The vintage Aurora 88 is just one of the many great pens to come out of Italy in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. It was first introduced in 1946 and by early 1952 had sold 750,000 pieces, selling just over a million by the end of the year before it was replaced by the 88K in 1953. The serial number of this pen, 579383, dates its production to around 1950, making it more desirable than higher numbered pens. This particular pen has aged quite well with the cap free of dings and the ink window showing some ambering. The hood, barrel, and piston knob are in excellent condition. The piston filler operates very well thanks to the seal having been replaced by a modern piston o-ring from David Nishimura at VintagePens. The real attraction, though, is the nib: a fine semi-flex that has been ground into a nice stub. Its very easy to write without flexing the nib to get the effects from the fine stub, but, if you add some pressure to utilize the flex you can really exaggerate the line variation. $180 SOLD
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