Product Description
Type Fountain pen and mechanical pencil set. The pen is a model 140; the pencil is 350.
Product Name Model 140 (fountain pen) and 350 (mechanical pencil), marked on cap band.
Manufacturer and Year Pelikan, Germany -- 1954 to 1965, based on the lack of imprint near the end of the barrel.
Length Fountain Pen: 5"; Mechanical Pencil: 5-3/16"
Filling System The fountain pen uses a piston filling system, which has been tested and is working well. The pencil takes 1.1mm leads.
Color Green striped version with black cap, section, and piston knob. The trim is gold plated. The green lengthwise stripes alternate with transparent lengthwise stripes.
Nib FINE 14k Nib.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. The main flaw is the trim, it has a lot of plating loss. The fountain pen has excellent transparency in the barrel. It has marks caused by the cap lip, mainly light scratching mid-barrel in the transparent area and moderate scratching in the area above the black blind cap. The blind cap has light microscratching. The black cap has mainly light scratching. The mechanical pencil's black barrel has light scratching. The cone has brassing and moderate microscratching. The green/black striped cap area has heavy surface wear near the top just under the clip ring. The cap band has light surface plating wear. The imprints on both pieces are clear.
