Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
A pen with a reservoir or cartridge from which ink flows continuously to the nib
(fountain pen) la penna stilografica (“lah pain-yah-steel-ah-graf-ee-cah”)
(fountain pen) a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel
A fountain pen is a nib pen that, unlike its predecessor the dip pen, contains an internal reservoir of water-based liquid ink. From the reservoir, the ink is drawn through a feed to the nib and then to the paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action.
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Meisterstuck Sterling Silver Barley FP finished with a Mother of Pearl (MoP) Montblanc Star and a 0.035ct G VVS2 channel set diamond in the clip. The MoP Star is reserved for their most precious pieces, typically those belonging to the Patron d'Art range.
Cisele barrel tassie
Gold plated tassie in dimpled pattern. This is typical of the later French 75s. The early US versions had flat tassies, while the French versions from the 70s had dished tassies.