Writing System: Fountain Pen Filling is accomplished with a piston converter to draw ink from a bottle or the use of ink cartridges. The Tighe nib is hand made in Germany with 18K yellow Gold. It's engraved with a specially designed Acanthus leaf, tipped with Iridium, and two toned with Rhodium. Nib width Medium.
Presentation: The pen is presented in a faux Stingray leather box, hand made in Switzerland.
Materials: The barrel and cap are made of carved African Blackwood. A brushed Stainless Steel body with mill-grain coin-edge accents complete the design. The Titanium clip is guilloché engraved.
Comments: The African Blackwood is meticulously Ornamental Turned. This is a centuries-old practice of decorating lathe-turned objects with complex patterns. It is in some ways a form of carving with a lathe.
Additional Information: Ornamental turning was at its peak during the Victorian era and the name John Jacob Holtzapffel was synonymous with ornamental turning. He soon acquired the reputation of a maker of high-class lathes and tools, and his lathes enjoyed a great prominence amongst the wealthy scientific amateurs and royalty of both England and the continent.
Some of these included Wilhelm III King of the Netherlands, Prince Augustus Saxe Coberg, a cousin of Queen Victoria, Archduke Otto Von Habsburg of Austria, and Queen Victoria herself. - This pen was designed not to be posted while writing.
Limited Edition: 88 Fountain Pens.
“The pen is pre-owned and in fair condition, the Blackwood has numerous cracks and fissures due to aging and the nature of the material. It does not have the certificate.”