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Last night I attended our local general auction and succumbed to impulse. I bid on a Cross Box having not viewed its contents
Someone had left a low bid with the auctioneer and I bid £2.00 more and secured it.
Then had to explain to my wife why I had bought another pen after I had said I was definitely clearing out this year.
Well the box contained an unused Century Two chrome pen with six cartridges a converter and a bottle of ink etc.
However I thought these pens had a stainless nib and this has a gold coloured medium nib which I presume is plated as I see no hallmarks
I am not a Cross person so will all you nice people tell me what I have and should my wife prevail are these pens sought after?

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I am inclined to think you have a Century II with a (gold-plated) steel nib. The model you have bought is not sought after by collectors. In general, Cross fountain pens are bought and enjoyed but are not sought after in the collector's understanding of that phrase. I think many of them are very well made and good to write with. My own Townsends are seriously good pens. The newer Peerless has earned golden reviews.

 

"Sought after" in the sense of having a lively secondary market, prices bid up by mad keen collectors, alas no.

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That would be a great everyday user pen.

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Yep, Jerome and Tarsis have hit the nail on the head.

 

Why don't you ink up the pen and then give it to your wife? She might like to write with a Cross, they are very good writers and seriously underrated.

 

Erick

Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Stipula Adagio "F" nib running Birmingham Violet Sea Snail

Sailor Profit "B" nib running Van Dieman's Night - Shooting Star

 

 

 

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I have a colleague with a similar pen. She owns ONE fountain pen (a level of discipline I could never aspire to ;)), and she uses it all day every day. She loves it.

http://www.aysedasi.co.uk

 

 

 

 

She turned me into a newt.......

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