Product Description
Type Early fountain pen
Product Name Unknown
Manufacturer and Year The Moore Pen Co., Boston, Mass., USA -- 1920-30s
Length 4-3/4"
Filling System Lever filler, restored with a new sac
Color Gold filled overlay. The overlay spans the entire cap and most of the barrel. Both cap and barrel have groups of lines that have a repeating "W" (or "M", depending on your perspective) pattern.
Nib Fine #2 Warranted 14k nib. It's smooth and a bit springy, but no real line variation.
Condition Excellent condition. This is a slender, shimmery, elegant pen. Both cap and barrel have light scratching all over. There is brassing and plating wear around the top edge of the cap and end of the barrel. The clip has plating wear along the sides and around the ball end. The cap lip has some spots of plating wear and pitting. The patterning on both cap and barrel is strong. The section looks great, with just some light scratching. There is brassing on the edge of the barrel overlay nearest the section. The imprints are nice and clear.