on June 22, 2025, 4:09 am
The Skyline CA ballpoints seem to be relatively rare, probably because people did not keep them. This example has the green barrel with a gold and black striped cap with gold filled clip and trim. It is in excellent condition.
I replaced the original Eversharp CA refill which had dried up with a “refill” from a BIC and the pen writes well now.
Eversharp bought the rights to the capillary action pen based on László Bíró’s patented design and introduced their Capillary Action models based on the Skyline and Fifth Avenue pens in 1945. But their design proved unreliable, rushed to market too quickly and pens were returned under warranty and equally disastrous was that their CA prices were undercut by Reynolds ballpoint within months or their launch. Production of both the Skyline and Fifth Avenue CA models was ended in 1947.
Price: £30 ….. plus postage
Postage:
UK Tracked 48: £3.45
Europe tracked airmail: £10
US & Canada tracked airmail: £12
Asia, Australia & New Zealand tracked airmail: £12
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