Is this a Moore "Tuscan" pen?

[rincon72grad]

Hi folks,

 

I've been collecting mostly moore pens these days and have been in the market for a Moore Tuscan fountain pen, but actually have never seen one in person.

 

I've been told it's call that because of the unusual reddish-brown color, a la Tuscany.

 

The following pen has come up for bidding on Ebay, and I can't tell if this is one of those pens. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-MOORE-Fountain-Pen-L-93-Cinnamon-w-GF-Trim-3-NIB_W0QQitemZ230443567498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a781c98a#ht_500wt_949

 

Any help on this would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[sumgaikid]

Hi folks,

 

I've been collecting mostly moore pens these days and have been in the market for a Moore Tuscan fountain pen, but actually have never seen one in person.

 

I've been told it's call that because of the unusual reddish-brown color, a la Tuscany.

 

The following pen has come up for bidding on Ebay, and I can't tell if this is one of those pens. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/...8a#ht_500wt_949

 

Any help on this would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

 

My guess is that it is indeed the Moore Tuscan fountain pen you're looking for. I also think that the L-93

is the longest pen that Moore made.

 

 

John

[rincon72grad]

Hi folks,

 

I've been collecting mostly moore pens these days and have been in the market for a Moore Tuscan fountain pen, but actually have never seen one in person.

 

I've been told it's call that because of the unusual reddish-brown color, a la Tuscany.

 

The following pen has come up for bidding on Ebay, and I can't tell if this is one of those pens. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/...8a#ht_500wt_949

 

Any help on this would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

 

My guess is that it is indeed the Moore Tuscan fountain pen you're looking for. I also think that the L-93

is the longest pen that Moore made.

 

 

John

 

Thanks John! I thought it might be. Do you know Moore pens? Also, was "Tuscan" a particular model or was it more of an informal nickname applied becasue of the color?

 

I have become quite partial to them because of how well they write, the nibs in general are great, and some are quite beautiful. Again, thanks for the feedback.

 

David R

[Jeff L]

"Tuscan" was Moore's own name for this line of pens (per the catalog page below). Your pen is a slightly later model but still from the mid to late 1920's.

 

The Tuscan sported Moore's new cap construction that stacked rings along the length of the cap (like sliding multiple rings on your finger) instead of swaging rings into cap grooves (see patent 1577548 by Henry Upton).

 

This innovation was one of the few that Moore had in these middle years. Moore had been an innovation leader in the first decade of its life, beginning in 1899, but had become a laggard by the 1920's.

 

The pen in question, a long #3 size Tuscan, is a reasonable model. The #6 size is the most sought after and the most infrequently found.

 

 

Moore catalog 1925

 

[ThirdeYe]

Thanks for the ad/image of the Moore Tuscan. I just recently found one and It's nice to know more about it. It is a L-93. Now I just have to figure out what ink to use in it. I'm thinking Noodler's Bulletproof Black...

Edited October 26, 2010 by ThirdeYe

[Bo Bo Olson]

I'd not put a hard ink in an old soft pen....Old pens should be handled gently, not butchered with high maintenance super saturated ink.

 

An old classic pen should write like an old classic pen, not like the new pen of today; with mono tone glow in the dark super saturated inks.

 

I suggest gentle two tone shading inks.

 

Of course if you wish to take your Model T with 'original' tires, down mountain trails chasing a 24 gear mountain bike. It's your Model T.

 

 

Such a beautiful pen.

 

Sigh...to survive all those decades and then run into a ..... :bonk: .

Edited October 26, 2010 by Bo Bo Olson

[ThirdeYe]

I'd not put a hard ink in an old soft pen....Old pens should be handled gently, not butchered with high maintenance super saturated ink.

 

An old classic pen should write like an old classic pen, not like the new pen of today; with mono tone glow in the dark super saturated inks.

 

I suggest gentle two tone shading inks.

 

Of course if you wish to take your Model T with 'original' tires, down mountain trails chasing a 24 gear mountain bike. It's your Model T.

 

 

Such a beautiful pen.

 

Sigh...to survive all those decades and then run into a ..... :bonk: .

 

I just had it restored, with a new sac. I was told by the restorer that it should be fine provided I clean it/flush it every month or two, which I plan on doing. I bought Waterman Florida Blue for my 1920s Yankee I found as well. May just end up using the Waterman in both and saving the Noodler's for a cheaper fountain pen.