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Old December 22nd 05, 05:01 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Hi there,

My dad has a Pullman ink pen. He knows nothing about it and would be
interested if anybody could tell us anything at all about it.

It's not in particularly good shape, but he tells me that a work
colleague has offered him £100 (approx. US$170) for it, which intrigued him.

I've put a couple of pictures online at http://www.atchoo.org/pen_pics/

Any information would be appreciated - there appears to be nothing to be
found on the internet at all.

If you want more details of the pen or more pictures, please just ask.

Best regards,

Roger
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Old December 22nd 05, 08:36 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Roger Light writes:

Hi there,

My dad has a Pullman ink pen. He knows nothing about it and would be
interested if anybody could tell us anything at all about it.

It's not in particularly good shape, but he tells me that a work
colleague has offered him £100 (approx. US$170) for it, which
intrigued him.

I've put a couple of pictures online at
http://www.atchoo.org/pen_pics/


There seems to be a problem with your pictures. Nothing displays.

Any information would be appreciated - there appears to be nothing
to be found on the internet at all.


Is this useful?

http://www.pentrace.com/article110200016.html
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Old December 22nd 05, 10:19 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Tim McNamara wrote:

http://www.atchoo.org/pen_pics/


There seems to be a problem with your pictures. Nothing displays.


You're absolutely right, I must have transferred them in ASCII mode by
mistake. Should be fine now.

Is this useful?

http://www.pentrace.com/article110200016.html


Not really, unfortunately. It doesn't help us identify the pen. Thanks
for trying!

Roger
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Old December 22nd 05, 11:48 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Roger Light writes:

Tim McNamara wrote:

http://www.atchoo.org/pen_pics/


There seems to be a problem with your pictures. Nothing displays.


You're absolutely right, I must have transferred them in ASCII mode
by mistake. Should be fine now.


Much better. Hmmm- that's interesting. And sounds just a little like
the description below.

"I had seen, touched, and handled the Holy Grail. The object of my
profound desire lay as it should have under glass protected from the
hoi palloi. Aside from the owners, no one else even seemed to notice
the 1932 La Plume d'Or Meteore "Pullman Meteore 35" - the first
vanishing point pen. The owners operated the pen: one holds the cap
with fingers and presses the barrel with the thumb, opening a trap
door in the end of the cap and revealing an 18 kt. nib. That alone was
worth the admission to the 2000 New Jersey National Pen Show."

The pen in the photos looks like it has a trap door at the end of the
"cap" and that the nib is pushed out through the trap door into the
writing position. Is that correct? Is it a fillable fountain pen, or
is it a "dip" pen with a retractable nib? (it looks like the latter
from the photos, unless there is an ink chamber inside the metal rod
or tube that protrudes from the back of the pen).

Is this useful?

http://www.pentrace.com/article110200016.html


Not really, unfortunately. It doesn't help us identify the
pen. Thanks for trying!


Well, it's a Pullman made in England. ;-) The nib tells that much.
I've never heard of Pullman pens, though, before today. You might
need to consult specifically with British pen collectors.

Even if we can't identify it more than this, thanks for showing it to
us!
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Old December 22nd 05, 11:58 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Old December 23rd 05, 02:34 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Pullmans are believed to have been made by the French Meteore in
1931-32, although most of the pens found are English. The relation
between the French and English pens are not clear. Some believe that
there was a distribution deal with an English company. The pens
pre-date the Aurora Asterope by a couple years. The mechanism in the
Pullman is simpler than the Asterope though.

These are some of the rarest pens around. Very few people have more
than one. I've seen three for sale over the last few years. A mottled
hard rubber and celluloid versions which went for about a thousand or
so. There was also a faceted overlay that went for $2,500.

They come in at least a couple sizes and yours appears to be the smaller
version. All the Pullmans that I've seen have clips and your pictures
don't show one. Given the condition of the pen, I'd hazard a guess of
maybe a couple hundred as a parts pen.
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Old June 7th 10, 12:56 AM
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Hi Roger,
Looks like a few members have filled you in on what is known - the history of the 'Pullman' is very vague.....
I do have one which I require some parts for - maybe you would like to sell?
Someone suggested a couple of hundred - GBP or US dollars? - not sure...
I am based in England and would offer £150 including post by Special Delivery..
Payment by cheque or Paypal..
Just let me know at
Cheers,
Michael

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Originally Posted by Roger Light View Post
Hi there,

My dad has a Pullman ink pen. He knows nothing about it and would be
interested if anybody could tell us anything at all about it.

It's not in particularly good shape, but he tells me that a work
colleague has offered him £100 (approx. US$170) for it, which intrigued him.

I've put a couple of pictures online at http://www.atchoo.org/pen_pics/

Any information would be appreciated - there appears to be nothing to be
found on the internet at all.

If you want more details of the pen or more pictures, please just ask.

Best regards,

Roger
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