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[Hugh]

I've had a minor interest in combos and after all the talk about National pens and Sears in a topic on this board, this turned up!!

So US $35 dollars and two weeks later it arrived in it's original case with (mostly) intact instructions.






This is one big combo, a full 6" capped.



It sports a warranted no. 8 nib, fine and extremely flexible..easily to a BBB...nice but as a leftie a bit of a waste on me The pencil works but unlike most this doesn't have a screw off section with an eraser .

The cap has a few of the previous owners tooth marks ..not too serious though and some discolouration as seen but not much brassing, confined to the clip and 5% to 7% at max.

These higher quality combos aren't that easy to find and this one overall rates well, as a bonus I enjoy using them especially during meetings when notes are only required spasmodically the pencil comes in handy....of course I could just use a ballpoint

Regards
Hugh

[david i]

I've had a minor interest in combos and after all the talk about National pens and Sears in a topic on this board, this turned up!!

So US $35 dollars and two weeks later it arrived in it's original case with (mostly) intact instructions.






This is one big combo, a full 6" capped.



It sports a warranted no. 8 nib, fine and extremely flexible..easily to a BBB...nice but as a leftie a bit of a waste on me The pencil works but unlike most this doesn't have a screw off section with an eraser .

The cap has a few of the previous owners tooth marks ..not too serious though and some discolouration as seen but not much brassing, confined to the clip and 5% to 7% at max.

These higher quality combos aren't that easy to find and this one overall rates well, as a bonus I enjoy using them especially during meetings when notes are only required spasmodically the pencil comes in handy....of course I could just use a ballpoint

Regards
Hugh

Not too shabby. Even if no pen, the high flex big gold nib (even if "warranted") and the Box/Paper worth well more than price of entry

d

[J Appleseed]

Any chance we can get a better image (or transcription) of the imprint and papers? I am really curious to see how the National name is used, and if it appears on the papers. And I would really love to compare this to Diamond Medal papers from the end of the 1920s.

John

[Hugh]

Hi John,



Hope this is answers you questions. The other combo in the background ( a no name, v.good quality) is, I suspect, likely a National made one as well...to me looks a lot like the "Lakeside" ones. Any thought on that would be appreciated.

Regards
Hugh