The
PENNANT

Vol. XV, No.3
Winter 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURE ARTICLES

SWAN SONG: MABIE, TODD & CO.

Swan: Elegant! Stylish! Tough!
Saul Kitchener

Collecting Swans
David Moak

The Sale of Mabie Todd's Interests
Stephen F. Hull

A Swan Symposium
Tom Rehkopf

A Mabie Todd Timeline
Deb Crosby

An Illustrated Guide to Nibs
Susan Wirth

A Tale of Two Pencils
David Nishimura

Converting the Big Red Ballpen
Paul Todd

Inkograph
L. Michael Fultz

Passing on the Legacy
Sam Fiorella

THE NEW GOLDEN AGE

The New "Golden Age" of Pens
Kristin Hernberg

The P.C.A. Pen:
An Interview with Jack Leone
Kristin Hernberg

Paul DuClos Remembered
Michael McNeil

NEW COLLECTORS BEAT

New Collector
Margaret Azpeitia

A Beginner's Guide to Online Auctions
Stephen K. Parker

You Want to be a Millionaire?
Tyler Patterson

The First Sheaffer Pens, part III

IN BRIEF

Letters to the Editor

Reader's Forum: Why I Use Pens
Richard Jarvis

Collector Profile: Sandy Andina
Dyas Anna Lawson

The Pen Show Circuit
Upcoming Shows

Repairs and Restorations Q & A
Frank Dubiel

Tech Notes
Victor Chen

From the President
Sam Fiorella

Notes from the Board

About the Contributors

From the Editor
Rick Propas

Classifieds