VINTAGE " SWAN " 3261, BHR, SEMI - FLEX No2 14CT NIB, MABIE TODD, 1938 ENG
Item History & Price
BEAUTIFULEARLY VINTAGE"SWAN"3261
SELF-FILLER
Lever-Filling Fountain PenMade in EnglandMid to Late 1930's
Black Hard Rubber(Vulcanite)
...with Gold Plated trim.______________
Here for your consideration, in "very good+" condition, a beautifulVintage "Swan" 3261 Lever-Filling Fountain Pen......in shiny, Black Hard Rubber.....with Gold plated trim.
Manufactured by MABIE TODD & Co. England... Mid to Late 1930's.
It is......ov...erall, in "great" order throughout ...still a very rich, deep black colour.
...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......no wear showing...it shines up very well....
... The twin narrow Gold plated Cap Rings are in very good condition...only a little wear showing to the plating.
.......The Cap has no cracks or breaks...it tightens up and posts nice and securely on to the barrel.
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The beautiful 14CT Gold, No2 Semi-Flexible, Nib is "Medium Fine" tipped...with good line width variation....it writes Medium Fine to Broad+, I would say...
..It is marked ...
"SWAN"214CTMABIE. TODD& CO LTDMADE INENGLAND
...... It has an excellent iridium tip... it writes well...with good ink flow.
... the Feed is in excellent condition...it has the "SWAN" imprint......the early brass threaded Section is also in excellent condition...it screws into the Barrel.
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The Barrel is in very good condition... ....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
...there is the clear number imprint at the base... 3261
The sturdy straight Lever is in very good condition...only a little 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 beautiful, Early Vintage, "SWAN" 3261Lever-Filler, in beautiful, shiny, Black Hard Rubber finish... ....with a very nice "Medium Fine" tipped Semi-Flexible, 14Ct Gold, No.2 Nib...
....manufactured by the great Mabie Todd Company, in great condition....
..a very collectable and very usable pen... Showing only very 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._______
Pen size is 13.1 cm capped and 15.9 cm posted....Weight: 15.8g___________
Please look closely at my photos to see the quality of this pen, they do form a very 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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