s ▁in ▁a ▁fl oral ▁pattern . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁very ▁small ▁numbers ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁produced ; ▁estimates ▁range ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁injection ▁m ould ed ▁pl astic ▁of ▁a ▁uniform ▁colour ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁pens . ▁ ▁N ib s , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁ 1 4 ct ▁gold ▁until ▁this ▁time , ▁were ▁generally ▁replaced ▁by ▁st ain less ▁steel . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s – present ▁ ▁Mod els ▁produced ▁in ▁this ▁era ▁are ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁" high - end " ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁and ▁feature ▁pre cious ▁met als , ▁en am els ▁and ▁case in ▁or ▁cell ul oid ▁pl ast ics ▁and ▁ 1 8 ct ▁gold ▁n ib s . ▁Notable ▁models ▁include ▁the ▁Church ill . ▁ 5 8 ▁series , ▁the ▁D uro ▁series , ▁the ▁D ink ie ▁series ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁series , ▁all ▁sty led ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁models . ▁The ▁Church ill ▁being ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁larger ▁red ▁r ipp le ▁hard ▁rub ber ▁versions ▁from ▁the ▁v int age ▁con way ▁ste w arts . ▁The ▁brand ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Don ▁Y end le ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 3 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7