Antique CONKLIN gold fountain pen Crescent filler tessellated pattern dated 1918

Description: This vintage gold filled Conklin fountain pen is certainly a highly collectible one. Every time I've shown it to someone interested in old pens, he or she offered to buy it from me. Every time. That was many years ago and I should have kept their phone numbers, but I didn't, so I'm going to offer it here at a reasonable opening bid price and without a reserve. The etching has an overall chessboard appearance. It's difficult to see, but the cap is monogramed with the initials 'M L' (which also looks like 'J W' if turned upside down). The presumably 14k gold nib is marked 'Conklin 3 Toledo'. I used only purple and blue inks in this pen, thus the nib's appearance in the photos. I chose not to clean or polish it because I'd like to let the winning bidder decide whether or not to do so. The patent date is marked 5-28-18. I don't think that means it's the date of manufacture, but it does mean that it is approximately 100 years old. And, it's in really nice condition. The niftiest feature is that you turn the rounded band to expose a slot for the crescent to squeeze into. When releasing the crescent's pressure, you fill the pen. And, the crescent keeps the pen from rolling off the writing table. A unique and interesting design, don't you think? I love this old pen, but I'm happy to send it to a new home. I imagine the latex rubber bladder inside needs replacing. Once that repair is done, I am certain it will write as well for you as it did for me 25 years ago. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! Feel free to ask questions. I'll answer them as best I can. Free shipping within the USA! Please see my other auctions for more old fountain pens and books.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Dallas, Texas

End Time: 2024-11-12T18:54:56.000Z

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