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Pens for Sale: Conklin
All in working order unless noted.
Pens for sale in relative scale. "Sold" pens shown with small images.




Pen 2993-S  Conklin Endura Symmetrik $195
Leaf Green with Excellent color

Overall Grade: Fine
Metal: VG Color:  Superb CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  VG clarity: NA
Point:  Medium-stubbish* Imprint:  Exc Size: 5 1/4" 13.5 cm
PRICE: $195
COMMENTSGorgeous color, relatively uncommon Symmetrik. Standard size but chunky relative to competitors (fatter than Sheaffer Balance Standard for example). Nice medium-point nib with bit of stub quality (thinner cross-strokes) allowing for expressive writing. Nib is slightly later NOZAC era but still a large solid point.  Trim has bit of brassing at top and bottom of clip and on part of lower cap ring as can be seen in photo.  Color is superb. As is well known, pale pearlescent coors (green is notorious) tend to discolor severely. This one  has grand color.   Cap closes a bit off-angle but threads smoothly to close firmly. Priced down for brassing and cap angle.

Pen 2521 Conklin 1920's Gold-Filled pen $245
All Gold-Filled Pen. Clusters of vertical and squiggly lines. Flexy nib.

Overall Grade: ExtraFine
Metal: Clip Brassing Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  MInt clarity:  Modest amber
Point: F-M Flex Nib Imprint:  Exc Size: 4 7/8" 12.5 cm
PRICE: $245 
COMMENTS: No dings. No gripping section corrosion. Nib baseline is fine-medium with flex up to Broad+.  Cartouche is neatly engraved "LFC"

Pen 2377R  Conklin Endura Oversized Jet Black  $495 SOLD
A big honkin' Conklin

Overall Grade:  Exc+
Metal: Extra Fine Color:  Exc CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  perfect clarity:    NA
Point: Smooth XF-F Imprint:  Exc Size: 5 1/4" 13.2cm
PRICE: $495
COMMENTS:  Conklin was one of the "Big 5" of American pendom during the "golden age".  High quality pens- well able to go head to head against Parker, etc- are well appreciated by today's collectors.  This one is the big boy  Sharp imprint.  Plastic is very clean.No Brassing. Sharp imprint.  A lovely big conklin.  Dunno if the following is pro or con but here it is... The nib is not "Endura". It is a Conklin nib (Conklin Toledo with diamond symbol beneath), which is well larger than the Endura Senior nib. Dunno if it is a #7 from the old "Crescent" days or what, but it is as i found it.

Pen 2378R Conkliin Endura Standard. Red.  $225

Overall Grade: Exc
Metal: Exc Color:  Exc CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads perfect clarity:    NA
Point: F-M Imprint:  Exc Size: 4 7/8" 12.4cm
PRICE: $225 
COMMENTS:  Conklin was one of the "Big 5" of American pendom during the "golden age".  High quality pens- well able to go head to head against Parker, etc- are well appreciated by today's collectors.   Color is superb.  Plastic is very clean. A smidge of brass at front and back end of clip (common spots) as per picture, and spec at proximal edge of lever. Sharp imprint.  A lovely big conklin.

Pen 1986 Conklin Lapis Blue "Sub Endura" Ringtop
Nearmint. Price Stickered. Stellar Color  $205  

Overall Grade: NM
Metal: NM Color:  NM CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: NM
Threads:  perfect clarity:    NA
Point:  F-M  with some Flex Imprint:  NM Size: 4 1/4" with ring
PRICE$205
COMMENTS:   It's near mint (mint save for having met ink). Color is perfect. Prie sticker still on bottom of pen. A gorgeous Lapis Conklin  "sub endura" a flat top in the style of Endura but without Endura markings (think non-white dot version of  Sheaffer white dot pen).

Pen 1707 Conklin Endura Oversize
Sapphire Blue  $375

Overall Grade: Fine Trim:  Trace Brassing
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Nib condition: Exc Threads:  Perfect  Transparency:  NA Personal Name neatly barrel stamped
Point: Fine firm Imprint:   Perfect Size:  4 7/8" PRICE: $375
COMMENTS:    Conklin was one of the "Big 5" of American pendom during the "golden age".  High quality pens- well able to go head to head against Parker, etc- are well appreciated by today's collectors.  This one is a big blue with no fatal flaws.  Color is very good with bit of darkening noted at the butt end of the pen. A personal name is neatly stamped in the barrel- not showing of course in the photo above.  This pen is a smidge shorter than some of the other OS's i've handled.   THe trim is quite free of brassing. Imprint is sound.


Pen 1614 Conklin-made All American  $100

Overall Grade: Extrafine Trim:  Couple tiny specks of brass
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Nib condition: Exc Clutch:  Perfect  Clarity  NA
Point: Fine-med semiflex
Imprint:   some central weekness
Size:  5" PRICE: $100 
COMMENTS:    Conklin had a low price point line, the All American.  Some are quite nice. This one is based on Conklin's standard sized Endura Symetric, but with different imprints, a smaller nib appropriate to a less expensive nib, etc. The nib is marked All American and writes nicely. The pen is clean overall. Imprint is sharp save for central "made in usa" weakness



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