VINTAGE " SWAN " 3361 BHR, SELF - FILLER, 14K FLEX NIB, MABIE TODD, 1938 ENG
Item History & Price
EXCELLENTVINTAGE"SWAN"3361
SELF-FILLER
Lever-Filler Fountain PenMade in EnglandLate 1930's
Black Hard Rubber
...with Gold Plated trim.______________
Here for your consideration, in "excellent condition", a very beautifulVintage "Swan" 3361 Lever-Filling Fountain Pen......in Black Hard Rubber finish.....with Gold plated trim.
Manufactured by MABIE TODD & Co. England....late 1930's..
It is......overall, in "excellent" order... throughout ...the Black Hard Rubber is still very dark and shiny, almost Black....and made to very high standards of quality.__________
The round top Cap is in great condition...no cracks or breaks...
The "ball-end" Gold Plated Clip is in beautiful condition....it has the SWAN imprint at its top...it is very securely in place......only a tiny bit of wear showing on it's ball-end...it shines up very well....
... The triple narrow Gold plated Cap Rings are also in great condition...no wear showing to the plating.
.......The Cap tightens up and posts nice and securely on to the barrel.
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The beautiful 14CT Gold, No3 Flexible Nib is "Medium" tipped......it writes Medium Fine to very near Double Broad, I would say...
..It is marked ...
SWAN3
14CTMABIE.TODD&Co LTDMADE INENGLAND
...... It has an excellent iridium tip... it writes smoothly and well...with very good ink flow.
...Both the Feed and the hard rubber Section have the "SWAN" imprint ...the Feed is in excellent condition...the early Brass Threaded Section is also in excellent condition...this screws into the Barrel.
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The Barrel is in really beautiful condition...very dark and shiny. ....no breaks or cracks.... the Barrel imprint is "crisp" and very clearly readable... ...It reads....
SWAN "SWAN" SELF-FILLERTRADE MARK (Logo) MABIE, TODD & CO. LTD MADE IN ENGLAND PAT No 575.341
...there is the clear number imprint ...
3361
...at the base.
The sturdy straight Lever is in nice condition...only a little bit of wear showing to the plating...it shines up very well.The Lever- Filling system is in great working condition...
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The pen has been fully- serviced, and re-sac'd ...it is in excellent working condition._____________
Overall, a very beautiful, large and "chunky" Vintage, "SWAN" 3361Lever-Filler ....with an excellent "Medium" tipped Flexible Nib...
....manufactured by the great Mabie Todd Company, in great condition....
..a very collectable and usable pen... Showing only light wear commensurate with very careful usage and age.__________
The pen has been test filled and then flushed clean....and finally, given a light polish with Renaissance Wax to preserve its beautiful finish._______
Pen size is 13.2 cm capped and 15.9 cm posted....___________
Please look closely at my photos to see the quality of this pen, they do form an important part of my description....
...I am very happy to combine postage on multiple purchases...please just wait to be invoiced in these circumstances.
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