Designs
There is absolutely no doubt that modern pens are gorgeous, but there is something that’s nearly unattainable about vintage pens when it comes to design. The 1920’s are a great example of this. Think of this period: commercialized manufacturing, economic post-war growth, and a transatlantic dialogue in design such as the Art Deco movement all culminated into a perfect storm of new ideas and artistic styles. It was, in a way, a Cambrian Explosion of penmaking. Because of this, gold was used liberally, designs could sometimes be more playful, and there wasn’t an emphasis on cost-cutting margins, which meant that you could find some pretty unique options in the vintage market that are less uniform to today’s contemporary pens.