Mabie Todd (1843 – 1957) was the sucesor of Bard Bross that had started in 1843 in New York city making gold pen points and pen point holders. In 1873 was reformed to Mabie Todd & Bard Co and by 1880 were producing stylographic pens. In 1884 opened an office in England. In 1919 the company was sold to a Group in Great Britain. Most of the pens produced before 1920 were manufactured in New York city gradually diminishing up to 1938 when the American manufacturing division was closed down. In Great Britain the manufactured Swan pens became the “pens of the British Empire”. The British company finally ceased production in 1957.
The Eternal line was the contribution of Mabie Todd to the lifetime warranted pens. A slightly less expensive pens than the Swan were the Swallow and the Blackbird.
The pens manufactured by Mabie Todd were of incredible high quality, their works in gold and silver comparable to the metal work of Tiffany.

Mabie Todd & Co, USA, c. 1901, black chased hard rubber chatelaine eyedropper fountain pen, with rolled gold “snail” decoration mountings on both ends and capband. This band has a "cut-out" slot where a metal pin on the Section slips in to, to secure the cap on the section. The cap pushes nice and securely on to the section, it has some minor marks near de cap band, no cracks. The pen bears a nice flexible 14 carat solid gold Mabie Todd&Co Ltd nib medium point, has an "over/under" feed in excellent condition with it's original "silver twist wire" which helps with the control of ink flow. The "screw in" hard rubber section is in excellent condition. On the barrel a reserve for engraving is not personalised, crispy chasing chevron pattern, very good condition on this early scarce example of a classic Swan fountain pen, #945 $USD 250.

Mabie Todd Swan safety pen, screw cap, New York, c. 1920, Mabie Todd plain gold filled overlay eyedropper, 12.95 cm long, thin trace brassing on posting end, no personal engravings; #2 Swan nib, 14 Ct gold, flexible fine point with nice iridium. Excellent #2811 sold

Swan Mabie Todd & Co, New York, c. 1925, full size, gold filled overlay, with alternating panels plain and chevron pattern, Swan #2 solid gold nib made in England, semiflexible very smooth fine point, lever filler, capped13,2 cm long. Thin area of brassing on the barrel end, some tiny age speckling to lever, no dings, faint imprint, no personalisation on the blank. Very good #2635 $USD 105

Swan leverless pen, England, c. 1932, beautiful malachita marble celluloid pen, number 212/66, swan gilded logo inserted on the top of the cap, light washing of the plating on the cap band, Swan Eternal nib, 14 Ct solid gold nib, #2 fine point firm, leverless filling (by turning the knob at the end of the barrel) is not working. Excellent #2377 $USD 110

Mabie Todd Swan Leverless pen 4460, England, c. 1947, streamline pen, jet black celluloid, ball end clip with Swan logo, triple cap bands, imprint Swan on the grip section and on the feeder, on the barrel crisp imprint Swan Leverless pen Pat Nº 390585 Mabie Todd & Co Ltd Made in England Trade Mark, and  transversely 4460, twist filler, nib imprint  Swan 3 14 Ct Mabie Todd, smooth fine flexible point, length capped 5 7/16“ , diameter ½”. Some plating wear on the external ring cap band. Excellent. #3061 sold

Mabie Todd Swan Leverless pen 1060, England, c. 1945, jet black, ball end clip with Swan logo, triple cap bands, imprint Swan on the grip section and on the feeder, on the barrel crisp imprint Swan Leverless pen Pat Nº 390585 Mabie Todd & Co Ltd Made in England Trade Mark, and  transversely 1060, twist filler, huge nib imprint  Swan 4 14 Ct Mabie Todd, smooth fine flexible point, length capped 5 3/8“ , diameter ½”. Minor plating wear on the clip ball, no notorious wear on the cap bands. Excellent. #1431 sold

Mabie Todd, England, c. 1940, Swan self filler, chocolate color celluloid, doble ring cap band, gold filled lever, bands and clip, scarce metallic screw for cap,14 kt solid gold Swan nib, imprint Swan 2 14 Ct Mabie Todd & Co Ltd, fine flexible point, on the barrel imprint the Swan logo Trade Mark and “Swan” self-filler Mabie Todd & Co Ltd, Made in England Pat Nº 575.341, and lever filler, length capped 5”, scarce colour and metallic barrel screw, nib with great line width variation, excellent condition. #3096 $USD 130

Mabie Todd Blackbird, England, c. 1940´s, light blue and black marble celluloid, Blackbird logo imprint on the clip, Blackbird on the upper part of the cap, the section and the feeder, on the barrel the blackbird logo and crisp imprint “Blackbird” self filling pen Mabie Todd & Co Ltd Made in England, solid 14 Ct gold nib imprint Blackbird 14 Ct MT&Co Ltd Made in England, fine semiflexible point, lever filler. Length capped 4 13/16”, posted just below 6”, excellent. #2100 $USD130

Swan self filler, England, c. 1940, blueish gray and black marble, chrome plated cap band, lever and clip, Swan logo on the clip, original solid gold Swan nib, imprint Swan 2 14 Ct Mabie Todd & Co Ltd, flexible fine point, on the barrel imprint the Swan logo Trade Mark and “Swan” self-filler Mabie Todd & Co Ltd, Made in England, lever filler, length capped 5”, posted just above 6¨,  rare colour, excellent condition #2197 $USD 130

Mabie Todd Blackbird, England, c. 1940´s, jet black, Blackbird logo imprint on the clip, Blackbird on the upper part of the cap and the section, on the barrel the blackbird logo and crisp imprint “Blackbird” self filling pen Mabie Todd & Co Ltd Made in England, solid 14 Ct gold nib imprint Blackbird 14 Ct MT&Co Ltd Made in England, medium flexible point, lever filler. Length capped just below 5”, posted 6 1/8”, very good to excellent. #2148 $USD 90

Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt, England, late 40’s, propelling pencil, celluloid jet black, very crispy guilloché with chevron pattern, rolled gold filled band and cone, imprinted Fyne Point M.T.& Co Ltd Made in England Pat 305712, 12.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, mint or near mint. # L465 $USD 50