VINTAGE " SWAN " 4260 LEVERLESS PEN, 14CT FLEXY NIB, MABIE TODD, ENGLAND C. 1948
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:917741 | Sub-Type: Fountain Pens |
| Type: Pens | Vintage: Collectable/ Vintage |
| Features: Gold Trim | Nib Size: Medium (M) |
| Nib Material: Gold, 14K | Brand: Mabie Todd |
BEAUTIFULVintage SWAN 4260LEVERLESS PEN
Twist-Filler Fountain PenMade in EnglandLate 1940's
Beautiful Classic Black Celluloid
...with Gold Plated trim.
Here for your consideration, a really lovely "torpedo" design, Vintage "Swan" 4260 Leverless Pen Twist-Filling Fountain Pen......in Beautiful Classic Black Celluloid...with Gold plated trim.
Manufactured by MABIE TODD &Co. England....around 1948.
It is......overall, in very good+ order... throughout and made to very high standards of quality.__________
The Cap is in very beautiful condition....no cracks or breaks...
The "ball-end" Gold Plated Clip is again, in beautiful condition....it has the SWAN logo at its top...it is very securely in place......no wear showing on its "ball-end"....it shines up beautifully...
... The triple Gold plated Cap Rings are also in great condition.
.......The Cap tightens up and posts very securely on to the barrel.
________________ The beautiful flexible 14CT No2 Nib is "Medium" tipped.....it writes medium fine to double broad, I would say.
..It is marked ...
SWAN214CTMABIE. TODD&Co LTDMADE INENGLAND
...... It has an excellent "medium" iridium tip and it writes smoothly and well...
...Both the Feed and the Section have the "SWAN" imprint ...and both are in excellent condition....
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The Barrel is in beautiful condition... ....no marks, breaks or cracks.... it has a very clear "crisp" Barrel imprint...It reads....
SWAN LEVERLESS PENPAT. NO 390585MABIE TODD SWAN LOGO MADE IN & CO. LTD TRADE MARK ENGLAND
...there is the number imprint ...4260..at the base of the Barrel.
The Twist-Filling system is in very good working condition...a new "necked" sac of the correct size has been installed for optimum performance.
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The pen has been fully- serviced, re-sac'd and is in excellent working condition._____________
Overall, a beautiful, quite large,
"SWAN" 4260 LEVERLESS PENTwist-Filler ....with a Flexible Medium tipped Nib.......manufactured by the great Mabie Todd Company, in excellent condition....
..a very collectable and usable pen..... Showing only 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 cm capped and 15.8 cm posted....___________
Please look closely at my photos to see the quality of this pen, they do form an important part of my description....
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