AT076: Cross Century No. S350 Chrome Plated Ballpoint and
Pencil Set, boxed.
Date: c1970s
Size: Length - 5 1/4 inches.
This beautiful ballpoint pen and pencil set is finished
in shiny chrome plate. Both items are still in
pristine condition, looking like they have never been used.
Both items have a black plastic end piece that tapers at the top in
traditional Cross fashion. The imprints are just below this
black button and are very crisp. Below the imprints are the
gold filled pocket clips which have a very thin tapered shaft. This is an example of the earlier model Century with the cross-hatched gripping point which affords a much firmer grip than the later model which just had the vertical lines all the way down the barrel. The caps
and barrels are decorated with groups of vertical incised lines with
polished panels in between. There is a space on the caps for
engraving of a name or initials but this is blank.

Ballpoint
This is a retractable ballpoint. You twist the
cap to advance the writing point.


Pencil
This is a propel-repel pencil that works by twisting the
cap. You can pull the cap off and below is an unused eraser.
Below this are several spare 0.9mm leads.


Box
A grey paperboard box. Again, still in
very nice condition with just a tiny bit of corner wear.


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