Originally Posted by
eachan
It depends how you determine quality, I suppose, but that looks a splendid pen to me and it was robust enough to last until now without damage.
While I am grateful for the wealth of information that Richard Binder made available to us, I draw the line when I read a comment on the quality of a brand as a general statement.
The fact is, when it comes to vintage pens, the quality varies from individual sample to another.
As you said, this particular Varsity pen looks like it's in very well-preserved condition. It does not look like it was shoddily-made, even the trim is not corroded, and the most important thing is that the new owner was able to restore it to working condition.
That, in my book does not translate to "poor quality" at all.
And don't get me wrong, I've seen a lot of "poor quality" pens, and one of them might have been a Varsity, but this is different than saying *all* Varsity pens are of poor quality.
Anyways, congrats and good job to the OP for a nice pen restored.
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