Thanks to Robert (stepshef-8) for permission to write about this elegant and interesting pen. It’s a mystery – to me, at any rate. Stephen Hull’s The English Fountain Pen Industry 1875 – 1975 shows a Crown pen but it dates to around 1901 and this is a much more modern pen. Its tapering cap and clip screw are very attractive. The lever bears a sunburst. Is it the sunburst lever that was bought in by several manufacturers?
The nib appears to be plated. It may or may not be original as nibs are so prone to accident and in the seventy or eighty years this pen has been around such an accident may have happened. It is sometimes the case that when I find a strange pen that isn’t in the British literature it turns out to be American. That seems very unlikely here as our US cousins aren’t all that keen on monarchs and their accoutrements. Also, the shape practically screams British.
These mystery pens turn up from time to time and that’s a very good thing as it gives us something to think about and discuss.
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Deb 🙋🏻♂️ There certainly were some very lovely lesser (?) brand , or no name pens made for a long time….and a person with sufficient means could easily collect these pens and end up with a collection that not many folk were interested in… yet were high quality and well made to the equal of many big name ones.
however, just focussing on the chosen mainstream makers is a endless task, and leaves little room for picking up these great ‘second tier’ pens.
this Crown is a perfect example of well made and more obscure ones.
I’d pounce on some of these were it not that some awesome M.T or other make that I’m into might pop up and demand to be scored.
once again ..love your work 👍🏻
cheers . Rob.
Thank you, Rob. I feel that I have said it all about the major British brands and these rarities give me a chance to say something different. Also it shows that there are new things to see in old pens.