Someone Help Me With This Mystery, Please.

[gspencer]

Someone help me with this mystery, please. I bought this dip pen 10 years ago in an estate sale. It was very cheap. I believe I paid no more than two dollars for it. It's totally made out of brass. Uneven engravings on it. No markings to indicate its make or era. I have Google searched pictures of dip pens Numerous times and never found something similar. Any help or inside the deeply appreciated. Please forgive me for the poor quality of my cell phone camera. I did my best to present it. Thank you again, Gabriel

[Shangas]

That's the biggest shaft I've ever seen. How long is it??

[Beechwood]

As Shanga suggests, the mystery is why the pen is so very long, I also have a dip pen over 30cms in length and dont know why you would want a handle that is of that length. I also dont know why you would want a dip pen made of brass, it must be very heavy.

[Chrissy]

Perhaps someone made it for their own use, and as they worked with the brass, it just became longer and longer? The end portion definitely looks slightly stretched.

 

Still it must be worth the price paid for it

[gspencer]

it is about 23 cm long and it is not as heavy as you my think

Edited April 9, 2015 by gspencer

[gspencer]

Edited April 9, 2015 by gspencer

[Lloyd]

Is the nib (1) removable (2) labeled in any way?

Edited April 9, 2015 by Lloyd

[oculogyric]

It looks vaguely Victorian. I can't help you with particulars, but maybe check for similar items on ebay to get more info.

[Bo Bo Olson]

It's still early. I have a Russian one that is metal, with a ball on the end. It's not all that heavy in it's hollow. 17 1/2 cm.

[gspencer]

just had a regular HUNT steel nib removable when I bought it.

[Hayseed Brown]

That's the biggest shaft I've ever seen. How long is it??

 

That's what s…ah, never mind!