THIS AUCTION IS FOR A VINTAGE

THE DE LA RUE PEN
(I believe this is a "Swift" one of the early Onoto Lever fillers)

LEVER FILL FOUNTAIN PEN

IN RED RIPPLE WITH 9CT GOLD CAP RING, HALLMARKED WITH THE DLR AND LONDON, DATE UNCLEAR

C1925

I HAVE FULLY RESTORED THIS PEN, PLEASE READ ALL THE POINTS IN THE LISTING AND LOOK AT THE PHOTO'S

FIRSTLY THERE IS A CRACK IN THE CAP IT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY SOUND BUT IT IS QUITE LONG, ALSO THE CAP LIP IS ROUGH IT PROBABLY EXTENDED BELOW THE CAP RING, SECONDLY THE CAP CLIP HAS A BREAK IN IT, IT IS HELD IN PLACE BY THE TOP HALF OF THE CAP, SO PERFECTLY SECURE.

WHILE THESE ARE QUITE SERIOUS DEFECTS IT IS A VERY NICE PEN PERFECTLY SERVICEABLE AND SOUND, AND A RATHER RARE FOUNTAIN PEN.

I HAVE GOLD PLATED THE CLIP AND THE LEVER, THE CAP RING I GOLD TESTED AND IT IS 9CT GOLD. I HAVE FITTED A NEW SAC AND TESTED THE PEN

THERE ARE NO DINGS OR SCRATCHES ON THE BARREL OR CAP

THE NIB IS A DE LA RUE No. 12, 14 CT GOLD MEDIUM, AND IT WRITES A NICE LINE AND HAS GOOD FLEX, SEE THE SAMPLE SCRIPT BELOW

THE BARREL IMPRINT IS CLEAR AND SHARP

THE DE LA RUE PEN

THE PEN IS 12.4 CM LONG CAPPED

I COMBINE POSTAGE ON ALL MY PENS

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF MY PENS tonycstrawson@hotmail.com

MY REGULAR CUSTOMERS WILL BE AWARE THAT I LIST FOUNTAIN PENS EVERY WEDNESDAY, SO IF YOU ARE A PEN ENTHUSIAST PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR FAVORITES AND SEE WHAT I HAVE FOR NEXT WEEK

ALL OF MY FOUNTAIN PENS ARE FULLY WARRANTED, IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE JUST SEND IT BACK IN THE FIRST MONTH AND I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY

PLEASE SEE MY FEEDBACK TO BID WITH CONFIDENCE

THANK YOU

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