(all photos courtesy of Jerred ~ please click on images to enlarge)
Jerred: "This slim, gold-plated Delta pen probably dates from the early to mid 1980s. Early on in their life as a manufacturer, Delta purchased pens from other manufacturers and re-branded them for sale."
"Most of these
pens are German made and have very little branding on them. This pen is
really only distinguishable as a Delta as it has the original Delta
wordmark near the bottom of the cap."
"The pen is otherwise entirely unbranded, including the nib, which is rather uncommon. I purchased the pen NOS from a seller in Italy. The nib wrote, but I wouldn't call it particularly great."
I asked Jerred which of the two skinny Delta fountain pen models was slimmer---this gold-plated one, or the silver one from a similar era that was featured on our blog last May. He said the silver one was quite a bit thinner.
The measurements for the gold-plated Delta (measured by Jerred with his calipers :) are as follows:
Length Capped: 137.5MM
Uncapped: 123MM
Width at Widest Point: 10MM
Grip: 7.5mm up to 8.5mm
Many thanks to Jerred for sharing his new find with us!
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