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and should be able to reply to queries and orders,
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OTHER
ENGLISH PENS
(all in FULL working
order, unless otherwise stated)
(Condition Scale: F =
Fair. G = Good. VG = Very Good. EX = Excellent)
(Updated 9th June, 2019)
To
order, please click here
We are
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MENTMORE
pens were made in Hackney, East London, UK, between the 1920's and the
mid 1950's.
They are attractive, exceptionally well-made, and were deservedly very
popular,
especially between 1946 and the mid 1950's.
Mentmore also manufactured for several other distributors
and they, themselves, also used the brand name of Spot.
PAY
FOR YOUR PURCHASES WITH PAYPAL
(Condition Scale: F = Fair. G =
Good. VG = Very Good. EX = Excellent).
To
order, please click here
We are
Writetime2@aol.com
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Our ref. |
Model |
Colour |
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A lever-filling AUTO-FLOW (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Ruby & Black marble | c.1940 | EX | £60 | |
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A button-filling AUTO-FLOW (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Dar and Light Blue marble | c.1940 | EX | £60 | |
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A handsome lever-filling AUTO-FLOW (click on the images below for larger pictures) .jpg) with original MEDIUM nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib  |
Green & Black marble | c.1940 | EX | £60 | |
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The lever-fill MENTMORE DIPLOMA (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib - click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Gold & Black marble - some slight fading (see top photo) | c.1940 | VG/EX -apart for the colour fading | £45 | |
PME 13
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The lever-fill version of the AUTO-FLOW, with the sword-like gold-plated clip (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original MEDIUM nib - click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Blue marble | c.1941 | EX - apart from the fact that the cap-band does not seem to have been gold-plated (the plating on the filler lever and the clip is in superb unmarked condition) | £65 | |
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One of the rarer solid colour versions of the AUTO-FLOW - different & very attractive ! (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original MEDIUM nib - click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Red | c.1944 | EX | £58 | |
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Mentmore SUPREME (button
filler) (click on the image below for a larger picture)  with original MEDIUM/BROAD semi-flexible nib |
Black with Nickel-plated trim | mid 1940's | VG/EX | £45 |
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Streamlined, handsome, and boxed, complete with paper-work - together with the Celeste, this (the Paramount) was Mentmore's final model (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with original FINE nib (Mentmore's own description) - click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Blue marble | c.1952 | Pen: EX Box: EX - apart from one small blemish on the lid - and it has its original colour-code sticker still attached |
£70 |
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Another stylish Mentmore PARAMOUNT (click on the images below for larger pictures)  with MEDIUM semi-flexible nib click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Blue marble | c.1952 | EX (no engravings on barrel) |
£48 |
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This is a REAL ANTIQUE -
and where it all began for Conway Stewart -
The Improved POST PEN
restored to full working order
SOLD !
VERY RARE ! - c. 1906 - and the invention of
Woodruff Post in the USA, this was the very first
pen to be marketed by Conway Stewart.
In super condition, with its original nib,
and an
an 800 Silver accommodation clip,
these hardly ever turn up for sale,
and are eagerly sought after by many collectors.
You won't find another !
£125
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Probably manufactured by Langs of Liverpool -
This is the lever-filling REDIPEN No.2
World War 2 (Black chased vulcanite)
SOLD !
Gold-plated trim - and complete with
original semi-flexible MEDIUM 14 carat warranted gold nib
Some slight loss of colour on barrel and cap -
see photo above
£48
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Another, probably manufactured
by Langs of Liverpool -
This is the lever-filling STEPHENS No.76
RESERVED
click HERE for a picture of the barrel inscription
(click on the images below for larger pictures)
.jpg)
This is a post-war utility model, probably for school use,
with nickel-plated trim and a FINE/MEDIUM steel nib
(click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib)
£45
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Really unusual - and old !!
If the barrel engraving is to be believed
("MADE IN ENGLAND")
this is by far the oldest pen we have offered
on this page - an antique !
SOLD !
Try as we might, we cannot (yet) un-earth the name of the
manufacturer - any help/advice about this would be very welcome.
Black chased vulcanite (cap over nib is not chased)
- probably c.1914 - full working order - and with
what we think is its original flexible MEDIUM
warranted 14 carat gold nib
£100
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But this one is even older - c.1910....
a chunky and early barley-patterned vulcanite
ONOTO THE PEN -
(click on the images below for larger pictures)
Restored to full working order, and with
original MEDIUM nib, with under -and-over feed.
click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib
.jpg)
£125
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This might also have been on the Burnham page
CHATSWORTH pens were made by the Burnham Pen Company,
especially for Boots, the chemists (click HERE to see the clip of this pen)
and they don't often turn up for sale with their original box with the wording
Guaranteed by Boots Stationery Department.
(click on the images below for larger pictures)
.jpg)
Complete with original semi-flexible MEDIUM 14 carat gold nib
click HERE for a picture of the nib
£55
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NATIONAL SECURITY
(Updated
13th January, 2017)
National Security
and Rosemary
were the brand names of pens made for British Carbon
Papers of Farringdon, in the City of London.
During the 1920's/30's the manufacturers were Henry Stark,
Son & Hamilton,
also registered at the same Farringdon address.
Rosemary ("That's for
Remembrance") pens had been established in the
early to mid 1920's,
and are now scarce and very desirable collector's items.
The National Security
pens here date from the late 1930's to the mid 1940's
and are delightful examples of traditional pen-craftsmanship,
as well as being attractive items both to collect and use.
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Our ref. |
Model |
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NS 107
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One of the rarer NATIONAL SECURITY models, complete with original box and paperwork (with MEDIUM warranted semi-flexible 14 carat gold nib, which we think is a replacement)  |
Green & Black marble, with transparent section on the barrel | c.1939 | Pen: EX Box: well worn on outside, but coimpletely intact |
£55 |
NS 108
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A longer lever filler in a sturdy and desirable National Security presentation box
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Green & Black marble | c.1939 | Pen: slightestdeformation in the shape of the barrel. Box: VG, and sturdy |
£50 |
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NS 105
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At
first glance, this could well be a LADY PARKER Duofold from the early
1930's - but you'd be wrong. It is clearly engraved NATIONAL SECURITY English Manufacture
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Jade with gold plated trim | c.1936 | EX | £65 |
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