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brettttt


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And here are a couple Mabie, Todd & Co. ads just for kicks.

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Life Magazine--December 7, 1911
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Mabie, Todd Swan Safety ad, Life 1911-12-07

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Life Magazine--December 21, 1911
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Mabie, Todd Swan Safety ad, Life 1911-12-21

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I really like the swan safety. looks like it could have had a gold or silver overlay. Does anyone have one of these or a saved pic of one? I'd love to hear about it. I have yet to use a Swan I didn't just love.

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Here's a handful that appeared in The Spectator (London) in 1925.

The Spectator--December 26, 1925
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The Spectator--December 12, 1925
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The Spectator--December 5, 1925
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The Spectator--November 21, 1925
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The Spectator--November 7, 1925
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Anyone else see the similarities between the Swan Eternal and the present day CS Churchill.

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Just received the MT boak by Mr. Moak and was paging through it. If Swan was still in business they'd be suing the pants off of CS for infringement!

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From a Mabie Todd self-filler box- The Mabie Todd Swan is a lever fill, SM 100/60, Swan No. 1 nib. I don't have an approximate date for it. But one of the papers has a list of branches and factories and if we have information on where Mabie Todd held its offices before and after the war, we could estimate the date of the pen. 

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The Guarantee was perforated.

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Very nice indeed. I don't suppose we could get so lucky that your pen may be in the adverts above? That would really help nail down a date.

Come to think of it, David Moak is the man you want to talk with. He's written a couple of books on MT. His email is info@mabie-todd.com. You'll need a pic of the pen for him to look at.



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I checked the ads and no such luck. But thanks for the contact info. I'll email him with a pic and ask. smile



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