Product Description
Type Crescent filling vintage fountain pen in excellent working condition
Product Name Conklin Crescent 50 (previously called model S5). This pen has the early skinny feed, and slip cap.
Manufacturer and Year Conklin, Toledo Ohio, 1910s
Length 5-5/8 inches.
Filling System Crescent filler. We've restored it and it works great. (We'll guarantee the filling system for a year.)
Color Black chased hard rubber with wavy lines and gold plated trim.
Nib Gold Conklin Toledo #5 nib. Fine, with good flex. Very responsive (see writing sample below). Good tipping material in evidence.
Condition Superior condition with no cracks. When the pen came to us it had a cracked hard rubber ring which had been glued, but we replaced the broken ring with a good one, however you can still see a few traces of the glue near the imprint. The end of the pen has some scratching and handwear. The Conklin crescent is sligfhtly scratched. The imprints are clear. Restored and ready to write.
