BU066: Burnham No. 55

Date: c1950s

Size: Capped - 5 5/16 inches; posted - 5 7/8 inches.

A very unusualy glossy cocoa coloured Burnham No. 55 from the late 1950s or early 1960s.  It is in excellent condition, the only damage I can see being a little palating thinning to the pocket clip.  You can see on the close-up that the pocket clip looks a little paler than the rest of the metalwork, though I don't think it has actually lost all its plating in any one area.  Other than that, there are no splits, cracks, chips or even any noticeable surface scratches.  The cap top is pointed and square in cross-section.  This slowly gives way to a circular section as the cap nears the lip.  It is fitted with a gold plated pocket clip imprinted "BURNHAM 55" down the stem.  There is a single gold plated band at the cap lip.    The barrel unscrews to reveal the aerometric-style ink filler.  It has a brushed steel sac guard, and I have replaced the perished latex sac with a clear silicone one.  The nib is a fine point Burnham in 14 carat gold and in a medium point.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is very smooth to write with.  It produces a lovely wet and medium width consistent line.