Vintage Ball Point Pens History 1940s & Up Collector Price ID Guide
$ 15.82
Description
Collector Bookstore Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCH-1998-0764304372-WH3 The Incredible Ball Point Pen: A Comprehensive History & Price Guide by Henry Gostony, Stuart Schneider ISBN: 9780764304378 Book Title: The Incredible Ball Point Pen: A Comprehensive History & Price Guide Author: Henry Gostony, Stuart Schneider Binding: Soft Cover Copyright: 1998 Pages: 160 Size: 8.5 x 11 in. The Incredible Ball Point Pen tells the story of the ball point pen's painful development, its cacophonous launching, the public hysteria accompanying its debut, and its outrageous and scandalous promotion. It recounts the fabulous riches which followed, the public's rapid and total disillusionment with the product, the collapse of the market, scientific breakthroughs in the 1950s, the industry's resurrection, myriad improvements occurring from 1950 to 1959, and the modern period from 1960 on. This is the most exhaustive work available on early ball point brands, manufacturers, and models. It includes over 400 photos of pens, copies of original ads, patents, documentation, and a comprehensive spotter and price guide. All who appreciate the ball point pen as a collectible and investment and who wish to further their knowledge about this fascinating topic will certainly want this book. Features pens from Parker, Mont Blanc, Waterman, Tiffany, and many many other makers. 469 color photos (SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2025-01-11) f3e6c9afc8a8d41f6513c7f085278a77
