Caran d’Ache Madison
1970-80s
About This Model
Caran d'Ache is a Swiss company that has made writing supplies and very fine mechanical pencils for more than 100 years, although it didn't produce fountain pens until the 1970s. Their historical information is not highly detailed, but their output has been continuously elegant and excellent.
About This Pen
This is a beautiful and elegant Caran d’Ache Madison fountain pen from the 1970-80s. It is 13.8cm (5.4”) long and 1cm (.35”) thick, slender but full length, exceptionally well balanced although slim. Crown and tassie are plain gold plate, inserted domes. No cap rings, just solid plating at the very bottom of the cap and the top of barrel to match. The clip is the classic Caran d’Ache sword. The section is black resin. This pen has received very light use and shows no evidence of wear. There is a tiny imprint at the section end of the barrel that reads “Caran d’Ache Swiss Gold-Plate”. It has a grouped vertical engraved lines pattern, matching and continuous from barrel to cap. Note that the black line on the nib photo is an artifact of photography from the light box.
Price: $145 Sold