| Mabie Todd (Swan) |
Pen Profiles: Mabie Todd, Swan Leverless
7202: Mabie Todd Swan: gold filled fine barleycorn eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, over and underfeed, early markings for Mabie Todd & Bard (1888 last patent date), engraved "DR. E. DALTON" in indicia; metal looks like solid.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium stub flex • $695
6197: Mabie Todd Swan Safety: rare black hard rubber desk-style clipless screw-cap eyedropper-filler, 17.3 cm long, marked "MADE FOR/SINGER PEN & GIFT SHOP/PITTSBURGH, PA." and "MANIFOLD"; imprints heavily worn; a few similar #2-size pens are known, all apparently specially made for Singer, but this is the only #5-size example we have seen.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: G • NIB: fine stub firm • $385
6048: Mabie Todd Swan Military Safety: rare screw-cap black chased hard rubber ink-tablet eyedropper-filler, 14.5 cm long, nickel-plated trim; New York production, imprints and chasing crisp, sealed hairline at edge of ink pellet compartment recess (see detail).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $365
5935: Mabie Todd Swan Self-Filling: unusual large stub model black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 11.4 cm long, nickel plated trim, chasing worn but present, "SCREW CAP TIGHTLY" imprint on cap with arrow, worn "5 SF" on barrel end; New York production, sealed hairline at end of lever slot, stiff, smooth big #5 nib.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine • $165
7665: Mabie Todd Longshort Stylo: black chased hard rubber vest-pocket eyedropper-filler, 7.75 cm closed, 11.6 cm open; gold spring-loaded needle intact, imprints and chasing strong; made in England.
DATE: c. 1920 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $150
6847: Mabie Todd Swan: unusual very slender gold filled lever-filler, 11.3 cm long, checkerboard engine turning, New York production; initials "J.F.F." on indicia, added vent hole in cap crown roughly enlarged, section overlay slightly different color; scant iridium on scratchy #1 New York nib (US-made #1-size Swans are quite uncommon).
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex •
$185
3719: Mabie Todd No. 20 Cygnet stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.4 cm long, made in England, spring-loaded needle; new old stock, never filled, ready to use; several available.
DATE: c. 1930 •
CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $65
6000: Mabie Todd Swallow combination in box: black-veined red and amber pearl bulb-filler, 15 cm long, gold filled trim; late New York production, very flexible Mabie Todd New York nib, uses 1.1 mm lead, pencil mechanism propels and retracts; no brassing, barrel transparency like new, upper cap band shows crimp marks (from original manufacture); original petrified filler bulb has been left in place, to date we have only heard of one other bulb-filling Mabie Todd combo in collectors' hands.
DATE: c. 1932 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $650
7489: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: blue with black end, gold filled trim, 11.6 cm long, to match Blackbird pen; uses 1.1 mm lead, retains original price band, minimal storage wear, nose cone is somewhat dull as it appears to be thinly plated brass -- typical of production in the immediate postwar period.
DATE: c. 1945
• CONDITION: near mint • $55
6762: Mabie Todd Blackbird: green pearl marbled lever-filler, 11.25 cm long, gold filled trim, marked "BB 205B/41" at end of barrel; smooth nib, fine condition but pockmark at end of barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1945 •
CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium semiflex • $120
7479: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: black, gold filled trim, 12.3 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock, minimal storage wear.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • $40
7485: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: light blue pearl and black marbled, 12.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blackbird clip logo indicates originally sold as mate to Blackbird pen; uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock, minimal storage wear.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • $60
7486: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: lavender pearl and black marbled, 12.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blackbird clip logo indicates originally sold as mate to Blackbird pen; uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock, minimal storage wear.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • $60
7487: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: silver pearl and black marbled, 12.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blackbird clip logo indicates originally sold as mate to Blackbird pen; uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock, minimal storage wear, a touch of age pitting to plating of clip ball.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: exc-near mint
• $50
7478: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: blue, gold filled trim, 12.3 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock, minimal storage wear.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • $40
7481: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: striated red-brown, gold filled trim, 12.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, new old stock.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: near mint • $50
7488: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: royal blue, gold filled trim, 12.6 cm long, original price band, new old stock, minimal storage wear, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: near mint • $65
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