Product Description
Type Modern cartridge/converter filling fountain pen, working well, in box.
Product Name English Curate (marked on the barrel).
Manufacturer and Year Italix pen company, made in England, Germany and the Far East, for MrPen, UK -- this is a current model.
Length 5-7/16 inches capped. It's fairly thick and heavy.
Filling System Takes international style cartridges, or you can fill it with bottled ink via the included converter.
Color "Sable" brown acrylic cap and barrel with chrome plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM-FINE ITALIC two-tone steel nib, is smooth and firm with two oblique writing planes on its tip allowing for two slightly different mild italic writing experiences. The UK pen seller does all the grinds, and offers about 15 different italics, so we're not sure what this was called. The nib started at a typical German 1.1mm stub nib, but both shoulders were rounded back. In any case, it is very nice to write with and produces subtle line variation. See our writing sample below.
Condition Near mint condition. It appears essentially brand new, though it has been inked. We've cleaned and tested it to confirm that it's working very well.
