Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler Fountain Pen - Vintage Green Omniflex Nib For Sale

Another pen up for grabs as I thin the collection out. Great looking pen. Comes with box. This is an omniflex nib. You could replace that for whatever you like. Anyway, beautiful green. Omniflex nib width
Dappled green finish with gold accents
Celebrating the self-filling Crescent Filler mechanism patented over 100 years ago
Ground-breaking mechanism was a beloved item of the great author Mark Twain
Available in four resin finishes
Spring loaded rocker clip
Cushion point steel nib available in 5 widths
Pen band engraved with Mark Twain's signatureMark Twain is celebrated here via a pen the great writer himself appreciated dearly. Conklin patented the Crescent Filler mechanism soon after they established in Toledo, Ohio and it soon became a favourite of Twain's who went on to become the company's official spokesman in 1903.In addition to Twain's appreciation of the filling mechanism he found another benefit to the design, stating "Also, I prefer it because it is a profanity saver, it cannot roll off the desk".