MABIE, TODD (SWAN, BLACKBIRD, SWALLOW etc.)
(updated 19th May 2026)

Available from us - but for how long ?
Stephen Hull's comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book
on the history of MABIE, TODD in ENGLAND 1880-1960.
is out of print, and we now have just ONE copy left for sale.

400 pages, and over 1,000 colour illustrations, this
is a must have for every pen enthusiast - collector and user
£75.00
plus £15.00 UK postage
Overseas postage varies between £18.00 (economy)
and £40.00 International Tracked, or Tracked and Signed


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(Condition Scale: F = Fair. G = Good. VG = Very Good. EX = Excellent).

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Our.ref.	Model	Colour	Year	Condition	Price
SW 608	An early and long Black S F 2 (SF = Self Filling) - as depictedon Page 96 (3rd from the left) in Stephen Hull's book, The Swan Pen (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original flexible MEDIUM No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black vulcanite (hard rubber) with faint chasing	c.1927	VG	£85
GSW 302	An unsual and early Self-Fillimg JACKDAW with what we think is its original GLASS nib with previously unused FINE GLASS nib	Black vulcanite (hard rubber) with some patterning oround the barrel	c.1932	EX	£85
SW 600	Rare ! - A Mark 1 Leverless L205/47. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original flexible MEDIUM No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black and Gold Mosaic	c.1934	VG/EX - would have been juss EX, but for previous owner's name engraved on the barrel (small, and not intrusive).	£145
SW 598	No, you're not seeing double. This really is another rare Mark 1 Leverless L205/47. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original flexible FINE No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black and Gold Mosaic	c.1934	EX	£190
SW 607	And yet another Mark 1 Leverless. This time it's an L205/60 (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original flexible FINE No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black, with light chasing	c.1934	EX - near mint	£100
GSW 301	A SWAN MINOR SM2/60 (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM flexible No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black chased, with Black graphite filler-lever	c.1935	VG - some slight teeth marks around the base of the barrel	£75
SW 606	SM100/60 - with the graphite lever (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with upgraded MEDIUM No.2 nib (slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black, with chased patterning	c.1939	VG/EX - some slight colour fading on the graphite lever.	£68
BLA 114	Now here's a real conundrum - a BLACKBIRD with no filling mechanism. Was this one that escaped having a lever inserted ? (with a push-in section, it cannot have bene intended as an eye-dropper filler) (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM flexible Blackird nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black vulcanite (hard rubber)	? 1940	G/VG - no barrel inscription visible	£48
BLA 113	A most interesting BLACKBIRD 5261, bearing Canada's national crest, and the word CANADA around the top - probably made for use by Canadian forces over here during World War 2. with original BLACKBIRD FINE flexible nib	Black	c.1943	EX	£78
SW 585	An attractive twin-banded Self-filler (model No.6242) with original MEDIUM flexible No.2 nib	Blue and Black marble	c.1945	EX	£75
SW 587	A handsome Self-filler (model No.6260) (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original FINE No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black	c.1945	EX	£68
SW 605	The ever-popular Leverless Mark 3 (No.1042) - delightful and chunky. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM No.4 ETERNAL nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Silvery Green and Black marble	c.1946	VG/EX.	£100
SW 579	No.6241 with original FINE/EXTRA FINE flexible No.1 nib	Green and Black marble	c.1945	EX	£65
SW 603	A No.3320 - in Midnight Blue (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM semi-flexible No.3 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Midnight Blue (a difficult colour to photograph well)	c.1948	G/VG.	£65
SW 584	An attractive No.6245 with original MEDIUM/BROAD flexible No.2 nib	Silver Pearl (Silver and Black marble)	c.1949	EX.	£85
SW 602	The B - I - G one ! A stunning example of the sought-after 6-nibbed Leverless No.4660 - in superb condition. Definitely one to own - and use. with original large MEDIUM semi-flexible No.6 nib	Black	c.1950	EX - near mint.	£145
SW 576	A No.3130 - as pictured on page 262 of Stephen Hull's book THE SWAN PEN. (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM flexible No.1 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Grey	c.1950	VG/EX	£65
SW 597	No.3260 - MINT and BOXED (and with a superb BROAD nib). with original very BROAD No.2 nib	Black	c.1950	Pen: MINT Box: Not the original, but from the correct period.	£125
SW 537	A 4260 Leverless (For larger pictures, please click on the images below) with original MEDIUM No.2 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib	Black	c.1950	EX	£60

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