What Is This Pen.

[Gsimmons62]

I found this fountain pen, looks interesting but not sure what I have.

Writing says " GOODYEARS PAT. MAY.6.5"

See pictures.

[ParkerDuofold]

Hi Gsimmons62,

 

It's a combination fountain pen and tire pressure gauge... you know,... I could have used one of those just the other day.

 

Be well and enjoy life.

 

 

- Anthony

 

PS: Sorry,... I couldn't resist.

[ehemem]

I don't know, but I suspect that this is a dip pen, not a fountain pen...

[Mr.Rene]

I don't know, but I suspect that this is a dip pen, not a fountain pen...

+1

[Freddy]

An unmarked retracting dip pen with gold filled trim ebonized wood taper

with out original nib.....1880's-1900.....................................

 

Fred

[Gsimmons62]

You are correct, there is no ink bladder, the rod runs all the way through the center, so it is definitely a dip pen. I am unable to find a reference in my search to "GOODYEARS"with the "S". I find it very interesting?

Thanks Fred.

[Freddy]

You are correct, there is no ink bladder, the rod runs all the way through the center, so it is definitely a dip pen. I am unable to find a reference in my search to "GOODYEARS"with the "S". I find it very interesting?

Thanks Fred.

 

Gsimmons62..Welcome Aboard.....{your not Gene Simmons from KISS..of course not..you would be older than sixty two}

 

Re Goodyear's

 

Found reference written by Jon Veley Esq

 

http://leadheadpencils.blogspot.com/search/label/Kurtz%20%26%20Monaghan

 

And an article Re Imprint of Nelson Goodyear's patent for hard rubber that was used in the barrel.

 

http://leadheadpencils.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-close-call.html

 

 

Also learned via Google they produced jacket buttons during the American Civil War

and many other items out of hard rubber. It appears that the barrel was made by this company.

 

Fred

Edited July 31, 2017 by Freddy

[Chrissy]

I also think it's a dip pen rather than a fountain pen.

 

I've seen some pictures of pen combinations, but the tyre pressure gauge is a first.

[mitto]

An interesting combination dip pen. Who would check tyre pressure in 1880s?

[mitto]

I also think it's a dip pen rather than a fountain pen.

 

I've seen some pictures of pen combinations, but the tyre pressure gauge is a first.

You are just two posts away from becoming an "Ancient Artifact".

[mallymal1]

That's a nice piece. Are you going to use it?

[fountainpagan]

Actually it may be one of the very first fountain pens: a reservoir pen. There was no blader, the body kept the ink.

Didi you try to fill it?

[jl63_penguy]

Wow, I have never seen one but it is sure beautiful!

I found this fountain pen, looks interesting but not sure what I have.
Writing says " GOODYEARS PAT. MAY.6.5"
See pictures.IMG_1037.JPGIMG_1042.JPG

[Studio97]

I am pretty sure it is just a dip pen. I have one almost exactly like it. Research a long time ago showed that it was retractable for a ladies handbag. My pen has a Champion Special nib in it. The value on one of these can be up to $150.00 depending on how much gold is in the body. Victorian era

Edited August 4, 2017 by Studio97

[Bo Bo Olson]

Don't forget vest pockets.....shirt pockets didn't come in until @ the 1895's....detachable fountain pen clips came in with shirt pockets....shoes (Oxfords) under the ankles instead of combat boots and permanent cuff and collars***.

 

***They came in because the woman could read and work....pedaling their wash machine, so Monday wasn't only Wash-day after that.

1895+ underwear was changed daily by the upper classes, no longer once a week....same reason.

The poor did as before, in such a labor saving device had it's price.....when it was hand to mouth.

[praxim]

Goodyear did not open its doors until 1898. Tyre pressure gauges in pencil form appear to have been around the early 1900s? I doubt a combination pen/gauge would be offered before they were cheap enough for promotional purposes. I therefore suggest it would date from some time around the 1920s, unlikely before 1910. Dip pens were still commonplace to the 1960s so they are not a limiting factor.

[sandy101]

An interesting combination dip pen. Who would check tyre pressure in 1880s?

 

Bicyclists, perhaps.

[mitto]

Bicyclists, perhaps.

Thank you.