Product Description
Type Lever fill fountain pen
Product Name Diploma
Manufacturer and Year Mentmore, England -- 1940s
Length 5-1/16"
Filling System Lever filler system with a new sac. Fully restored and working well.
Color Royal blue cap and body with gold filled trim. The clip has a striped pattern and the cap band has a matching design similar to stacked coins.
Nib FINE semi-hooded nib similar to Waterman's Taperite. The feed has a patent label. We're not sure if the nib is 14k as we did not take the section apart.
Condition Very nice condition, in small cardboard box with original markings. This is a richly colored pen that is shiny and that is in a classic design. The barrel has moderate to some heavy scratching throughout. There are a few deep scratch marks near the end of the lever. The lever has heavy plating wear. The cap has moderate scratching. The cap band has microscratching and plating wear along the top and lower edge. The clip looks shiny and gold; it does have light scratching and plating wear along the ridges of the lines and along the sides. The top piece of the cap some brassing, plating wear along edges, and light scratching. The box has handwriting around the edges but it is in remarkably good shape overall. The imprint on the barrel is clear.