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by btine
May 27th, 2018, 5:32 pm
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide - Models 4

!!! post incomplete 15 Blackbird 52xx 2nd generation, lever filler, marbled colours, nickel plated clips http://i.imgur.com/F8TcxKo.jpg Blackbird 5245 (45 - Grey), ~123 mm 16 Blackbird (streamlined) 1st, lever filling pen, new celluloid http://i.imgur.com/tSU88vn.jpg Blackbird streamlined 1st, Blue,...
by btine
May 26th, 2018, 11:27 pm
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide - Models 3

!!! post incomplete 11 Blackbird Self-filling pen BT200/xx, topfiller/bulbfiller More on BT200 pens in Laurence Oldfield's article 'Pen mechanism revealed - 3. The Blackbird topfillers' http://www.penpractice.com/page12.html http://i.imgur.com/RCZOSYn.jpg BT200/60 (60 Black & Clear) (bulbfiller) htt...
by btine
May 26th, 2018, 11:11 pm
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide - Models 2

7 Blackbird Self-filling pen BB2B/xx, short celluloid lever filler https://farm1.staticflickr.com/901/40621905000_3499fadea1_k.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1721/42429622601_9a2941aa9e_k.jpg Blackbird BB2B/50 (50 - Jade) & BB2B/52 (52 - Lapis), length: ~116 mm (both) British Mabie Todd was a v...
by btine
May 26th, 2018, 11:10 pm
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide - Models 1

1-2 Blackbird Fount.pen, dropper filler http://i.imgur.com/gm5C6gO.jpg Length: ~128-135 mm (American specimens appear to be shorter) Well, there is quite a variety. The pens were made in the UK by MT&Co and MT&CoLd, and in the US. They vary in sizes from 128 to 135 mm; US made pens are usually on t...
by btine
May 26th, 2018, 5:55 pm
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird guide - 2 Timeline

Part 2 Mabie Todd Blackbird models timeline https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1754/28492025238_6626710c10_o.jpg As mentioned earlier my interpretation of the Blackbird history is based on observations, assumptions and often conflicting statements found online. The dark fields indicate higher probabili...
by btine
May 25th, 2018, 11:39 am
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbirds guide - 1 Brief history

Part 1 Brief history Blackbirds were introduced before 1915 as the MT economic line of fountain pens. With time they started to be advertised as pens for school children (1920s). In this respect, they remind me of Pelikanos. I'm almost certain that they were in production in 1914 but it also seems ...
by btine
May 25th, 2018, 11:22 am
Forum: Different brands
Topic: Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 40110

Mabie Todd Blackbird Guide

I started to follow Blackbirds and their history around 4 or 5 years ago, thinking it was a great topic for a blog on the early use of fountain pens in schools. The blog has never materialised but I have learnt about Blackbirds a bit. I'm not a collector, although I still have much more pens I could...