Name: Vintage SWAN Self Filler Fountain Pen
Maker: Mabie Todd, England, c1920's
Colour: Brown
Material: BCHR Hardened Rubber
Nib: 14k Gold SWAN Nib (Overfeed / Underfeed): Fine Flex Nib
Filling System: Lever Filler
Length: 132mm
Condition: Serviced / Excellent
The Full Story
Mabie Todd & Co. Ltd was originally established as Mabie Todd and Bard of New York, USA in 1873 and began production in the UK in 1905 under licence.
The UK branch bought out the US outfit in the early 1920’s and Mabie Todd became a wholly owned British company, thriving thanks to British preferences for conservative design and reliability and successful advertising campaigns.
The SWAN Self Filler is a wonderful green marble edition, with SWAN signature gold filled clip, double cap bands and lovely SWAN No.2 nib. The nib is a smooth No.2 nib which writes a fine line and provides a good degree of flex on the downstroke. Do checkout the writing sample. The pen has been serviced and is ready to write
The Nitty Gritty
There are no major imperfections to note, no splits cracks or chips.
The pen is in very good condition, the hardened rubber has very slightly faded in colour to a deep brown giving the pen a nice patina. The imprints are crisp and visible with chalk.
The pen fills, seals well, and writes beautifully
Fountain Pen Measurements
Length capped: 124mm
Length uncapped: 117mm
Barrel diameter: 11mm
Cap diameter: 12mm
Weight: 20gms
Delivery within the UK:
1-2 Working Days via Royal Mail if ordered before 3pm
Special Next Day Delivery Available if ordered before 3pm
Delivery to Europe:
3-5 Working Days via Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed
1-3 Working Day Delivery Also Available via Parcelforce Global Express
Worldwide Delivery
5-7 Working Days via Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed (most countries)
2-3 Working Day delivery also available via Parcelforce Global Express
We ship to over 250 countries worldwide using our trusted delivery partners Royal Mail
Professional Service
We are qualified in fountain pen restoration by the Writing Equipment Society (WES) and service and restore the vast majority of our writing instruments in house.
Servicing
Serviced pens have been cleaned, checked over and fitted with the necessary parts to bring the pen into excellent writing condition.
Restoration
Restored pens have been brought back to as close to their original condition as possible.
Fountain pens are legacy items which should outlast their owners. We restore our pens sensitively and with the greatest care to ensure their integrity and value are maintained - and crucially, that they write beautifully out of the box!
All our pens come Grand Vision Guaranteed – if the pen is not up to scratch we offer a no quibble refund within 14 days of purchase
This means that if an item has a defect which has not been mentioned in the product description, or arrives to you damaged you are entitled to a full refund, including your outward and return postage costs upon safe return of the item in question.
Please notify us at the earliest possible moment as we will do everything we can do resolve the issue quickly and effectively.
If you do not like the pen and wish to return it, this can be arranged but at the discretion of Grand Vision Pens and the return postage at your expense. Once the pen has been returned a refund will be issued subject to the satisfactory condition of the pen.
We do our very best to avoid any of the above from occurring, we take the quality of our pens and our customer service very seriously, and will do everything we can to provide you with a first class service.
