No. 101N fountain pen, piston-filler, tortoiseshell celluloid barrel and cap, red hard rubber derby-style captop and endpiece, visulated ink window, gold-plated clip and two cap bands. 120mm. Right oblique 14K gold circle-vent Pelikan nib, medium flex. Rare model with long cap tube and short derby captop; according to pen wiz Gary Lehrer, this model was introduced to the Swiss market to thwart a problem they were having with pickpockets pilfering Pelikans from pockets due to the easy access given by the elongated captops! Excellent condition, captop emblem rubbed.
No. 101N fountain pen, piston-filler, tortoiseshell celluloid barrel and cap, red hard rubber derby-style captop and endpiece, visulated ink window, gold-plated clip and two cap bands. 120mm. Right oblique 14K gold circle-vent Pelikan nib, medium flex. Rare model with long cap tube and short derby captop; according to pen wiz Gary Lehrer, this model was introduced to the Swiss market to thwart a problem they were having with pickpockets pilfering Pelikans from pockets due to the easy access given by the elongated captops! Excellent condition, captop emblem rubbed.
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