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I’ve had this one photographed for awhile but haven’t had the chance to write about it. The patent date is December 24, 1867:
The unique thing about these is the nose pulls out to reveal a reversible pencil section, which actually retracts into the body:
The patent refers to Ryne’s patent number 72,684, which was assigned to Hicks:
This next one was in a small collection I purchased:
Since this one was not the primary objective of my purchase, it wasn’t until later that I noticed it had something more than good looks going for it:
“Pat. May 14 72.” This is a reference to design patent number 5,851, applied for and issued to William S. Hicks himself, for “the combination of metallic and pearl surfaces, by which a highly ornamental case is produced.”
This last one came from Jim Carpenito at the Raleigh show a few years ago:
It’s more than a little rough, but I thought it was interesting because of the hard rubber extension rod, as well as its sheer size. Here it is next to a December 24, 1867 patent Hicks:
What clinched the sale for me was a very faint imprint still legible on the barrel:
“Hicks’ Pat. Feb. 19, 67.” That refers to Richard H. Ryne’s patent for a version of the combination magic pencil/slider dip pen, assigned number 62,227:
I’ve had this one photographed for awhile but haven’t had the chance to write about it. The patent date is December 24, 1867:
The unique thing about these is the nose pulls out to reveal a reversible pencil section, which actually retracts into the body:
The patent refers to Ryne’s patent number 72,684, which was assigned to Hicks:
This next one was in a small collection I purchased:
Since this one was not the primary objective of my purchase, it wasn’t until later that I noticed it had something more than good looks going for it:
“Pat. May 14 72.” This is a reference to design patent number 5,851, applied for and issued to William S. Hicks himself, for “the combination of metallic and pearl surfaces, by which a highly ornamental case is produced.”
This last one came from Jim Carpenito at the Raleigh show a few years ago:
It’s more than a little rough, but I thought it was interesting because of the hard rubber extension rod, as well as its sheer size. Here it is next to a December 24, 1867 patent Hicks:
What clinched the sale for me was a very faint imprint still legible on the barrel:
“Hicks’ Pat. Feb. 19, 67.” That refers to Richard H. Ryne’s patent for a version of the combination magic pencil/slider dip pen, assigned number 62,227:
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