Please help me identify a Cross F/pen

[etanebay]

Hi all, I'm not an expert and came to possess a Cross fountain pen. Can anyone help me with identifying and valuing it please?

 

The box is the old green and gold one. At the side is a sticker with the following:

326 - 4M AMB/G FP

Made in USA

 

The Pen measures about 5.3" with cap on.

 

It has a very short cap, just 1.5" - and is brown lacque with gold top and clip.

 

The rest of the pen is gold (of some metal), with a black (plastic?) base.

 

When you remove the cap, the nib is gold with a motif (like skyscrapers) and the word CROSS.

 

Sorry I don't have a digital camera to send you pictures. Appreciate any help you can offer. Many thanks.

[etanebay]

Hi, I managed to get a picture of a similar type. Many thanks. Elaine Tan

[pathologyliu]

Metropolis Collection.

Here's the detail,but I can't see the photo in China.

http://www.calmktg.com/cross/crosscat.html

Actually,I have ever seen a Metropolis with purple cap and grey barrel.I appreciate the nib most. A gorgeous pen!

 

 

Liu

[etanebay]

Many thanks for that tip! The Metropolis is a lovely pen - the brown lacquer cap and gold accents are something I've not come across, but I'm a new collector. Thanks again.

[Maja]

The Metropolis model does look gorgeous, doesn't it? I mentioned it a couple of months ago in an another Cross FPN thread.

 

Since you actually own a Cross Metropolis, Elaine, could you please tell me if the cap is quite heavy or not? I tend to post the caps on my pens (with some exceptions) and am wondering how well balanced the pen would be if posted. Mind you, I don't know where I could even buy the pen. I think there is/was someone on Penbid who was selling them, but he/she only ships to U.S addresses....

[etanebay]

Hi Maja, No, the cap is lighter than most I know, probably because it is slim and small. I'm guessing that the balance of the pen is ok without posting the cap, because I haven't inked it yet - and may not do so since it's such a nice pen! There is a website that seems to be selling Metropolis pens (I searched for "cross" "metropolis" and "fountain pen" on yahoo.com). But their colors are limited and they don't look identical to mine (a later/earlier model?). Perhaps they will deliver outside the US. Good luck!

Edited July 30, 2005 by etanebay

[Maja]

Hi Maja, No, the cap is lighter than most I know, probably because it is slim and small. I'm guessing that the balance of the pen is ok without posting the cap, because I haven't inked it yet - and may not do so since it's such a nice pen! There is a website that seems to be selling Metropolis pens (I searched for "cross" "metropolis" and "fountain pen" on yahoo.com). But their colors are limited and they don't look identical to mine (a later/earlier model?). Perhaps they will deliver outside the US. Good luck!

Thanks very much for the info...and enjoy your pen!