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Thursday, January 15, 2015
Eclipsed by the Pens?
Later Eclipse models are fun to collect. Right up until the end, Marx Finstone’s gift for gimmickry and a neat turn of phrase lived on in the company’s products, such as these:
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I've always loved Eclipse pens. If there was such as thing as kitsch in writing instrument design, Eclipse owned that nitch. I found this clear-red Lucite Hooded Knight at a pen show that spoke to me. If there was such a thing as over-designed, this pen was it. They copied everyone, but embraced no one. Surprisingly it writes very well. -Wayne
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I've always loved Eclipse pens. If there was such as thing as kitsch in writing instrument design, Eclipse owned that nitch. I found this clear-red Lucite Hooded Knight at a pen show that spoke to me. If there was such a thing as over-designed, this pen was it. They copied everyone, but embraced no one. Surprisingly it writes very well. -Wayne
Hooded Knight
What is the approximate production run for these Eclipse models?
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