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September 30th, 2016, 08:01 AM
"Oh Ebonite pens, where have you been in all my life?"
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If you have never held a pen made out of ebonite or hard rubber, you're missing one of the neat things about vintage pens. Unlike resin materials, ebonite has that warm feel. Here I have a lovely wood-grain red ebonite in the form of a Lakeside lever-filler. Made by the National Pen Co. for Montgomery Ward. This one probably dates back to the 30's. It's not a long pen, but it's chunky and the size is very nice in the hand.
Cosmetics: Very pretty in wood-grain ebonite with matching gold trims. All trims are dandy.
Condition: Restored. Adjusted the nib and feed, smooth it some. The clip is a tad loose but it's not coming off anytime soon (reduced the price for this).
Nib: An F (fine) nib Warranted no.8 which flex nicely into BBB. See the writing sample.
Price: $135 OBO
EDIT: The *clip* is a tad loose, not the *cap*.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8258/29837809752_c66fe23a13_c.jpg
If you have never held a pen made out of ebonite or hard rubber, you're missing one of the neat things about vintage pens. Unlike resin materials, ebonite has that warm feel. Here I have a lovely wood-grain red ebonite in the form of a Lakeside lever-filler. Made by the National Pen Co. for Montgomery Ward. This one probably dates back to the 30's. It's not a long pen, but it's chunky and the size is very nice in the hand.
Cosmetics: Very pretty in wood-grain ebonite with matching gold trims. All trims are dandy.
Condition: Restored. Adjusted the nib and feed, smooth it some. The clip is a tad loose but it's not coming off anytime soon (reduced the price for this).
Nib: An F (fine) nib Warranted no.8 which flex nicely into BBB. See the writing sample.
Price: $135 OBO
EDIT: The *clip* is a tad loose, not the *cap*.