Product Description
Type Anniversary capless fountain pen, in beautiful wooden collector's box.
Product Name Limited Edition Vanishing Point #426/900
Manufacturer and Year Pilot (Namiki) Japan -- 2013. Nib is date coded 613, and this was a limited edition for the Vanishing Point's 50th anniversary in 2013.
Length 5-9/16"
Filling System Takes Pilot piston converters and cartridges. Converter, blue cartridges, and metal adapter tube included.
Color Maple wood light brown with gold-plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM 18k nib, very smooth.
Condition Mint, new condition, in custom maple Pilot box, never inked. This is a beautiful, flawless pen. The imprints are crystal clear. The maple box is perfect.
The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Pilot's revolutionary Vanishing Point retractable fountain pen. The company marked the anniversary by making a limited run pen of Japanese Itaya maple. Both section and barrel are made of this material, and all of the hardware is gold. The body of the pen is lightly finished, and will undoubtedly gain character over time. Pilot also excels at presentation for their limited presentations, and this release is no exception. It comes in a maple box, luxurously lined in a soft fabric, with a maple plaque noting the provenance of the pen. As always with Pilot's fountain pens, a box of proprietary cartridges is included, but the final special touch here is that cartridges are also contained in a maple box that closes with two tiny magnets. It's altogether a lovely presentation of Japanese craftsmanship.
