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Hi guys - I recently found this pen I had forgotten about in a drawer... not sure what it is, but it cleaned up great and it writes pretty well - so I figured I could keep it as a backup at least.

 

It was sent to me (1994-ish) by a girlfriend who was in Florence Italy for a year. I'm pretty sure it's a cheapy, department store pen, but I was just curious if anyone had seen one like it before. There are no markings on the nib or the clip... so not much to go on unless maybe you happen to have one?

 

Thanks!

 

-B

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Looks like it could be one of the Aurora pens, maybe a Marco Polo.

 

And welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

 

 

 

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If it is like the Hastil and the Kona, it will not take a standard converter, but you will need s "trik-trak-Converter" (special narrowsized squeeze converter) Available in specialist stores.

 

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Sorry. No clue. It looks to be a generic school pen of

the time. Good news is that soaking and flushing (patiently)

will likely clean the section and feed thoroughly. If the

cartridge fits, you can use it for quite a while.

 

DON'T SQUEEZE IT ! Flush it with a syringe. Blow dry.

Re-ink. Enjoy it.

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Hey Jar - I think you might be right. http://www.hepworthdixon.com/aurora_marco_polo.html

 

There are no markings tho' (no Italy on clip, no Aurora on cap) so I suspect it could be a knockoff.

Do you know if Aurora ever produced sans logo?

 

Here's another http://www.iguanasell.com/p-1653-aurora-marco-polo-fountain-pen-blackgold-plated-new.aspx

Has none of those markings.

 

It's not bad tho' I will clean it up and use it regardless.

 

Thanks all!

 

-B

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Hey Jar - I think you might be right. http://www.hepworthd...marco_polo.html

 

There are no markings tho' (no Italy on clip, no Aurora on cap) so I suspect it could be a knockoff.

Do you know if Aurora ever produced sans logo?

 

Here's another http://www.iguanasel...plated-new.aspx

Has none of those markings.

 

It's not bad tho' I will clean it up and use it regardless.

 

Thanks all!

 

-B

 

Look at the cartridge (and keep it) and see if it is the same neck diameter as the Parker cartridges.

 

 

 

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