Eversharp Skyline
1940s
About This Model
Eversharp Skylines were an adventure in supermodern design in the early 1940s. Eversharp, too often a step behind Parker and Sheaffer, planned to steal a step with the Skyline. Their appearance is striking: long conical shape with graceful transition from cap to barrel; a beautiful look. In addition, these pens were early experiments with polystyrene barrels, which over time proved to have shrinkage issues. This problem aside, they are excellent writers, particularly their EF and Manifold nibs. They came in a range of sizes, colors, and cap patterns. The Skyline line also appealed to the post-war executive and new corporate culture, with the Presentation and Command Performance models, in 14k, and slight additions to the trim. Although Skylines were a significant step in pen design, and sold successfully, they only lasted for five years, to be replaced by the Eversharp Symphony in 1948-49.
About This Pen
This Skyline is a very good user pen. From the 1940s, it is a standard size, 5 7/32” long, in Navy Blue. It has several nicks, and barrel shrinkage under the cap, but nevertheless is an attractive pen, most comfortable in a smaller hand. It carries the original Eversharp nib and is a very fast fine writer.
Price: $45 Sold