Practical joke toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic, metal and paper
Measurements
Pen - 140 mm (min. length); 155 mm (max. length), Instructions - 134 mm (width); 190 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660747
Summary
A practical joke toy. Two black plastic 'fountain pens' of slightly different sizes with a silver coloured metal clip. Printed on the edge of each pen in yellow is 'Germany'. One pen has this in capitals. Inside each pen is a coiled spring which springs out when the lid is removed. A yellowed sheet of instructions headed 'No more ink spots …’ in black ink explains how this trick works. This is illustrated with a black and white line drawing of the pen. Below is a German translation of the above text. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Side of pens: one in lowercase, the other inscription capitals: "Germany"