The Croxley fountain pen first appeared at the British Industies Fair in May 1947, one of the first customers being Princess Mary, daughter of King George V, and then the Pricess Royal, who bought one of these pens and a prototype 'Torpedo' model. The pen, named after Croxley Green, had a very short production run and is consequently quite scarce.
The pen has been fully restored and is in god working condition. It is finished in classic black with a Gold filled clip, filler lever, and cap band. The clip and lever carry the distinctive Croxley 'arrow' motif.
The surface has a deep, lustrous shine and the Gold filling has held up very well, just a little tarnish on the clip, it is of better quality than the filling on most British pens of that period. The two barrel imprints, which identifiy the pen as a British made Croxley, is clear. The pen has a very solid, high quality feel, at 15.5 cm. posted, it is a good sized pen.
The pen has been restored, tested, and fitted with a new ink sac as the original had hardened with age. The nib is 14 Ct. Gold and is marked as 'A Dickinson Product', as were all Croxley nibs. It writes with a medium to broad line and has enough flex to add character to the handwriting. The John Dickinson Company were, and still are, a huge stationary company.
The Croxley pen is one of the lesser well known English fountain pens but it was easily on a par with the likes of Conway Stewart in terms of quality, and is now a good deal harder to come by.