News — Vintage pen chalk marks

Chalk marks on vintage pen take the form of small, white lettering on a pen barrel giving, usually, the make, model, nib size, and retail price of the pen: This is an almost intact example of a chalk mark on a Parker 17.  Part of the price is eroded but I think it was '49/-, forty nine shillings. This is pre-decimal U.K. currency, the changeover date from 'old to new' currency in U.K. was 15th February 1971.  Pens produced, and chalk marked in the year or so prior to this date were dual marked, with prices shown in currencies, in this...