Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling fountain pen with a flexible nib, restored and working well.
Product Name Skyline, full size.
Manufacturer and Year Eversharp, made in USA -- 1940s.
Length 5-5/16 inches (very tapered)
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well.
Color Beautiful brown moire striped black and brown celluloid with a black cap derby and gold plated trim.
Nib FLEXIBLE FINE Eversharp 14k gold nib. It's smooth, with lovely tipping and beautiful fine hairlines in the sideways strokes, and a nice wide downstroke on top of its flexibility. There are some heavy scratches on the face of the nib, as can be seen in the photos. See our writing sample in the photos below.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks. The barrel has moderate wear including marks caused by the cap lip. There are marks toward the end of the pen and alongside the lever. The cap has light scratching with scratches along the cap lip and to the right of the end of the clip. The lever is generally excellent with a line of pitting along the right edge and top. The clip has plating wear along the edges and some small scratch marks. The clip band has a little area of plating wear and pitting to the right of the top of the clip. The imprints are clear.
