Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Marked on the end of the barrel 4233 (part of the INX product line)
Manufacturer and Year Carters, USA, 1930s
Length 4-3/8"
Filling System Lever filler on the pen, restored, works well.
Color Red mottled celluloid cap and barrel. Short black section. Double cap band. Gold clip and top derby. Gold plated trim. Personalized on the barrel, "Eleanore Andre"
Nib FINE Flexible nib that is marked, "Carter INX Pen". The nib flexes easily and give line variation from extra fine to broad. See writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents or dings. This is a dark, deeply colored pen with great red and black mottling that is shiny and nice looking. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and moderate to small scratches near the end. The barrel is personalized, "Eleanore Andre". The cap has surface scratches but still looks quite shiny and feels smooth. The double cap band has moderate microscratching and some plating wear along the bottom edge of the top band. The clip and derby have brassing. The rounded derby has a number of small deep scratches, some that have become pitted. It has plating wear along the clip ring. The imprints on the pen are clear as is the model number on the flat end of the barrel.
