Christopher writes:
"With the migration of Brits from the UK to British Columbia during the 1950s and well into the 60s, it is not out of the question to find fine British made fountain pens, especially in the city of Vancouver. And I, for one, am always on the lookout for such wonderful treasures. Along these lines, a lovely early 1940s Swan, Mabie Todd came my way and, needless to say, I was thrilled."
"But let me relate the makeup of this super vintage writing instrument. The finish of this pen is an attractive blue pearl and black marbling over all on the barrel and cap. The 14K Gold filled cap clip presents a fashionable Swan branding logo at its top, followed vertically down to a ball end, with a black cap ring top and screw, well inserted, to hold the clip and top ring in place. At the open end of the cap is a triple 14K Gold filled banding, signifying that this is a standard top of the model line deluxe model. Under this cap is a well-made black grip section sporting a good-sized No.4, 14K Gold Swan marked nib. The barrel below is quite substantial and, for that matter, well marked, with not only the pen's manufacturer but the model, 1042. And I should mention having handled this pen that it sits extremely well balanced in the hand.
At the other end of this fine writer is a unique filling system, which says quite a bit for the Mabie Todd company's engineering department. The filling mechanism is branded 'Leverless' and works extremely smoothly with a black barrel end knob. Turned clockwise, it inks the pen and in turn, rotated the other way, empties the ink sack in the barrel. With a clean leverless barrel, the effect is quite stunning and I for one intend to add this super British trooper to my vintage pen collection."
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