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MODERN PEN COMPANY

533, Canal Street, New York



Modern Pen Company - New York - 1921

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YARD-O-LED PENCIL Co.

95, Spencer Street, Birmingham















YOL - London - 1964


Established in 1934.

Earlier examples noted as assayed at Birmingham with the maker's mark of Edward Baker & Son of Augusta Street, Birmingham.

The Yard-O-Led Pencil Co. held the patents issued to Sampson Mordan & Co.

The Yard-O-Led Pencil Co. were part of the Letts Filofax Group until 2015. They are now styled as as Imperial Yard Ltd.

The firm are registered with the London and Birmingham assay offices.

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FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN PEN Co.

51, North 10th Street, Philadelphia



Franklin Fountain Pen Co. - Philadelphia - 1894


Franklin Fountain Pen Co. - Philadelphia - 1896


Established in the late 1800's by Franklin S. Cooley and John E. Goodrich.

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L.E. REMEX COMPANY

6, Cortlandt Street, New York



L.E. Remex Company - New York - 1905

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CENTRAL PEN & MANUFACTURING Co.

New York


The Central Pen and Manufacturing Co., of New York, have been incorporated to manufacture fountain pens, with a capital of $10,000. B. H. Rosenblatt, Harry Leloneck and William M. Rosebault, of New York, are the directors.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 15th November 1899

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CORONA PEN COMPANY

6216, Dorchester Avenue, Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin





Corona Pen Co., Janesville, Wis., has started the operation of its new factory in the Bicknell building on North Academy street. Additional floor space has been contracted for and will be equipped for larger production immediately. S. V. Corona, formerly identified with typewriter manufacturing interests, is president and general manager.

Source: The Brass World and Platers Guide - November 1922


NOVEL SELF-FILLING FOUNTAIN PEN

The history of the fountain pen covers nearly half a century. The early pens were crude and gave endless trouble, but with all their defects they were so convenient that their use increased rapidly until today almost every one who can write carries and uses a fountain pen. For many years all fountain pens had to be taken apart and filled with a medicine dropper. But this is no longer necessary.

The Corona Pen Company, 6216 Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, has developed and is placing on the market a self-filling pen which they state can be simply operated because of the fewness of parts.

The makers further state that when closed the pen point is an airtight protecting chamber preventing leaks. The pen point itself is of 14 K gold with an iridium tip and may be obtained for hard, medium or easy writing and in any style from a fine point to a broad stub pen.

Beside the shell of the pen only four parts are included; the large seamless ink reservoir, the ink reservoir compressor, the cam and the filling knob. A quarter turn of the grooved knob either to the right or the left completely empties the ink reservoir expelling all the air or ink; another quarter turn releases the reservoir and allows it to fill itself completely with ink.

The Corona pen is finished either plain or chased as desired. Wide gold-filled bands, special gold, gold-plated or sterling mountings can also be furnished.

Source: Commercial America - February 1923


Established in c.1922 by Samuel V. Corona, Herman G. Stubbendeck, Eldon H. Damrow, and James Pitt. Thought to have gone out of business in 1929.

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H.B. SMITH PEN COMPANY

3-5, Mill Street, Janesville, Wisconsin



H.B. Smith - 1907


H.B. Smith Pen Company - Janesville, Wis. - 1908


H.B. Smith Pen Co. - Janesville, Wis. - 1908


H.B. Smith Pen Co. - Janesville, Wis. - 1911

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THE ALL RIGHT NOVELTY Co.Ltd.

Rue Théophile Gautier 9, Neuilly-sur-Seine



The All-Right Novelty Co. Limited - Neuilly-sur-Seine - 1906

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MOORE'S NON-LEAKABLE PEN Co.

23, Fore Street, 32, Poultry, Cheapside, London



Moore's Non-Leakable Pen Co. - London - 1903

'TOURIST'

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D. MACKINNON & Co.

200, Broadway, New York



D. Mackinnon & Co. - New York - 1881

The business of New York- based Canadian, Duncan MacKinnon who died in 1882.

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WOLLTHAN Mfg. Co.

112, New Jersey Railroad Avenue, Newark, New Jersey



Wollthan Mfg. Co. - Newark, N.J. - 1906

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JACOB J. LOWNDS

20, Franklin Place, Philadelphia



Jacob J. Lownds - Philadelphia - 1839


Jacob J. Lownds - Philadelphia - 1840

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MORRISON FOUNTAIN PEN Co.

1545 Broadway, New York


On the evening of Dec. 30, the employes of the Morrison Fountain Pen Co., 1545 Broadway, will hold its annual "get-together" party. The program will consist of a theater party at the Palace Theater, followed by a banquet.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th December 1922

Established in 1910 by Louis and Abe Morrison.

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B. GRIESHABER

94-96, State Street, Chicago



B. Grieshaber - Chicago - 1893

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H.B. DODS

187, Lafayette Street, New York



H.B. Dods - New York - 1917

'THE WIZARD'

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THE WRIGHT PEN Co.

St. Louis



The Wright Pen Co. - St. Louis - 1900


The Wright Pen Co. - St. Louis - 1904


The Wright Pen Co. - St. Louis - 1904


The Wright Pen Co. - St. Louis - 1909

The Wright Pen Co. was owned by Wm. Weidlich & Bro. of 507-510, Holland Building and Model Building, 623, Washington Avenue, St. Louis.

The Wright Pen Co. was awarded the Gold Medal and Highest Award at the Lewis & Clark Exposition, Portland, 1905.

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PEARCE & HOAGLAND

29, Point Street, Providence, Rhode Island



Pearce & Hoagland - Providence, R.I. - 1884

The earlier business of Pearce & Co. See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=35655&p=95965&hilit=hoagland#p95965

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THOMAS NEWEY

10, Parade, Birmingham



Thomas Newey - Birmingham - 1863

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PARKES & HOWELL

82, Buckingham Street, Birmingham



Parkes & Howell - Birmingham - 1858

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J. MORTON

45, Maiden Lane, New York



Menzies & Company - Toronto - 1914

Perhaps to be identified with the earlier business of A. Morton of New York, who were noted at 25, Maiden Lane?

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