BEAUTIFUL
VINTAGE
"SWAN"
3350
SELF-FILLER
LEVER FILLING FOUNTAIN PEN
“SEMI-FLEXIBLE”
SWAN No.3, 14CT GOLD “MEDIUM FINE” TIPPED NIB
MADE IN ENGLAND
1940
VERY DARK BURGUNDY CELLULOID
...with GOLD PLATED TRIM
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Here for your consideration, in "Very Good Plus” condition, a really nice…
Vintage
"SWAN” 3350
SELF- FILLER
Lever-Filling Fountain Pen...
Large sized, “Semi-Flexible”, Medium Fine Tipped “SWAN” No.3, 14Ct Gold Nib…
...in beautiful, Dark Burgundy Celluloid finish…
...with Gold plated trim.
Manufactured by MABIE TODD & Co. England...around 1940.
It is......overall, in "very good Plus” order throughout…
...and the pen is made to very high standards of quality...
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FULLY-SERVICED
& Re-Sac’d
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…The round topped Cap is overall, in “Very Good Plus” condition.
The "ball-end" Gold Plated Clip has the SWAN logo imprint at its top...it is very securely in place...there is very little wear showing to the finish…a tiny bit on its ball-end.
…it shines up beautifully.
…the twin Gold plated Cap bands are in “beautiful” condition.
...The Cap has no cracks or breaks...it tightens up and posts nice and securely on to the barrel.
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The large sized 14CT Gold, "SWAN" No.3
Nib is in “excellent” condition…
…it is “Medium Fine” tipped...with very good line width variation…
(Please see photo of the writing example)
...it writes very well with a
Medium Fine to Broad Plus line…
..It is marked ...
"SWAN"
3
14CT
MABIE.TODD
& CO LTD
MADE IN
ENGLAND
... the Feed is in excellent condition...it has a crisp “SWAN” imprint…
...the shiny, Black Hard Rubber Section is also in excellent condition...it has a clear “SWAN” imprint…it screws into the Barrel.
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The Barrel is in "great” condition...
....no bad marks, breaks or cracks.... the Barrel imprint is
very “crisp and clearly readable”...it reads...
SWAN "SWAN" SELF FILLER
TRADE MARK (Logo) MABIE,TODD & CO LTD.
MADE IN ENGLAND
PAT. No 575.341
...there is a very clear number imprint at the base...
3350
The sturdy straight Gold plated Lever is in “very nice” condition…there is just a tiny bit of wear showing to the gold finish… it shines up beautifully.
The Lever- Filling system is in great working condition...
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The pen has been fully-serviced and re-sac'd ...it is in excellent working condition.
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Overall, a really lovely, “fun to write with”
Vintage,
"SWAN" 3350
Lever-Filler, in the beautiful, Dark Burgundy Celluloid finish…
....with a very nice, large sized, smooth writing, “Semi-Flexible”, Medium Fine tipped…
14Ct Gold, "SWAN" No.3 Nib...
....manufactured by the great Mabie Todd Company in England.
...a very collectable and very useable pen...considering it has been around for over 80 years…
Showing only very light wear commensurate with very careful usage and great age.
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The pen has been test filled and then flushed clean.
...and finally, given a light polish.
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Pen size is 12.6 cm capped and 15.6 cm posted....
Weight: 18g
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Please look closely at my photos to see the high quality of this pen, they do form a very important part of my description....
...I am very happy to combine postage on multiple purchases...please just wait to be invoiced in these circumstances.
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