Detailed Description

You simply can not help but fall in love with the Sailor Celluloid pens. They are all bright and vivid and you can spot them a mile away. These are some of the most striking vintage Celluloid pens you will ever find. This one is a red and white koi swirl. Quite an eye catcher.

These Sailors were produced between 1948 and 1956, during Japan's war time reconstruction years. I imagine people found them cheerful during the harsh postwar depression that plagued Japan.

I have seen about a dozen examples of these pens, but I have never seen two quite the same. Some were lever fillers, some were eyedroppers and others , like this pen here, were bulb fillers, but all of these pens were rather beautiful.

Although Sailor and several other pen makers were granted permission to resume production by the allied forces as early as November 1945, parts were terribly hard to procure. Gold was not available until 1953, and even then it was not easy to find in quantities.

These Sailors are exceedingly rare. Ebay seems to be awash with Japanese pens these days, but I seriously doubt you will see another one of these Sailor celluloid's with the original price sticker for a long time.

If you have Andreas Lambrou's "Fountain Pens of the World." turn to page 387 where he pictures a row of these celluloid pens, including this model.

The imprint on the Barrel reads:

"Sailor
Fountain Pens,
Made in Japan."

In Japan this style of celluloid was called Koi, which is also the name for the famous Japanese multi colored carp. These fish are popular in Japanese gardens, but can also be seen swiming in the rivers under the bridges. SInce the fish are highly resiliant and can survive in murky city rivers where few other fish can survive, these fish have come to represent strength.

 

 

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Nib:	Nice fine point.
Filling System	Bulb filler
Working Condition	Excellent
Faults:	Can't find a single one.
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Shipping	Regular Airmail: $8 to anywhere in the world. Takes 7 to 14 Days. Unless the Customs people decide to inspect the item, and then it can take as long as three weeks. Express Mail $20 to anywhere in the world. This includes a barcode on the package and a tracking number. If the item is delayed, we can find where it is. Takes 3 to 5 days.
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