Newest Acquisitions (Virtual "Show & Tell") ~ part 535

Many thanks to our November meeting hosts, Buchan's Kerrisdale Stationery, and all who attended our get-together at their wonderful store last Saturday! Sherman and I both snapped some photos that evening, so I'll post them here on our blog sometime this week. In the meantime, here's another vintage pen review by Christopher for you to enjoy! (thanks, Christopher :)

(photo courtesy of Christopher ~ please click on image to enlarge)

Christopher writes:"Thinking back to the 1950s, it seemed that BC and, in particular, Vancouver and especially Victoria, had a ton of British influence. I believe there was a migration of Brits to our shore at the time and it seemed if you looked out at a line of traffic, most of the autos were imports for England. In fact, a ton of British products made their way into our stores. Everything from children's toys and books, like Meccano and Rupert the bear annuals, to clothing sold at the Vancouver outlet of Edward Chapman's. And this did not exclude fountain pens. Thankfully to this day such British writing instruments surface at different collectable haunts and such finds from England are truly treasures for vintage pen collectors like myself.

So, what do we have as the pen in question? Well, it is a S.125 Model Summit of London, finished in exquisite grey, jet and pearl on both the barrel and cap, with a substantial black grip section sporting an impressive 14K Gold, Summit marked nib. This is a lever filler pen, which fills responsibly and lays down the ink on paper consistently. Length when posted 6 ¼ inches, capping back to 5 inches. Overall, a very well made and reasonably high-quality fountain pen. And may I add, a perfect addition to my vintage pen collection."