Product Description
Type Luxury fountain pen
Product Name "Race to the Pole" Limited Edition.
Manufacturer and Year Curtis, Australia - c. 2000
Length 5-9/16", and very hefty. It weighs 112 grams, or 4 ounces!
Filling System The pen will take standard international cartridges. It can also be filled via converter, and a converter is installed.
Color Elaborate sterling silver (with hallmarks). Elaborate images depicting scenes from the expedition of Commander Richard E. Peary Matthew Henson to reach the North Pole. Portraits of the two explorers, an image of the sled that Henson designed (still the basis for polar sleds today!), and a plaque with the names of those in the polar party, including the four Inuit men who accompanied Henson and Peary.
Nib MEDIUM (not marked, but that is our judgement of the nib size) 18k, two-toned nib.
Condition Near mint condition. This is a heavy, highly decorated, commemorative and limited edition pen. The cap and barrel are fantastic. All imprints and hallmarks are clear. There is some light patina or tarnishing scattered throughout, but the surface is mostly smooth and shiny. This is a gorgeous, weighty work of art, with the added function of being able to write! No box or paperwork.
Curtis Australia is a luxury brand of primarily watches and jewelry. They use their jewelry-making skills in creating lovely decorative writing instruments.
