Product Description
Type Vintage combination lever fill fountain pen and mechanical pencil.
Product Name "Todd's Duplex"
Manufacturer and Year John Holland, USA - 1930s
Length 5-15/16"
Filling System Lever filler (We have replaced the bladder and it works very well.) The pencil takes short 1.1mm leads. We will include a packet of leads.
Color Jade Green. Gold trim. Black section. The top of the cap has an ornate round plate that has a Chevrolet logo (as in the car company), 72 at the top of the plate and 1926 under the logo. The barrel has a personalization: "Harry V. Soanes".
Nib FINE FLEXIBLE Todd and Company #3 nib. Please see writing sample.
Condition Very nice condition with no chips, dents, or dings. This is a long full-bodied multifunction pen and mechanical pencil that is in a great jade green color and that is shiny. The cap is very discolored (brownish and inconsistent coloring) from mid cap down to the cap band -- it has a long, jagged crack to the left of the top of the clip in that discolored area. The body has moderate scratching, marks caused by the cap lip, and a small, blotchy scratch between the lever and the pencil mechanism. There is a personalization: "Harry V. Soanes" mid-barrel. The lever has microscratching and a bit of pitting on either side. The cap band has moderate microscratching. The clip has light microscratching. The gold braided disc at the top of the cap with the Chevrolet logo with dates looks great. The barrel imprints are clear.
The glob above the "72" was just some old pen polish, and it came off cleanly and won't be on the pen when it is received.
