Product Description
Type Crescent filling vintage fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Crescent Slip Cap
Manufacturer and Year Conklin, made in Toledo, Ohio -- Early model. They slip cap models were produced 1901-13.
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Crescent filler. We've restored it with a new sac and its working very well.
Color Black hard rubber (BHR) with a gold filled crescent and fancy 1/2" wide cap band and two 7/16" wide bands surrounding the crescent. The cap band has a personalization, "AFC?" .
Nib FINE Conklin Toledo #4 nib. Near full flex. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a dark, uniquely designed pen distinguished by the wide cap band and two wide bands on either side of the crescent. The black hard rubber areas of the barrel have moderate scratching. The band closest to the end of the barrel has bubbling, some pitting along edges, corrosion, and microscratching. The crescent has plating wear and pitting along the curved edge. The top wide band above the crescent has moderate microscratching and a bit of pitting along the top edge. The cap band has the initials "AFC?" in fancy lettering. The band itself has light microscratching. The black hard rubber cap portion looks shiny and excellent with just some small microscratches. The crescent imprint is clear.
