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Drawing pen in quill holder

Drawing pen in quill holder

1790-1819

BBC Pen

BBC Pen

Ball Point Pen, Bic Biro, 1978

Ball Point Pen, Bic Biro, 1978

1978

Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

1928-1938

Ruling Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

Ruling Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

1928-1938

'Sign Pen' the first fibre tip pen

'Sign Pen' the first fibre tip pen

1962

'Ball Pentel' pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen

'Ball Pentel' pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen

1972

Stainless Steel Ball Point Parker Pen with Refill, 1963

Stainless Steel Ball Point Parker Pen with Refill, 1963

1963

Sectioned Example of a 'Ball Pentel' pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen

Sectioned Example of a 'Ball Pentel' pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen

1962

Fountain pen made of marbled green casein

Fountain pen made of marbled green casein

1890-1930

Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

1928-1938

Capillary Fountain Pen parts

Capillary Fountain Pen parts

1961

Ruling Pen to Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

Ruling Pen to Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

1928-1938

Ruling Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

Ruling Pen for Use with Cyclostyle Duplicators, 1928-1938

1928-1938

Fountain pen, with original box, attributed to Baron Guillaume Dupuytren

Fountain pen, with original box, attributed to Baron Guillaume Dupuytren

1896

Mapping pen

Mapping pen

Sounvenir pen with The Aviation Society and Concorde side profile logo

Sounvenir pen with The Aviation Society and Concorde side profile logo

Two fountain Pentels with plastic nibs

Two fountain Pentels with plastic nibs

1981

3 cyclostyle pens

3 cyclostyle pens

Pen with missing tip

Pen with missing tip

1801-1900

Reed pen cut for writing Thuluth, an Arabic script, 1800-1920

Reed pen cut for writing Thuluth, an Arabic script, 1800-1920

1800-1920

Second Runway Support Group Pen

Second Runway Support Group Pen

2000

Desk pen set

Desk pen set

circa 1940

Ballpoint pen advertising telephone counselling service, Bristol, England, 1984

Ballpoint pen advertising telephone counselling service, Bristol, England, 1984

1984

Pen for white correcting fluid

Pen for white correcting fluid

Stabilo "Boss 2" pen

Stabilo "Boss 2" pen

Rhodium tipped pen made by William Hyde Wollaston

Rhodium tipped pen made by William Hyde Wollaston

Pen labelled Mather & Platt

Pen labelled Mather & Platt

Library Pen, by Gillotts, 1920-1930

Library Pen, by Gillotts, 1920-1930

1920-1930

Mars "graphic 3000" brush-marker

Mars "graphic 3000" brush-marker

Pen in a presentation box

Pen in a presentation box

1960-1980

Laboratory marker pen

Laboratory marker pen

circa 2013-2015

'Sign Pen'  the first fibre tip pen, 1962

'Sign Pen' the first fibre tip pen, 1962

1962

Draughtsman & Artist's pen, 1820-1930

Draughtsman & Artist's pen, 1820-1930

1820-1930

5 Quill pens

Quill pens

1790-1819

1 Quill pen

Quill pen

1790-1819

Pen, London & North Eastern Railway. Ribbed - "LNER" engraved on nib holder.

Pen, London & North Eastern Railway

1923-1947

Rhodium tipped pen made by William Hyde Wollaston and given by him to his godson General Sir William Codrington in May 1822 (with 4 authenticating documents)

Rhodium tipped pen made by William Hyde Wollaston

1820-1822

Waterman's ideal fountain pen, inscribed, complete with teat pipette ink filler, instructions in case, USA

Fountain pen

1902

Pen, ballpoint, plastic, white, British Rail Intercity, 9mm x 11mm x 130mm.

British Rail Intercity pen

Pen, ballpoint, plastic, white, British Rail, BR Business Systems Limited, c.1996, 9mm x 12mm x 132mm.

British Rail Business Systems Limited

Pen, plastic, yellow, British Rail Intercity with Shell oil emblem, made by Sheaffer, boxed, printed in USA, 14mm x 19mm x 130mm.

British Rail Intercity and Shell oil pen

Standard laboratory marker pen, for use by laboratory workers in the 'diagnostic tent' at the Manteneh Ebola Treatment Centre during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, 2014-2015

Laboratory marker pen

2013-2015

Example of the first British Railways biro. These biros, or "biro-style writing instruments" (per the donor's description) were actually wooden pencils with the lead removed and a plastic ink tube and ballpoint inserted. They were introduced in the 1950s. According to the donor, there were four colours - blue, red, purple (for checking) and green (for auditors). This example is blue. BR part no. 1364.

British Railways biro

circa 1950

Pen, ballpoint, plastic, blue and black, British Rail Night Star parcel service, ‘Overnight parcels delivered to the door’, made by Edding, 9mm x 11mm x 135mm.

Night Star parcel service pen

Pen, ink cartridge, English Welsh & Scottish Railway, red and gold with EWS logo, boxed, 1998.

ews pen

1998

Six examples showing Bryan Donkin and Co.'s steel pens in various stages of manufacture, 1803-1813

Examples of Steel Pens, 1803-1813

1803-1813

Commemorative pen: 160th anniversary of the running of Agenoria in England and the Stourbridge Lion in America 1829-1989

Commemorative pen, Agenoria and Stourbridge Lion

Pen, ballpoint, plastic, blue, British Rail Night Star parcel service, with circular top and cord, 39mm x 12mm x 135mm.

Night Star pen

Coloured ink and pen painting: Driffield Station, framed, by John Munday, 1980's. "Drawing a line Exhibition" shown at NRM, 1988

Driffield Station

1980