Vintage CONKLIN GLIDER Green Gold Striped Marble Torpedo Fountain Pen Pencil SET

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Vintage CONKLIN GLIDER Green Gold Striped Marble Torpedo Fountain Pen Pencil SET:
$52.44

VINTAGE CONKLIN GLIDER
FOUNTAIN PEN & PENCIL SET
~ Stunning Green Striped Marble ~
~ Stunning Crisp Imprints ~
~ Gold Plated Trim ~ a 14ct Solid Gold Nib ~ Circa 1930s ~
~ New Ink Sac Fitted ~ Serviced ~ Nice Overall Condition ~

SUMMARY

Model:Conklin Glider - USAColour:Green striped marbleOverall Length:5-3/16 InchesDate Manufactured:Circa 1930sFiller Type:LeverRestoration:The pen set has been conservatively serviced, polished and tested for full functionality. Stunning striped color with crisp imprints; some wears due to age.

THE CAP

Material:

Green striped marble plastics

Trim Pattern:

Single gold capband; Polished and stunning; slight plating loss

Pocket Clip:

Gold pocket clip with \'Conklin\' embossed; Polished and adjusted to tight fit on shirt pocket; slight brassings and plating loss

THE NIB

Material:14ct solid \'WARRANTED 14CT 1ST QUALITY\'Condition:Iridium tip intact writing smooth medium BARREL

Imprint:Nice; Read \'THE Conklin PEN CO. CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.\'End Jewel:N/A; Lever bar slight plating loss

STORY

Conklin invented the first successful self-filling pen, the Conklin Crescent Filler in 1897, and it was very successful, propelling the company into the majors of pen manufacturing. Conklin continued producing Crescent Filler pens into the 1920s, eventually converting to lever-fill pens. This lateness to the game foreshadowed Conklin\'s decline, which accelerated during the depression, finishing with the company being sold to a Chicago company in 1938, along with all of it\'s tooling and inventory. From the late 1930s, Conklin pens were made with Chicago imprints. The company shuttered in the mid 1950s.

The Glider pen was introduced in 1939-1940, and though wartime production was reported very small, was continued in production until the late 1940s. Conklin later shuttered in the mid-1950s.

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