Product Description
Type ring top fountain pen
Product Name Swallow, it has a #2 nib. The Swallow is the lowest of the three Mabie Todd bird lines. In increasing quality, the pens are Swallow, Blackbird, and Swan.
Manufacturer and Year Mabie Todd & Co -- 1930s.The country of manufacture is not marked, but it is probably UK-made based on the "CT" on the nib.
Length 4-3/8"
Filling System Lever filler (new sac installed)
Color Green and white jade color. It has a narrow gold filled cap band.
Nib Broad Stub Flexible Mabie Todd & Co. #2 nib. The tines spread easily and far for very wet and thick lines. Please see the writing sample below. The pen writes like a stub unflexed.
Condition Excellent + condition. The color looks perfect. The barrel imprint is legible. There is a scratch at the end of the barrel and brassing on the lever, cap band, and ring top mechanism. No other scratches and no chips or cracks.