ADVANCE NOTICE
The Writetime office will be closing for 3 weeks -
from Saturday, 29th June to Monday 22nd July.
During that time we expect to have access to e-mail,
and should be able to reply to queries and orders,
though no orders will be able to be mailed
until after 22nd July.
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MABIE,
TODD (SWAN, BLACKBIRD, SWALLOW etc.)
(updated 21st June, 2019)
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Colour |
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A USA manufactured SWAN 1500 eyedropper (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with flexible MEDIUM nib & over and under-feed Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Black vulcanite with two gold-filled bands around the barrel |
c.1907 | VG/EX - barrel inscription worn, but still visible NOTE: We recommend that this pen is not used in any other way than as a dip pen. |
£70 | |
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A USA manufactured BLACKBIRD eyedropper (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with flexible FINE nib, & single later style under-feed. Click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Black vulcanite with chased circlets around the barrel |
c.1912 | EX NOTE: We recommend that this pen is not used in any other way than as a dip pen. |
£60 | |
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An early English BLACKBIRD eyedropper - "BLACKBIRD FOUNTPEN" with the initials BRD (presumably for BROAD) at the foot of the barrel. Blackbird is also just visible around the top of the cap. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with original flexible MEDIUM/BROAD nib Click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Black vulcanite with chasing on the barrel |
c.1916 |
EX NOTE: We recommend that this pen is not used in any other way than as a dip pen. |
£65 | |
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Another similar BLACKBIRD eyedropper - this one made in the USA. The top of the cap is engraved BLACKBIRD and the barrel has the word FINE engraved near its base (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with later English flexible FINE/MEDIUM nib Click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Black vulcanite with chasing on the barrel |
c.1913 |
VG - barrel inscription worn, but still legible NOTE: We recommend that this pen is not used in any other way than as a dip pen. |
£50 | |
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A nice example of an early English manufactured lever-filling SWAN SF1 (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with MEDIUM nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Red and Black mottled vulcanite |
c.1922 | VG - 2 tiny (almost invisible) cracks between the cap lip and the gold band
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£68 | |
SW 493
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.jpg) (Click on the images above & below for larger pictures) A rare, handsome and early Mabie, Todd & Co.Ltd., JACKDAW self-filling pen, in absolutely pristine condition (these pens are often discoloured). See barrel inscription HERE  with its original BROAD flexible nib (the letters BRD appear at the foot of the barrel) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
Black hard rubber | c.1924 | EX | £70 | |
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A handsome BLACKBIRD SELF-FILLING pen, with two gold filled bands around the barrel. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with a really nice MEDIUM flexible nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Black vulcanite |
c.1928 |
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£70 | |
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An early and rare Mabie, Todd & Co., Ladies SWAN pen 'pocket' (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  - complete with original metal clasp, with handsome Art Deco motif, for fixing to a pocket or belt (see detail HERE) .jpg) |
Black leather |
c.1930 | G/VG (completely intact and usable) |
£45 | |
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Another handsome and good-sized Leverless (this one must just be post-war, since it has the model number 1048) (For a larger picture, please click on the 1st image below)  with original firm MEDIUM No.4 nib Click HERE for a picture of the nib .jpg) |
Silver and Black marble |
c.1946 | EX | £95 | |
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A twin-banded Self (lever) Filler No.2060 (For larger pictures, please click on the images below)  with later flexible MEDIUM No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
Black |
c.1946 | VG (slight plating loss on edges of the lever) | £48 | |
SW 484
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A twin-banded Self (lever) Filler (no indication of model number, but almost certainly a No.2060) with original semi-flexible FINE No.2 nib  |
Black |
c.1946 | VG (slight plating wear to one edge of the lever) | £48 | |
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