A Nice Find At The L A Pen Show

[sidthecat]

Had a lovely day out in Manhattan Beach. I was able to put faces to people who have previously been email addresses.

And in a display box I saw a dingy little grey stick that turned out to be a sterling MT Swan ringtop with a very flexy MT nib. It'll look swell when it's polished.

The dealer had another little silver pen - it had a Waterman nib, which, I suppose, is a matter for another forum. So he did well by me.

Edited February 22, 2017 by sidthecat

[sidthecat]

Update: a picture. Anyone want to hazard a guess re. the pattern?

[Greenie]

I don't think that the patterns had names.

 

I call this "the hand engraved Sterling pattern"

 

That is how the embellished sterling pattern looks on all the examples I have seen.

Don't overpolish it. They look better with the black still in the crevices.

[farmdogfan]

Certainly a nice looking pen!

[Cob]

Yes, very handsome indeed. A great find I think.

 

Cob

[Manalto]

Beautiful - and, if that's your penmanship behind it, it's in the right hand(s).

[sidthecat]

I agree about the polish: it doesn't need to look brand-new.