A Petite Fend Normatic Button Filler c. 1930s

This charming 3 13/16 inch long capped Fend Normatic rolled gold button-fill fountain pen was most likely made in the 1930s. The ten-sided overlay on a hard rubber core has a repeating fishscale or wave guilloché on each of the facets. The cap top is black because the overlay does not cover it. The cap lip is stamped with the Fend logo and NORMATIC over WALZGOLD (rolled gold). Removing the black barrel end cap allows access to the press button that activates the pressure bar inside the barrel. Pushing the button compresses the ink sac to fill the pen. Researching this pen led to several intersting discoveries.

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