Product Description
Type Vintage piston filling fountain pen
Product Name 88P.
Manufacturer and Year Aurora, Italy - 1958-1964. This pen dates from the earlier of that range, as it has a serial number (3007772). We know that Aurora stopped numbering the pens toward the end of its life cycle.
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System Piston filling system. We've tested it and it is working well.
Color Black with gold plated cap with a pattern of seven thin lines and a small break. Ink window on barrel above clutch ring is amber and black striped.
Nib EXTRA- FINE (the underside of the section is marked), 14k gold.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks and a near mint cap. This is a shiny, sleek pen with modernistic styling. The barrel has light to moderate wear, mainly toward the top of the barrel. The ink window has some "crackling" in the amber windows. The main flaw is that the section has deep scratch marks alongside and within the imprint, though all the imprints are clear. The cap has small, light scratches, a couple miniscule dots of pitting, and one micro-dent (barely visible) but it is shiny and pretty overall. The clip looks nice. The top black piece is perfect though the area around it has some plating wear.