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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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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Pens | 18k Gold | Tennis Racket Shaped Clip, Tiffany, Pouch | 2005 | | Pens | 18K Gold | Vacuum Filled Machined Design Engraved Initials 4 In. | 2011 | | Pens | 18K Yellow Gold Filled Case | Removable Fountain Pen, Vignette, Initials, 3 1/2 In. | 2012 | | Pens | Agate | Pink & Black Stripe, Gold Plated, Lever Filler, Japan ~illus | 2003 | | Pens | Aiken Lambert Skywriter | Brown Marbleized | 1995 | | Pens | Aurora Mare | Fountain 18K Gold Nib Inkwell Case 5 1/8 In. | 2011 | | Pens | Autograph | Gold Filled Tip, Yellow & Black, Marbled, Lever Filler | 2003 | | Pens | Avon | Chased Gold Plated & Hard Black Plastic, Lever Filler | 2003 | | Pens | Bakelite | Victorian, Metal Nib, Mount, 6 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Pens | Baker | Black & Cream Marbled, Nickel Plated, Lever Filler ~illus | 2003 | | Pens | Ball-point | Tooled Menorah & Hebraic Design, Sterling Silver, Israel, 4 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Pens | Ball-point | Martin Luther King, King Picture Clip | 1996 | | Pens | Ball-point | Monkees, Group Photograph, 1967 | 1996 | | Pens | Ball-point | 14k Yellow Gold | 1997 | | Pens | Ball-point | Reddy Kilowatt | 1997 | | Pens | Ballpoint | We Shall Overcome, M.l. King Picture | 2002 | | Pens | Ballpoint | Gold & Black, 14k Filigree, Arpege, Channel No. 5, Pair | 2004 | | Pens | Ballpoint | Guy M. Grove Co. Plumbing & Heating, Funkstown, M.d., Black, Orange | 2004 | | Pens | Ballpoint | T-shaped Clip, Sterling Silver, Tiffany & Co. | 2005 | | Pens | Ballpoint | Montblanc, Meisterstuck Legrand, Black, Gold Bands & Clip, 1970s | 2007 | | Pens | Ballpoint | Montblanc, Muller M, Burgundy, Brushed Silver, C.1950 | 2007 | | Pens | Ballpoint | Schaefer, White Dot, Sterling Silver, Diamond Crosshatch Pattern | 2007 | | Pens | Banker | Pearl & Black, Lever, 14k Gold Nib | 1996 | | Pens | Baseball Bat Shape | Mickey Mantle, Louisville Slugger, Wooden | 1995 | | Pens | Bell Telephone | Ball-point, Waterbury | 1997 |
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