Hello folks!
I got myself my 2nd vintage pen, a Mabie Todd Blackbird BB-2 60 (whatever the 60 means) and, well, it's kind of brown'ish? Personally, I like the color and pattern, but it is only brown where not exposed to the outside - the other parts are black, which is especially visible at the body, where the threads for the cap and a cm above are black just right to where the screwed on cap ends.
At first I was worried the discoloration is because I soaked the pen in water (and I'm afraid I don't remember exactly how much discolored it was before I soaked it), but because the body is still black at the end with the threads I think it might have been like this before.
Any thoughts on the color? I was thinking it might be due to UV radiation or something over many decades of lying around on a desk, but that doesn't really explain the even discoloration on all sides...
Cheers and have a great week!
Holger
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