A Pair of Gold Medals

There's been some discussion online lately concerning Gold Medal, the Sears store brand.  During the Depression, many of these appear to have been made by Parker.  However, before Parker became involved, it looks like National Pen Products was responsible for production of the Gold Medal brand.   Here's a pair of early Gold Medals I picked up recently . . .

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