Product Description
Type Vintage mechanical pencil.
Product Name Conklin Endura Symetrik, it is unmarked but it looks like a rounded Endura.
Manufacturer and Year Conklin, USA -- circa 1932, the pencil is personalized with a date.
Length 4-15/16" and slender
Filling System Takes 1.1mm (or "thick") leads which it extends via the traditional twist mechanism. The mechanism is activated from the cone of the pencil and works well. There is an eraser in the cap that also allows leads to be stored in the cap but the eraser is stuck. There are leads in the reservoir.
Color Stone washed gray with black veins and red flecks. The trim is gold plated. It has the classic Conklin clip and a band between the cap and barrel. There is a dotted pattern on the cone.
Condition Excellent + condition. The color is perfect and the pen has little to no handwear. The clip and cap band have brassing and the cone is a bit dented from bite marks. The imprints are clear. The pen has a three line personalization that reads, "5TH ANNUAL BANQUET / BALTIMORE CONFECTIONERS / DECEMBER 10TH . 1932"
