MORRISON RARE ALL STERLING SILVER OVERLAY PEN, LF, GOLD NIB, c1925
August 19, 2017 by admin | Filed under morrison.
This scarce pen is the only example I’ve had of a full sized, all sterling silver overlay (on hard rubber) Morrison pen. The pen is a 5-3/16 long and is decorated all over with a chased wave pattern which almost seems like a repousse pattern with slight relief on the unlined portion of the wave. Marked MORRISON with an LM within a wreath on the lever and STERLING SILVER at the top of the barrel overlay. I’ve had this pen for many years and note that the lever and spring clip do not tarnish like the rest of the pen, yet are quite bright and likely plated with a material like Vanadium which I know that Morrison used on some of their pens. The pen is a lever filler with a good sac that takes up ink. There are no external flaws with the exception of minor denting around and on the top of the cap. The cap opening is not perfectly rounded and hence fits snugly (but not overly so) over the barrel. One minor scratch on the section. The nib is a replacement 14K EHCO in an oval (EGGINS & HAMBLER of Newark, NJ). It looks like it may have had some straightening at some point, but is now straight, good iridium, probably a fine width and modest flexibility. Overall a beautiful pen. The item “MORRISON RARE ALL STERLING SILVER OVERLAY PEN, LF, GOLD NIB, c1925″ is in sale since Wednesday, October 01, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Pens\Fountain Pens\Other Fountain Pens”. The seller is “rgbett” and is located in Mount Dora, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Pen Type: Fountain Pen
- Brand: MORRISON STERLING SILVER OVERLAY PEN
- VINTAGE: c1925
- MATERIAL: STERLING SILVERL/BLACK HARD RUBBER
- FILLER: LEVER FILLED
Tags: c1925, gold, morrison, overlay, rare, silver, sterling