photo by David Isaacson from the collection of Don Hiscock First Year Caps  Gold Filled Caps in yellow gold with pink stripes (sometimes called "Watermelon" caps), giving it a 2-color effect.  Gold filled imprint at the top of the cap near the clip.  Gold filled raised "Wedding Band" applied cap band, unique to first year caps. Aluminum jewels. The original finish on these caps was a brushed finish, and then lacquered, leaving the raised band with a shiny finish.  The finish did not last long and the caps acquired a shiny finish throughout. Very hard to find the matching pencil. Rare Caps

First Year Caps Hand hammered Sterling Silver caps with gold filled trim.  First year caps.  Aluminum jewels on pen and pencil.  Both pieces are imprinted near the top of the clip with "Sterling Silver".  Not a cataloged item, available by special order only.  Pencil is harder to find than the pen.  This pattern is very often faked. Very Rare Caps

photo by David Isaacson First Year Cap  Cap in Lustroloy with pink and yellow gold stripes, giving it a 3-color effect (sometimes called a "Watermelon" cap).  No imprint on cap.  Gold filled raised "Wedding Band" applied cap band, unique to first year caps. No markings on cap. Aluminum jewel. Very rare cap

Lustroloy (stainless steel) Cap with band pattern of 7 lines, wide polished band, and 7 lines, with gold filled clip.  Found on a red band filler pen dated 1946.  Probably a model shop prototype cap. Very Rare Cap