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This translucent gray pen is reminiscent of Apple’s “graphite” color first used in the iMac DV SE in Summer 2000. It features a white Apple logo at the top of the barrel.
The pen has silver aluminum accents and features a clip.
Source: Apple History
This pen is primarily yellow with purple, green, and red accents. The pen is printed with a black Apple logotype in the font Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font at the time.
(My collection includes the same pen, but printed with Apple Educator Advantage Program contact information.)
This pen is primarily yellow with purple, green, and red accents. The pen is printed in black in the Apple Garamond font, Apple’s corporate font at the time. The printing includes a black Apple logo, a black Apple logotype, and contact information for the Apple Educator Advantage Individual Purchase Program.
The Apple Educator Advantage Individual Purchase Program was a no-interest loan program offered by Apple for school staff in approximately the late 1990s–2000s. The program was executed by individual school districts as a payroll deduction for employees who were interested. Two of the school districts in which I served offered a version of this program.
(My collection includes the same pen, but printed with just a black Apple logotype.)
This pen is made by Bic and features a translucent plastic barrel and red accents. The pen is printed with a multicolor Apple logotype printed in Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font of the time.
The pen uses all the colors of the original 6-color Apple logo except yellow.
This pen features a gold-printed Apple logo and the Apple logotype printed in the Apple Garamond font, Apple’s corporate font of the time. The pen is accented in gold.
My collection includes a similar pen with the FileMaker logo. FileMaker is now known as Claris, an Apple company.
Sources: Claris
This uniquely designed pen has a dark-gray spring barrel with white plastic accents. The clip is printed with a black Apple logo.
I have another pen in my collection of the same style, but it has a blue Claris logo printed on the clip. Claris is a software company owned by Apple.
This set of neon-colored Bic pens have black caps and are printed with a black Apple logotype in Apple Garamond, Apple’s corporate font at the time.
The three neon colors include purple, green, and pink.
UPDATE: After I posted this originally, I discovered an eBay listing for Apple “color changing pens” that looked just like these. I tested them by grasping them for a few minutes, and found that they are, indeed, color changing with heat! I’m not sure if the effect has faded with age, but each of the three colors still fade. The last three photos show the effect.
This Apple Education pen and pencil set was manufactured in Germany by the Senator company. The set consists of a similarly designed white plastic pen and pencil with black accents and a black rubber grip. The sides of the pen and pencil are printed in the Apple Garamond font (Apple’s corporate font from 1984–2003) with “Apple Education ’93” and a compass symbol with a black Apple logo at the center.
The box from the set measures 6.875 inches tall, 1.75 inches wide, and 0.75 inches deep. The pen and pencil are clipped to a white plastic base.
According to their website, the company that manufactured this set is still in operation and recently celebrated their 100th anniversary: “senator products stand out because they represent a thorough concept targeting individualised brand presentation: a broad range of designs, dependable production and customised printing mean they offer a perfect match with your brand.”
Source: Senator
This spiral-bound notebook and pen combination has a clear plastic cover over a white cover with a gray Apple logo. The back cover is black, and the notebook includes an elastic band to hold a pen.
The attached pen is graphite with a silver Apple logo.
The notebook measures 6 x 7.125 inches, while the pages are 5.125 x 7.125 inches. The notebook is 0.635 inches thick.
This eMate 300 Pen is a replacement stylus for the Newton eMate 300 device. The accessory is model number H0222Z/A and is unopened in the original packaging.
The eMate 300 was marketed to education as a low-cost laptop-like device, and was the only Newton with a built-in keyboard.
Source: Wikipedia
