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Sorry for the blurry photos. My only camera is an old phone that doesn't focus. I found this pen among some of my father's stuff. It has USA written under the Cross logo above the clipper. Does anyone have any idea which model this is?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looks like the standard Cross Century II medalist Ballpoint.

 

I don't think that's the one. From what I see on the Amazon page, the center part seems different. The pen you mentioned seems to have one gold "ring" that seems flat.

 

The pen I have has two gold "rings" that are round, as in they bulge out, and is part of the top half when you take the pen apart.

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Definitely a Townsend -- the two rings at the bottom of the cap are a clear give-away.

 

I don't know about Townsend ballpoint pen prices, but I follow the Townsend fountain pen market pretty closely. I've never noticed anyone making any sort of distinction between USA-made and Ireland-made or China-made when it comes to prices. Honestly I don't think many people pay much attention, or could easily identify the source of a Cross pen's manufacture anyway. But if you want to sell the pen, it couldn't hurt to mention anything you think might make it look better to a potential buyer. ;)

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Definitely a Townsend -- the two rings at the bottom of the cap are a clear give-away.

 

I don't know about Townsend ballpoint pen prices, but I follow the Townsend fountain pen market pretty closely. I've never noticed anyone making any sort of distinction between USA-made and Ireland-made or China-made when it comes to prices. Honestly I don't think many people pay much attention, or could easily identify the source of a Cross pen's manufacture anyway. But if you want to sell the pen, it couldn't hurt to mention anything you think might make it look better to a potential buyer. ;)

 

I probably won't be selling it. It has an engraving "Aon" on it; not exactly sure what that's suppose to mean. I can see that being a big turn off for any buyer.

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I'd guess "Aon" is a reference to a company or corporation for which it was produced (probably the British multinational reinsurance corporation of that name).

 

As for making it a turn-off -- that all depends. Take me for example. The main focus of my collection is Cross Townsend FPs. I now have all the finishes known to me that are available (I lack three that I can't find for sale anywhere). The only way to expand my collection is to pick up oddities -- such as company-engraved Townsend FPs. I now keep an eagle eye out for them on eBay. So for me that's a selling point, not a turn-off. If you had an FP instead of a BP I'd make you an offer. ;)

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Wow Mr. Thoth, that was spot on

 

I've searched for information on a fountain pen given to me by my grandma many years ago, and I just hapended to stumble over this post. I now know what I'm using every day and that's really great. My grandma passed away many years ago, and this pen is very special to me hence it'll never be up for sale.

 

My fountainpen has a symbol that probably is a reference to the company it was manufactured to.

 

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Thanks for enlightning me.

 

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johnny Lindhardt

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Which 3 finishes do you are you missing from your collection?

 

Sorry I somehow missed this question and have taken so long to respond.

 

The three I'm missing are:

 

AT0047-22, identified on a couple of sites as "Townsend Tango." Black lacquer barrel, silver cap decorated in the same fashion as the AT0046-1 Platinum Plated. In other words, it's just like a 556 Tuxedo, but with a different cap. If I didn't know better I'd suspect Cross was swapping around parts just to screw around with me. ;) The SKU indicates it's a UK/European pen rather than a US one; the only place I've seen it for sale online wants approximately $300 for it, which is more than I'm willing to pay... for now.

 

AT0047-24, Brush Platinum. I only identified this one with the help of a member here on FPN, who kindly provided me information about the one he purchased some years ago. I've never found one available for sale. It doesn't help that the one of the 20th Anniversary commemorative pens is the "Brushed Platinum" --- totally different, but close enough to muck around with my Google searches. ;)

 

SKU unknown, proper name unknown, referred to here on FPN as "Titanium Grey Lacquer." Basically it's the same as the 586 Titanium except that the appointments are rhodium instead of gold; alternately you can think of it as just like the AT0046-3 Titanium Herringbone without the cross-hatching on the barrel. I've found a couple online that were sold several years ago, but no official name, official SKU, or examples currently for sale.

 

So if anyone here on FPN has one of these they'd like to sell, or some helpful information, or a Townsend with a corporate logo or the like on it, feel free to get in touch. :)

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My fountainpen has a symbol that probably is a reference to the company it was manufactured to.

 

Hmmm -- intriguing. I don't recognize that logo offhand, but maybe you could track it down with a Google Goggles search or something like that. Nice pen!

MrThoth

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