Here’s The Dart, a very handsome 1930s pen, bearing a glass nib. Those nibs were popular in the hungry thirties, keeping the price of a useful pen down. I’ve seen many of them, mostly British or German.

I had one that was German-made, as announced on the barrel. The imprint had been crudely scratched out with a knife. The owner couldn’t afford to throw his pen away but no longer wished to be associated with Germany, probably after the outbreak of World War II. 

Back to The Dart: that’s extremely attractive celluloid. Glass nibs were very practical though somewhat ballpoint-like. Very good for entering figures in ledgers. The clip is one that appears on other pens and could doubtless be bought in.

The Dart remains as much a mystery as ever.