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Glossar Letter M

Major
Major
Major
a Parker Vacumatic very similar to the standard size of the '40s but slightly longer.
Mandarin Yellow
Mandarin
Mandarin Yellow
Parker's yellow color introduced in 1927 on the Duofold line. The story is that the color came from a vase the Parker's found while travelling in the Orient. The color was not popular so is now scarce and more valuable than common colors.
Maniflex
Maniflex
Maniflex
a line of plastic lever-filling pens by the Moore Co. of Boston from 1929 through 1946.
marbled
in pen terms, it is the mottled or swirled effect from combining different colors of plastic.
Matchstick filler
Matchstick filler
Matchstick filler
Another of the many approaches to depressing a sac inside the barrel to fill a pen. A matchstick or a small rod attached to the cap was used through a small hole in the barrel. Some Weidlich pens used this device.
matchstick filler
a hole in a pen barrel was used for inserting a match or like object to depress the pressure bar and cause a suction in the bladder for filling the pen.
Maxima
Maxima
Maxima
the large version of Parker's Vacumatic which replaced the earlier "Oversize Vacumatic." The O/S Vac had three cap bands while the Maxima had a single wide engraved band, and later, the blue diamond on the clip."
military clip
a pen clip that mounts high on the cap allowing a shirt pocket to be buttoned down over the pen. A military "must". "
Military clip > Soldier Clip
Military clip oder Soldier Clip
Military clip
Clips that were mounted near the top of the cap to allow the pen to ride low in the pocket so a flap could be buttoned over it as required by military regulations. Sheaffer addressed this need in a novel and cost-cutting way by using their regular clip mounted upside down, then bending it over the top of the cap onto the other side.
Moderne
Moderne
Moderne
a name first used by Parker in 1929 for their "Moderne" Black and Pearl Duofold. It was later used for the "Moderne" Green and Pearl Duofold as well."
Moire
Moiree
Moire
Most commonly used to describe a line of Parker pastel pens from the late '20s with a fine lined pattern. Skylines with the striped cap and barrel are also sometimes referred to by this name.
Moss Agate
Moss Agate
Moss Agate
A green, bronze and gold color pattern used for the Waterman Patrician.
Mottled
Mottled
Mottled
early hard rubber was available only in black and in red and therefore difficult to decorate or provide variation. One approach was to swirl the black and red together which is known as mottled. The term is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to ripple and woodgrain hard rubber patterns.
Mottled hard rubber MHR
Rotschwarz Hartgummi
Swirled combination of red & black hard rubber to create a more attractive pen before the advent of more vibrantly colored plastics.