Product Description
Type Vintage eyedropper filling system fountain pen
Product Name Safety Screw Cap
Manufacturer and Year Mabie Todd & Co., New York USA -- 1910s-1920s.
Length 5-1/4" long. Slender.
Filling System Eyedropper filler. Tested and working well. We will include an eyedropper kit (pipette and silicone grease).
Color Black hard rubber with sterling silver overlay in a filigree. It has a "sterling" imprint on the end of the barrel.
Nib FINE 14k Mabie Todd & Co NY #2 nib. Smooth and springy, and with flexibility from fine to broad with light pressure. See our writing sample in the photos. Good tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition for this lovely eyedropper. The cap has several cracks in the hard rubber underneath the sterling overlay, and we've included several detailed shots showing this in the photos. The overlay has scratching and polishing marks. There are tiny dings in the top of the cap overlay. The section has some tool marks and has faded to a deep olive color, and the cap/barrel threads have deep tool marks. We were concerned about cracks (since the cap threads are on the outside and the section threads are on the inside) but we were able to restore and use the pen without aggravating the tool marks on the barrel threads. You will want to open the barrel carefully when you go to fill it, and not put too much pressure on these areas. The barrel overlay has moderate scratching all over. The end of the barrel has heavy scratching and some shallow denting. The imprints at the end of the barrel are somewhat faded.
Note cracks in hard rubber under the overlay:
