| An exquisite and rare beautiful Gold Onoto fountain pen from the era of the roaring 1920s. Having English 9 carat gold hallmarks on the barrel and on the cap.
The forward section would also be in solid gold.
The gold ONOTO medium point nib is in perfect condition.
Ink filling is by piston pump method, a paper leaflet provides a diagram with ink filling instructions, which comes with the presentation case, a new ink filling system has been fitted.
This pen may be seen amongst a selection featured in the Fountain Pens of the World catalogue by Andreas Lambrou on page 155 and is again featured in the George Schiffer book page 289 1st and 2nd Editions.
Engraved on the pens barrel in script style lettering are two first names with 'Xmas 1931'. When the pen is capped the overall length is 11.7 centimetres. |
