Cross Century Classic Sterling Silver

January 5

Happy New Year, fountain pen friends 
Do you know until what year the model in the photo was released?

January 5

Just now, koutsos1965 said:

Happy New Year, fountain pen friends 
Do you know until what year the model in the photo was released?

January 5

Sorry, I don't; but I bought mine in 1985 so it must be earlier than that.

Broad nib, lovely writer, used it for years, but at risk of developing the nib wobble of death so I've retired it pretty much.

January 6

Okay, I'll bite. What's the "nib wobble of death"?

As for this particular model? Sorry, I don't have any Cross pens REMOTELY that fancy (several Solos; a Verve -- don't ask, trust me, but I only paid a dollar plus sales tax for it; and an Adventura). Plus a Penetia, which is apparently a Cross sub-brand.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

January 6

It is a great shame but some individual pens of this particular model developed a slight up-and-down wobble of the feed inside the section and that made the nib also wobble. It would eventually make writing almost impossible as it worsened.

I don't know the cause (heavy writing pressure perhaps or a design fault in the workings within the section?) and I haven't heard of any cure or repair.

Some of those pens never develop the problem, some only slightly and for some it proved fatal.

I suspect that is why the Century II was developed, as it is close in size to the original Century but has a very different section, nib and feed set up.

January 21

This model started in around 1984, and I'm guessing was phased out in the early 1990s, after the Century II and Townsend were introduced. Catalogue from 1987 showing your pen is here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/308856-century-confusion/?do=findComment&comment=4739889