I am on a mailing list for a local estate sale company, but rarely go as the hours of the sale are often hard for me to get to them and are often out of my city. This week there was a sale quite close to my town, and three houses down from a friend so I got up early and went this morning. This estate sale company netted me a near mint PFM I a couple years back for the princely sum of a quarter.

Anyway, went to the sale this morning, and managed to find one pen, what looks to be a Cross Classic Century (please correct me if I'm wrong):




I had to dig deep, the price was fifty cents. Oh, I almost forgot, because the sale was on it's last day, this was 75% off, so rounding up, I paid fifteen cents for it. No converter, but I can live with that.

Nice looking pen, will go good with my father's cross century ball points. Did I do ok?

Best-
Brian

Whoa, lucky you!

Not a Cross person, but I will say my dad used Cross Century pens for as long as I could remember at one point. He had those thin silver ones in ball point. I'm not sure whether he had a fountain pen (he hates the things).

Brian, check the nib. If it doesn't push in and pull out easily, and if it doesn't rotate without difficulty, you've got a good one. I used one for years and loved it. Mine was a medium and was SO smooth. Enjoy yours!

Brian, what a great buy! Congratulations.

I have two converters that will work in your pen. This is not the newer orange converter w/ screw threads at bottom. This is the green one with a push-fit end.

Send me your address backchannel. I'll mail you a converter at no cost. Treat yourself to a nice bottle of ink. It's less expensive and more fun than cartridges.

Look left, look right. If you don't se the police, CELEBRATE.

GREAT FIND!!! The Classic Century is a wonderful fountain pen. Enjoy it!