Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen and mechanical pencil set.
Product Name Doric II, the "II" series had cap bands that covered the cap lip to reduce cracking and came in different colors and used a different filling systems. This is the largest size in the second generation Dorics.
Manufacturer and Year Wahl Eversharp, USA -- mid 1930s
Length Fountain pen is 5-1/2" long, and pencil is 5-1/4" long.
Filling System Lever filler fountain pen. The pencil extends the lead when you click the button at the top of the pen.
Color They called this faceted burgundy marble finish "Garnet Red" or "Wine Red." Gold filled trim with a 1/4" cap band that goes to the cap lip and has triangular cutouts.
Nib FINE 14k Manifold nib on the fountain pen. Pencil uses "thin".9mm leads.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a beautiful set in a great collectible red marble color. Fountain pen: The cap and barrel have microscratching and light handwear. There are very light capping lines, but no individual scratches or marks. The clip has some plating loss along the sides. The cap band has some little spots of brassing on the high points. The Wahl Gold Seal double check emblem is excellent. The imprint on the cap is light but visible. Pencil: has light handwear, and the mechanism is a little sticky and hard to work. There is a spot of plating loss on one of the facets of the cap band, but other than that, everything looks quite nice.