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Pens replaced hand-cut quills as writing instruments in 1780, when the first steel pen point was made in England. But it was 100 years before the commercial pen was a common item. The fountain pen was invented in the 1830s but was not made in quantity until the 1880s. The Biro brothers of Hungary invented the ballpoint pen in 1935. All types of old pens are collected. Float pens that feature small objects floating in a liquid as part of the handle are popular with collectors. Advertising pens are listed in the Advertising category.

 
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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
PensDipBakelite, Amber, No. 2 Nib, Holder, Bakelite, Black, Amber, Curled Shape, 6 1/2 In.2007
PensDipMother-of-pearl, Gold Filled Band, Checkerboard Design, Victorian, 6 7/8 In.2007
PensDipParker, Bakelite, Yellow, Art Deco Base, Black & Yellow Stripes, Square, 3 In.2007
PensFisher SpaceApollo 7, Writes Upside Down Unused, C.19692007
PensFloatBus Moves In Front Of World Trade Center Towers, New York Tourists, Plastic, 6 In.2007
PensFloatEye Art, Picasso Style, Orange Plastic2007
PensFloatJohnny Quest, Climbs & Descends Rope, Snake Charmer, Plastic, Eskesen, Denmark2007
PensFloatLady & The Tramp, Move Together & Apart, Blue Plastic2007
PensFloatSailboat Floating Into Dock, Chicago Skyline, Orange Plastic2007
PensFloatSpy, Dark Coat, Hands In Pocket, Moves From Phone Booth, Central Intelligence Agency2007
PensFloatWoman Diving, Red Bathing Suit, Jantzen2007
PensFountainAlfred Dunhill, 14k, Flat Sides, Engine Turned Design, Black Clip, Germany, Box2007
PensFountainChilton, No. 67r, Marbleized Brown, 14k Gold Nib2007
PensFountainConklin, Endura, Cushion Point, 14k Gold, Black Plastic2007
PensFountainDe La Rue, 18k Gold, Overall Textured Design, 1960s2007
PensFountainEsterbrook, Model Sj, Marbleized Blue, No. 2550 Extra-fine Nib, C.19452007
PensFountainEversharp, Dark Blue, 14k Gold Nib, Original Label2007
PensFountainJaxon, Black Chased Hard Rubber, Supreme 8 Nib, 1901 Patent Date2007
PensFountainKoh-i-noor, Acetograph No. 2, Box, Germany2007
PensFountainParker, Blue Diamond, Vacumatic, Black, Inset Green Stripes, Gold Trim, Nib, 1940s2007
PensFountainParker, Mark 1 Victory, Black, Newhaven Nib, England, C.19462007
PensFountainSchaeffer 1000, Brown & Yellow Stripes, Lifetime No. 79 Nib2007
PensFountainSwan, Blackbird, Black Hard Rubber, 14k Gold Nib, Mabie, Todd & Co., 1920s2007
PensFountainSwan, Mabie, Todd & Co., Gold-filled Overlay, Engine Turned Wavy Lines, C.19202007
PensFountainWaterman, Ideal, 3v, Marbleized Green, Red & Mother-of-pearl, Gold Nib2007
 

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