No way to know for certain without photos (boy, photos for threads like these always help!) but I bet if you look closely, the pen is actually a Victapen (note spelling) that was made in NY, NY in the 30s. They did a bunch of bulb fillers and were actually made pretty robustly, though they made a lot of very small pens! I've got a couple and will put a photo of the best example below.
If you like these lesser-known brands, you might find this thread at the FPG forums of interest. It was started by Will (our sketch artist) and he and I have been tracking a list of little-known brands. There are some cool photos of pens and info in the thread.
Cheers,
Jon
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