VINTAGE " SWAN " SF230, BHR, 14CT No2 N. Y. NIB, MABIE TODD C1926 ENGLAND
Item History & Price
EXCELLENT Vintage "SWAN"SF230SELF-FILLER
Lever-Filling Fountain PenMade in England 1926
Black Hard Rubber
Here for your consideration, a really lovely long and elegantVintage Swan SF 230, Self-Filler Fountain Pen....in shiny Black Hard Rubber...Overall, still Black in colour and very shiny.
Manufactured by MABIE. TODD & Co, England.......around 1926.
It is in excellent order throughout and made to very high standards of quality.___..._______
The "Clipless" Cap is in excellent condition.....I have shortened it a little because of a lip break.....it has a beautiful "red-ripple" hard rubber insert at its top with a gold filled band...it has the clear, crisp imprint..."SWAN" S.F.230....there are no cracks or breaks...it screws on and posts securely on to the Barrel.
________________ The beautiful "flexible" 14CT No2 Nib is Fine tipped...
..It is marked ...
MABIE- . - TODD- & CO -N. Y.- 2 -
...... It has a very good iridium tip, well aligned tines, and it writes smoothly and well, nice and responsive...a fine to double broad line.
... The Feed has a clear imprint ... "SWAN" S.F.2
It has a beautiful long Section ...which also has the imprint ..."SWAN"S.F.2..it is in excellent condition.
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The Barrel is again, in excellent condition ....only very light wear due to great age and very careful use ...and, as mentioned earlier, still very black and shiny in colour...no bad marks or breaks.... there are two medium broad Gold filled Barrel bands...the upper band has a personalised "initial" imprint...D . B...no wear showing and they shine up very nicely.
..the Barrel imprint is crisp and clear... it reads...
SWAN TRADE MARK LOGO "SWAN" SELF-FILLING PENMABIE. TODD & CO. LTD
MADE IN ENGLAND
The simple sturdy, long and elegant, round ended, straight Lever works well and is in excellent condition..only a few tiny marks at the top end...it has a tendency to "spring up" a little occasionally...only if it is pressed at the top end though.
...around the base of the Barrel, it has the imprint...
230 C. S-F
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The pen has been fully- serviced, re-sac'd and is in excellent working condition._____________
Overall, a very beautiful, long and elegant, "SWAN" SF 230, SELF-FILLER fountain pen with a lovely flexible 14Ct New York Nib.....manufactured by the great Mabie.Todd Company, England. ... in excellent condition....
..a very collectable and usable pen..... Showing only very light wear commensurate with careful usage and great age.__________
The pen has been test filled and then flushed clean....and finally given a light polish with "Renaissance wax" to maintain and preserve the pen's beautiful finish._______
Pen size is 13.9 cm capped and 17.4 cm posted.
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