Vintage EVERSHARP SYMPHONY DELUXE Fountain Pen - Fine 14 kt Nib - RESTORED

Description

Vintage Eversharp Symphony Deluxe Fountain Pen, Burgundy with Chrome Cap with Gold Trim - RESTORED
Ready-to-use refurbished vintage Parkette fountain pen by Parker
Circa 1950s
This pen is ready to use with fully functioning sac and levered pressure bar.
Pen
:
Burgundy resin barrel and chrome cap
Lever-filled
Gold-plated trim
Screw-on cap
Nib
:
Nib is 14 kt gold Fine
(look at the writing sample photo)
Flexes to 1.0 mm (more than BROAD)
Imprint reads: EVERSHARP   14 K    MADE IN U.S.A.
See condition of nib tip in photos
Feed has breather tube ("Magic Feed"), which allows the sac to be filled more, but takes more flushing to fully flush the sac.
Nib was dipped in ink for the writing sample (see photos).  The nib was then flushed.
Confirmed the pen writes properly.
Restoration included:
Soaking, disassembling, ultrasonically cleaning, scrubbing, flushing, sanding, buffing & polishing
Nib was polished and aligned
Old sac removed and replaced with a new
Tested filling system with water
Tested installed nib to confirm it writes properly
Flushed nib after test; however, a hint of the Colorverse Redshift ink may remain in the nib
Thoroughly inspected.  No cracks or chips or dents or significant scratches.  Many micro-scratches and scuffs on chrome cap.  Only uniform micro-scratches on gold trim.  Many tiny dings and tiny scratches throughout resin barrel -- looks like light chew marks may be on tapered end of barrel, based on the concentration of tiny dings.  See photos.
Eversharp Company Background
(from Richard Binder's RichardsPens.com website):
Wahl Company, later Eversharp, Inc
.
"First Tier" pen manufacturer. A pen manufacturing company located in Illinois. Founded as the Wahl Adding Machine Company in 1905 by John C. Wahl, the company in 1915 purchased a controlling interest in Keeran & Company, maker of the
Eversharp
propelling pencil invented in 1913 by Charles R. Keeran (U.S. Patent No
1,130,741
).
In 1916, Wahl completely absorbed Keeran’s company, acquiring the rights to the
Eversharp
name and gaining also the angular Eversharp logo that remained in use into the 1940s. In 1917 Wahl purchased most of the assets of the Boston Fountain Pen Company and moved its operations to Chicago. By about 1927, Wahl had risen to become a
premier pen maker and displaced Conklin as a member of the “Big Four” American makers
; and in 1940 the company changed its name to become Eversharp. Inc. Perhaps the best known of Eversharp’s pens is the 1940s Skyline, a streamlined pen designed by noted industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. During World War II, Eversharp purchased the rights to László Bíró’s ballpoint patent and in 1945 introduced the CA, which was a catastrophic failure. In 1957 Parker purchased Eversharp’s writing
Measurements:
Length:
Capped = 5-5/8 inches (143 mm)
Posted = 6-1/4 inches (159 mm)
Diameter of barrel  0.45 inches (12 mm)
Weight - 0.6 ounce (17 g)
See photo with green grid to determine other measurements.  Grid is 1/2-inch (13 mm) squares
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