CO027: Conklin Hard Rubber Ringtop.

Date: c1920s

Size: Length - 3 5/8 inches capped; 4 11/16 inches posted.

A very small and very cute little Conklin pen.  t is

Typical 1920s styling for this glossy and very unusual red hard rubber Conklin.  The pen is in excellent condition with no damage noted at all.  Both cap and barrel have an excellent deep and rich black colour with no apparent fading, and they both have a fine vertical line chased decoration.  The flat-topped cap is fitted with a gold filled chatelaine ring at the top and a wide-ish gold filled band near the lip.  The barrel has a tiny gold filled filling lever that has "Conklin" imprinted along the stem, and the Conklin crescent symbol on the circular end tab.  This lever pivots on a small pin let into the barrel ,and you can just see the holes to either side of the lever that carry the pin.  The filling lever itself is in excellent condition with no brassing or other damage evident.  Opposite the lever is the barrel imprint.  This is all still present and also in ecxellent condition.  The nib is a Conklin No. 2 in 14 carat gold and in an extra-fine point.

I have fully serviced this pen.  It fills nicely, holding a respectable amount of ink.  The nib is very smooth in use, and quite soft, providing just a little line width variation even when used with only normal writing pressure.

An unusually cute little pen.