Wirt Pen Photo Gallery

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	An original drawing by Paul E. Wirt - dated December of 1902. This would become one of his swelled case pens. Notice that it is initialed P.E.W.
A Paul Wirt fountain pen patent from France.
	Top of page from a 1920s Paul E Wirt Fountain Pen Company Ledger. I acquired several of these record books a few years ago.
A wooden crate from the Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pen Company. This crate was used for storing taper caps in.
	Another wooden crate from the factory. This one used to store barrels.
A group of Wirt fountain pen boxes.
	The infamous Wirt "boards". Quite a few of these boards survived through the years & popped up about 5 years ago. They probably date from the turn of the century but were probably used for at least 20 years.
One side of the Wirt brochure from the 1920s. I have seen these called posters or signs but they are brochures that just need to be folded.
	Opposite side of brochure.
Paul Wirt Fountain Pen catalog from 1905. This came from the collection of a man from New England who probably purchased it 40 or 50 years ago.
	Logo from back side of catalog appears to be a Pheonix holding two pens. May have something to do with Wirt's line of Phenix pens.
Thousands of slip on pocket clips that were in the factory & never used.
	Wirt eye dropper instruction sheet from 1890s.
Glass & rubber eyedroppers from the Paul E Wirt fountain Pen factory. Do they even make glass eye droppers today?
	Wirt envelope probably from the 1920s - from the factory.
An entire roll of Wirt address labels from the 1920s - from the factory.
	An original Paul Wirt payroll sheet - from the factory.
Salesman's order book for suspenders - another product of Paul Wirt.
	Original tools from the Wirt Pen factory - notice the 4th from the bottom has a black handle which is a black chased hard rubber barrel from a Wirt pen.
More tools from the factory.
	And even more tools from the factory.
Factory crate used for storing pen barrels.
	Factory crate used for storing taper caps.
Here is one of the Paul Wirt counter top displays holding 12 eye dropper fill fountain pens - circa 1910. I have heard many people call these "Dummy" pens. The only dummy involved was the people that didn't realize these were actually unsold stock with no nibs. Most likely the nibs were removed for use or scrapped for their gold content.
	If you think that finding a 100 year old pen box in mint condition would be difficult, take a look at this full box of Phenix pen boxes - all mint & unused with eyedroppers & instructions.
Paul Wirt aluminum advertising sign. Date unknown but probably were issued for at least 20 years.
	Unused pressure bars - from the factory.
Wirt order receipt tablet - late teens.
	Wirt order receipt tablet - circa 1911.
1907 receipt for Wirt Pen sale.
	Repair order tablet.
Salesman's log book - from the teens.
	Original hard rubber fountain Pen sections from 1880s to 1920s - unused, original stock.
Wirt cardboard sign. Age unknown.
	1901 repair slip.
Original printer's block for advertising or letterheads - circa 1890s
	Another printer's block - different pen.
Yet another printer's block - again, with a different pen.