Scripto squeeze filler fountain pen 1958

by Jim Mamoulides, May 19, 2018

Scripto squeeze filler fountain pen in turquoise 1958

Scripto started as the M.A. Ferst Company of Atlanta, Georgia, changing the name in 1924 to Scripto, Latin for “to write,” and was known for making mechanical pencils. In the 1940s through the early 1960s the company also made fountain pens, with some notable interesting designs such as a late 1940s bulb filler and a cartridge pen similar to Waterman's C/F. In 1955, Scripto was the first company to make a pencil that used "liquid graphite" and beat Parker's Liquid Lead pencil to the market. Rather than tangle in a patent lawsuit, the two companies agreed to share their formulations.

This Scripto squeeze filler fountain pen has a turquoise injection molded plastic barrel. These pens can be found on hang cards dated September, 1958.

Identification guide and features:

This model Scripto fountain pen uses a similar metal cased press bar filling unit as the later Parker 51 Aerometric fountain pens except the ink sac is a rubber sac. It's operated by unscrewing the barrel, dipping the nib in ink and pressing the squeeze bar several times to fill. The metal cap is engraved with ribs and is probably chrome plated as is the trim. The nib is stainless steel. It came in several other colors including red, blue and black. There are no barrel stampings.

• Chrome plated radial engraved metal cap
• Injection molded solid color plastic barrel
• Known colors are Black, Blue, Red and Turquoise
• Chrome plated trim
• Clip stamped USA and SCRIPTO on the face with the Scripto logo
• Cap unscrews
• Stainless steel nib is stamped SCRIPTO over INC over MEDIUM over U.S.A.
• Black plastic section
• Unknown number of nib grades offered, medium confirmed
• Squeeze fill system
• 5 3/16 inches long capped
• Pen sold for $1.00
• Sold on hang cards

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References

Roger Russell's Scripto Pencil History Page, copyright Roger Russell

Scripto hang card with pen copyrighted 1958

Scripto, Wikipedia