Webster Gold Crown

[bsenn]

I recently picked up two Webster Gold Crown pens, one in black and one in green (a little shorter in length than the black). There is very little information out there on this model. The only real information I was able to find was in the 1946 Sears Christmas Catalog, where Webster Gold Crown pens listed for $4.95. According to the catalog, they sport gold-filled crowns on cap and barrel and Dupont Pyroxylin (celluloid) barrels. “Size for men” measures 5-3/8” long, “size for women” is 5-1/16”. The pens are pretty sturdy lever-fillers. The 14k nibs have some nice detail. The crowns on the caps and barrels are fairly solid.

 

1946 appears to be the only year it was offered in the Sears catalog (the Skyrocket and Headliner are also offered in the 1946 catalog, both less-expensive than the Gold Crown).  1945 Sears catalogue shows a "Webster" (appears to be a base model), a "military", and a "4-Star".  1947 offered the Skyrocket and Favo-Rite (a hooded-nib plunger filler with a similar cap to the Gold Crown).

 

 

 

 

[kazoolaw]

Very handsome pens; the gold cap-tops are particularly appealing.

How do they write?

[bsenn]

10 hours ago, kazoolaw said:

Very handsome pens; the gold cap-tops are particularly appealing.

How do they write?

 

They write like many other pens from the 40's. Fine line, not wet or dry, zero flex or bounce. Just your basic no-nonsense writing experience.