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1943 Eversharp Skyline Fountain Pen & Pencil Set
Buy It Now Price: $300 (price as of 2019; item no longer available)
Pros:
-This World War II era Eversharp Skyline fountain pen and pencil set from 1943 features sleek navy blue barrels accented with gold filled trim.
-This Eversharp Skyline fountain pen is a shorter demi size, measuring 4.88 inches (12.4 cm) long when capped and 5.25 inches (13.3 cm) long when posted. The matching mechanical pencil is 4.75 inches (12.1 cm) long.
-The American pen company Eversharp manufactured the Skyline series of pens in a dizzying array of style and color combinations between 1941 and 1948. Designed by the renowned industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, the Eversharp Skyline was lauded for its groundbreaking, streamlined profile.
-This Eversharp Skyline fountain pen and mechanical pencil set is new old stock in its original box. It is absolutely pristine and has never been inked – a near miracle considering it is over 75 year old! The only exception to the set’s perfect condition is some minor toning on the gold-filled trim.
-The Eversharp Skyline was a commercial hit, and quickly became the United State’s best selling pen by the mid 1940s.
-These Eversharp Skyline models have wide band trim, which is less common than the company’s thin band trim.
-This 1940s Eversharp Skyline fountain pen has a solid 14 karat gold medium nib. Vintage Eversharp pens were considered excellent writers in their time and are highly prized by today’s fountain pen enthusiasts for this attribute.
-The clips on both the pen and pencil have the double checkmark logo, indicating that they were backed by Eversharp’s lifetime warranty.
-Both the pen and pencil retain their original paper price tags. The pen retailed for $9.75 when new in 1943 while the pencil sold for $5.00. When adjusted for inflation in 2019, these values would be $146 and $75, respectively.
-Neither vintage writing implement has a monogram or other personalization. This is a nice plus as it can be challenging to find older pens without engraved initials.
-Although the asking price of $300 is a bit high compared to many Eversharp Skyline fountain pen sets in the marketplace, I would be willing to pay the premium in light of this set’s exceptional condition. I have learned the hard way that when you find a remarkable antique, you had better pay the seller’s asking price or risk losing the gem forever.
Cons:
-This Eversharp Skyline fountain pen and pencil set is a pen connoisseur’s dream, but due to its unused condition there is no way any serious collector would consider using it as a daily writer. If that’s what you’re after, you’ll have to find a different vintage pen.
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