BU166 Burnham Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed. (Medium)

BU166 Burnham Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed. (Medium)

Date: c1950s

Size: Capped - 4 3/4 inches; posted - 5 5/16 inches.

This small Burnham fountain pen set does not have an imprint and I am unsure as to the exact model number, so I will not hazard a guess.  Both pieces are made from a very attractive green, grey and black marbled pattern casein.  They are both glossy with no surface scratching, and the only damage is a tiny bit of plating wear to the pencil's pocket clip terminal and point and the fountain pen's cap band.  This is almost inevitable with these pens and this is in as good a condition as you are ever likely to find.  Looking at the two pieces carefully, and considering how clean the fountain pen was inside when I came to service it, I don't think either piece has been used more than once or twice at the most. 

Fountain Pen

The cap is topped by a black conical "jewel" that holds on the washer style pocket clip.  Around the lip of the cap is a single gold plated band. The filling lever is gold plated.  The cute little 14ct gold Burnham nib is in a medium point.

Pencil

This is a propel-repel pencil.  You twist the cone to wind the 1.18mm lead in and out.  I have installed a fewsh lead into the mechanism and it is all ready to go.  

 Box

Its always nice to see a pen set in its original box.  This one has a silver foil outer with texturing and a little added green colour that gives the impression of palm fronds.  The boxes for these sets were often colour-coded to the set inside.   It, too, is in excellent condition with no damage on it that I could spot.  Inside, the pad is made from a beige coloured flocked material.  

I have fully serviced this set.  The nib is very smooth and writes with a very good wet and consistent medium width line. 

A very lovely set.