINE glass nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black	c.1949	MINT - with original shop-sticker and box	£85
BU 344	No.48 (with original MEDIUM B 48 plated nib - screw-in unit which means that the nib can be interchanged with another)	Burgundy marble with Black veins	c.1953	VG - slightest hint of 'pinching' mid-way down cap. Slight plating wear on cap band.	£40 ($75)
BU 369	No. 55 (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM/FINE nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black, with original 'teardrop' clip	c.1944	VG/EX	£55

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