VINTAGE SWAN 4660 LEVERLESS PEN, 14CT ETERNAL NIB, MABIE TODD, ENGLAND C. 1948
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:778390 | Sub-Type: Fountain Pens |
| Type: Pens | Vintage: Collectable/ Vintage |
| Features: Gold Trim | Nib Size: Medium (M) |
| Nib Material: Gold, 14K | Brand: Mabie Todd |
BEAUTIFULVintage "SWAN"4660LEVERLESS PEN
Twist-Filler Fountain PenMade in EnglandLate 1940's
Beautiful Classic Black Celluloid
...with Gold Plated trim.
Here for your consideration, a really large and lovely "torpedo" design, Vintage "Swan" 4660 Leverless Pen Twist-Filling Fountain Pen......in Beautiful Classic Black Celluloid...with Gold plated trim.
Manufactured by MABIE TODD &Co. England....around 1948.
It is......overall, in very ...good order throughout and made to very high standards of quality.__________
The Cap is in very beautiful condition....no cracks or breaks...
The "ball-end" Gold Plated Clip is again, in beautiful condition....it has the SWAN logo at its top...it is very securely in place......no wear showing on its "ball-end"....it shines up beautifully...
... The triple "narrow, broad, narrow" Gold plated Cap Rings are also in very good condition...only a few little bits of wear to the plating showing.
.......The Cap tightens up and posts very securely on to the barrel.
________________ The beautiful "huge" 14CT No6 ETERNAL Nib is "Medium" tipped.....it writes with a gentle, forgiving line variation, depending on nib pressure... medium fine to medium broad, I would say.
..It is marked ...
SWANETERNAL614CTMABIE. TODD&Co LTDMADE INENGLAND
...... It has an excellent "medium" iridium tip and it writes smoothly and well...
...Both the Feed and the Section have the "SWAN" imprint ...and both are in excellent condition....
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The Barrel is in beautiful condition... ....no marks, breaks or cracks.... it has a very clear "crisp" Barrel imprint...It reads....
SWAN LEVERLESS PENPAT. NO 390585MABIE TODD SWAN LOGO MADE IN & CO. LTD TRADE MARK ENGLAND
...there is no number imprint at the base of the Barrel..this was quite common and often overlooked during manufacture......it is definitely a 4660 though.
The Twist-Filling system is in excellent working condition...a new sac of the correct size has been installed for optimum performance.
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The pen has been fully- serviced, re-sac'd and is in excellent working condition._____________
Overall, a beautiful, very large,
"SWAN" 4660 LEVERLESS PENTwist-Filler ....with a beautiful, massive ETERNAL medium tipped 14Ct Nib.......manufactured by the great Mabie Todd Company, in excellent condition....
..a very collectable and usable pen..... Showing only wear commensurate with very careful usage and age.__________
The pen has been test filled and then flushed clean....and finally, given a light polish._______
Pen size is 14 cm capped and 17.3 cm posted....___________
Please look closely at my photos to see the quality of this pen, they do form an important part of my description....
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