Product Description
Type Eyedropper
Product Name These were called "Boston Safety Pens" though they are not technically a "safety pen."
Manufacturer and Year Boston Pen Co., USA -- 1904-1917.
Length 3-5/8" capped. With the cap posted it's about 5-1/16" long.
Filling System Eyedropper filling pen. It has been cleaned and is working well. We will include an eyedropper kit when we ship, which includes a pipette for transferring ink from the bottle to the pen barrel, and silicone grease for sealing the threads when you screw the section back onto the barrel.
Color Sterling silver over black hard rubber. The sterling has a lined pattern.
Nib Fine Flexible Boston Safety Pen #2 nib. We got line variation from fine to broad. See writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. There are tiny dings and scratches on the barrel, but nothing we would classify as a dent. The end of the barrel has scratches from the cap posting, as well as some dings and scratches around the edge of the end. The section and feed look great, with no scratching or tool marks. The cap has tiny scratches and shallow dings, as well as some scattered dots of pitting. The flat "bands" at the top of the cap and the cap lip have some pitting. The ringtop hardware is strong and in good shape. The imprints are all legible.
