Silver Pens (Gold too!)

This page highlights various silver pens not made by the Big Three - Pilot, Platinum, or Sailor. For pens of those makers please visit their respective pages.

We enjoy carved pens - their tactility, attention to detail, and the fact they were done by hand. whether urushi, plastic, or metal the hand of the artist shines through. Our little family is constantly growing and we will update this page whenever possible. From left to right:

■ Unknown Maker: Gold filled over carved silver.

■ Platinum Pencil: Sterling Silver.

■ Platinum: Early 1950s. Sterling Silver

■ Dia Pencil: Sterling Silver.

We saw the pen below on Yahoo Auctions and, owing to it's rarity, decided to include it in our survey of gold and silver pens. 1920s gold overlay with hand-done design that is signed by the artist. This is an important Japanese pen. If we had a collection of them we would retire, or already be retired.-)

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Another little rarity is this 1920s silver overaly from Well. This is a new 80-year old pen. It is currently undergoing restoration.

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Shiseido once made more than cosmetics and produced a limited run of pens in the pre-war era. All are highly sought after by collectors. This is a nice silver overlay in original box.

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This is an incredible sterling silver early 1950s Platinum. It is the same cap and barrel and clip as shown above with the carved pens.

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Gold-filled pen by Vanco. They were a prolific manufacturer from the 1930s to the late 1960s and produced many high quality pens with silver or gold overlays. They also produced more typical ebonite and plastic models.

This has a R14K (rolled 14K gold) overlay over the entire barrel and cap. Probably a gift, it is difficult to find gift in the case and in such great condition. The original gold nib dates the pen to before 1939.

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Many think all the great pens were made by the Big Three but, this is not so. This model was made in the middle-late 1930s and is of the highest quality and came from an older jewelry shop. Unfortunately, the name of the manufacturer is not noted. It's heavy as it is solid silver and not one of the overlays commonly seen from the era. It has a sweet flexible steel Falcon nib that dates the pen to 1939, or so. Gold for nibs was prohibited in the years immediately before the war and silver disappeared soon thereafter. The kanji on the clip reads Ikoma Sei, MADE BY IKOMA, likely a jewelry shop in Osaka.

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RYOJUSEN

霊鷲山