Back on 15 May 2009 I posted my 1967 Papermate Ops n Pops collection. At the time I had six with the goal of ten. I now have number seven. The yellow one on the right with black squares. These pens are number two on my all time favorite pen list and as I said before it "is the 60s". This new yellow one has not seen the day of light for 40 years. I just put in a new refill and it works fine. One should be in your collection. Three more to go.
They look in pretty pristibe condition to be 4 decades old. Must be some great storage conditions.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. I do not buy these pens unless they are in great condition. The designs wear off with time and they are plastic. I am sure that is why there are so few of these around. They do get used but I am careful with them.
ReplyDeleteHey! I have that orange one! I got it for my 13th birthday and used it for years. Of course, the design wore off, but I still have the orange pen. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection. Have not seen several in one place in decades. I made the first prototype while living in Europe with paper stickers and drilling a hole in a golfball and pounded lead into the bottom to act as the pen holder. My father worked for Gillette and was made president of Papermate about that time...
ReplyDeleteHappy hunting!
Thanks for the comments. Now my collection is up to 10 but I am still missing 3 designs.
ReplyDeleteWay cool, and thanks for the memories. BY 1967 I was already in love with the Paper-Mate "Contour 150", so when the Ops'N' Pops pens came out, I HAD to have one (actually 2): a yellow with the MOIRE curves, and another yellow with the "target-like" circles.
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