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A fleamarket find, it´s a nice pen and i like the colour and the pattern, i changed the sac and it writes nicely but not really flexy.

 

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Congratulations: you are very fortunate to have found such a rare Swan and in such nice condition. Late No 3 Leverlesses are very uncommon in any pattern. Yours is 87 - blue lizard - probably manufactured at the end of the 1930s There should be a number stamped somewhere on the pen, at a guess L330/87... but MT were notorious in omitting to stamp much of their production!

 

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Thanks Cob, the number is L 312/87.

 

I put a new sack in it (strange filling system) and it writes again, there also was a straight crack which was rather easy to weld (because it was straight) with acetone.

 

The nib is´nt very flexible but nice and smooth, overall a nice pen with a usable size.

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Of course L312! I was thinking of the mid 30s Leverless pens.

 

The trick with re-saccing paddle Leverless pens is to fit the biggest possible sac one can cram into the barrel. Usually this means tying the sac at the nipple with thread until the shellac has set. The section and sac without nib and feed are then inserted into the barrel, with a blunt-ended probe to push the sac home. The nib and feed are then fitted. This way a Leverless will hold plenty of ink; people are apt to criticise them for poor ink capacity. I suspect that Mabie Todd used special necked sacs for these pens.

 

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Cob

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Thanks for the info

 

I put in the biggest sac i had, and it holds enough ink for my use, i probably won´t use it that much.

 

Regards Per

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Jealous...

 

I love Swan lizard pattern pens. I have been looking for a #3 in blue....

These pens in all colors are prone to splitting as you have seen. Best not to post the cap.

 

I do not write with any of my lizard pattern pens. So many great Swans for writing that will hold up to more regular use.

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