dmendel
April 13th, 2016, 06:02 PM
Posted this over in the "general" discussion, but hasn't seen any action. Thought I would post it here, since I think Jackie is using a Sheaffer Autograph. Any ideas?
Was watching Ken Burn's excellent documentary on Jackie Robinson last night and they showed a picture of the famous moment when Jackie signed his contract with the Montreal Royals. I immediately wondered what kind of pen he used to sign. Here are a couple shots of the famous moment and a close up of the pen (behind the getty watermark -- even with the mark it is the clearest photo I could find). Looks like a Sheaffer Signature to me. Any ideas?
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/image.jpeg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/72723855.jpg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/Screen%20Shot%202016-04-12%20at%2011.52.28%20AM.png
Was watching Ken Burn's excellent documentary on Jackie Robinson last night and they showed a picture of the famous moment when Jackie signed his contract with the Montreal Royals. I immediately wondered what kind of pen he used to sign. Here are a couple shots of the famous moment and a close up of the pen (behind the getty watermark -- even with the mark it is the clearest photo I could find). Looks like a Sheaffer Signature to me. Any ideas?
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/image.jpeg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/72723855.jpg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/dmendel5/Jackie/Screen%20Shot%202016-04-12%20at%2011.52.28%20AM.png