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Some weeks ago I bought in Paris small silver fountain pen. Since then I am trying to learn more about my tiny ringtop. I found silver hallmarks on it but I am not able to identify who created my pen. I would really appreciate if you could help me to reveal its mystery...



So... I found a shape wich looks like:



I found out that it "shows" Paris.

And now the hardest part - the mark that i wasn't able to identify. I couldn't take picture so I created a copy of this mark and it looks like that:



PLZ help,

Best regards,

Jacek

Welcome to the forum Jacol,

I can´t help you with the Paris maker's mark PA with the cross of Lorraine.

The boar’s head (tête de sanglier), the mark of the Paris Assay Office, indicating a fineness of 800 or higher on small articles (such as pens and jewelry). The mark was in use from 1838 to 1961.

Best regards/JAKJO

In fact that kind of pen was really popular between 1920 and 1930. Such a pens were called "ringtop" becuse they have small ring on the top an they were generally carried on a ribbon or chain around ladies neck.
I found some people that were using cross of Lorraine as a mark but I can not find any info about them...

K.Fres - la croix de Lorraine - 1898 Kneppert (frêres)
G.C. - une croix double de Lorraine 1886 - Chevalier, Gustave
G.F. - une croix de Lorraine 1888/1922 - Falguière, Gabriel

... that's all that I have found so far and keep searching.

Best regards

Jacol

Hi,
There is one named Amédée Petré who used this cross, however his mark is AP not PA. Worked in Paris 1880-1906.
Regards, Tom