Product Description
Type Vintage Italian button-filler fountain pen. Resembles some members of the 1950s Aurora 88 family.
Product Name Unknown
Manufacturer and Year Zenith, Italy - circa 1950s
Length 5"
Filling System Button filler. Restored with a new sac.
Color 18k gold-filled overlay with an interesting sort of stacked ring pattern - each band is about 3/16" wide, and the bands alternate between having patterns of wider horizontal lines and narrow vertical lines. Black section.
Nib Fine flexible gold hooded nib. It's quite soft and flexes with light pressure - see our writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition, in box. There are moderate marks on the section from capping. The top of the nib hood has some scratching, and looks a bit delicate/flimsy. The overlay on the cap and barrel has light scratching. There are scattered dots and spots of brassing. The clip has some plating wear along the sides, and brassing on the face. The cap lip has some dots of plating wear. The imprints are somewhat worn, but still readable. The pen is working well. Ships in Zenith Extra box with original guarantee certificate.
