Legacy GoPens Blog

Sheaffer Pen Company 1940 to 1963

Sheaffer Pen Company 1940 to 1963 Craig Sheaffer Takes Over Craig Royal Sheaffer succeeded his father, Walter A. Sheaffer as President of the Sheaffer empire in 1938 when his father moved on to ...

NIBS: Which is the Best; Solid Gold, Stainless Steel or Alloy?

Is a Solid Gold Pen Nib Worth the Extra Cost or are or Modern Alloy Nibs Just as Good? For most people, including myself, the goal is an amazing writing experience rather than simply having a beau...

Paper Mate Pens - Matchbook

How did the Paper Mate Ballpen come to be? Read on... In 1943 the Biro brothers set up a ball pen manufacturing plant in Argentina. Their first design failed because it relied on gravity to feed...

Huge Waterman Poster in Paris

[caption id="attachment_2798" align="alignnone" width="600"] Huge Waterman Poster in Paris[/caption] A monster poster, 48 feet wide and 32 feet high, was erected by M. Jules Fagard in the late 1...

Fisher Space Pen - Salem Cigarettes

Taken to the Moon in 1969 During the first NASA missions the astronauts used pencils. For Project Gemini, for example, NASA ordered mechanical pencils in 1965 from Tycam Engineering Manufac...

Montblanc #8 Rouge et Noir Safety Vintage Pen

This is a 1920 Montblanc #8 Rouge et Noir Safety eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. “Rouge et Noir,” introduced in 1909, was the first line of pens produced by the Simplo Pen Company. Their seco...

Cartier Louis Cartier Limited Edition Fountain Pen

This is a 2005 Cartier Louis Cartier Limited Edition No. 6 cartridge/converter-fill in solid 18K gold in Godron (heavy fluted) pattern. Three sapphires and two emeralds set into the clip. Black cab...

Ancora Lusso 38 Vintage Pen

This is a 1947 Ancora Lusso 38 Large PIF in Black with Blue Marble veining (unique and beautiful!). Lusso was Ancora’s prestige line at the time. GFT. Visualated barrel. Fine, extra-flexible nib. O...

Waterman World's Smallest Safety Vintage Pen

This is a 1910 Waterman - “World’s Smallest SAFETY Pen” eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. Yes, it has an operating spiral, just like any of the larger size production models! See above for more...

Waterman World's Smallest Pen Doll Vintage Pen

This is a 1910 Waterman - "World's Smallest Pen" eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. Often called the "Doll Pen" because one rests in Queen Mary's doll house, on the King's Library Table. Just ov...