Vintage CONKLIN ENDURA SYMETRIK SENIOR Green Jade Marble Crescent Fountain Pen
Item History & Price
VINTAGE CONKLIN ENDURA SYMETRIK
FOUNTAIN PEN
~ SENIOR - Long Bold Pen of Overall Length 5-1/4 inches ~
~ Stunning Green Jade Black-Veined Marble ~
~ Stunning GOLD Crescent Emblem ~
~ Patent Date Embossed on Pocket Clip & Side Lever ~
~ Gold Crescent with Patent Date 'PAT. NOV.17.1925' Embossed on Lever ~
~ Lever-fil ~ a Conklin ENDURA 'CRESCENT' Airhole 14ct Solid Gold Nib ~ Circa 1920s ~
~ New Ink Sac Fitted ~ Serviced ~ Nice Overall Condition ...~
SUMMARYModel:Conklin Endura Symetrik Senior - USAColour:Green jade black-veined pearl marbleOverall Length:5-1/4 InchesDate Manufactured:Circa 1920sFiller Type:LeverRestoration:The pen has been conservatively serviced, polished and tested for full functionality. Glossy pen; yet there is discoloration on the barrel which is darkened, very common among the model. On the cap there is a 'GOLD CRESCENT' emblem, nice and rare. On the pocket clip is the patent date embossed 'Conklin PAT.MAY-28-1918'; and on the lever bar is also another patent date and a "CRESCENT" embossed 'PAT.NOV.17.1925'. Nice Conklin ENDURA 14ct solid gold nib, with 'CRESCENT' airhole. Some wears on body, especially a few dings on cap due to age.
THE CAPMaterial:Green marble plasticsTrim Pattern:Gold trim double gold capband; PolishedPocket Clip:Gold pocket clip with 'Conklin PAT.MAY-28-1918' embossed; Polished and adjusted to tight fit on shirt pocket THE NIBMaterial:14ct solid goldGrade:FineFlexibility:Non-FlexibleImprint:Reads 'Conklin ENDURA' with 'CRESCENT' airholeCondition:Iridium tip intact writes smooth line THE BARRELImprint:Nice; Read 'TRADE Conklin MARK TOLEDO, OHIO, U.S.A. ENDURA SYMETRIK'End Jewel:N/A
STORY Conklin invented the first successful self-filling pen, the Conklin Crescent Filler in 1897, and it was very successful, propelling the company into the majors of pen manufacturing. Conklin continued producing Crescent Filler pens into the 1920s, eventually converting to lever-fill pens. This lateness to the game foreshadowed Conklin's decline, which accelerated during the depression, finishing with the company being sold to a Chicago company in 1938, along with all of it's tooling and inventory. From the late 1930s, Conklin pens were made with Chicago imprints. The company shuttered in the mid 1950s. The Glider pen was introduced in 1939-1940, and though wartime production was reported very small, was continued in production until the late 1940s. Conklin later shuttered in the mid-1950s.
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