The Herringbone collection is based upon an original Durograph model from the 1920's.

The new owner of Conklin has successfully adapted a classic vintage style to satisfy the current trends of the 21st Century, combining modern materials with traditional designs to create a stunning new collection.

Crafted out of aircraft-grade aluminium, the caps and barrels are engraved with a classic Herringbone pattern and then further coated with several layers of translucent coloured acrylic and epoxy to protect the finish, and ensure that the colours will not fade over time.

New technology was developed to retain the textured finish of the guilloche style of engraving.

The new Herringbone Collection is available in a choice of six finishes from subtle shades of Slate Grey to the bright colours of Golden Yellow and Sunset Orange.

The cap stopper is engraved with the 'Conklin Est. 1898' logo, the clip features the legendary 'Conklin' trademark name, and the cap band is engraved with the Conklin 'C' with complimentary Conklin crescent style shapes.

The Herringbone collection is offered in a choice of colours with complementary trim finishes: Silver, Deep Blue, and Slate Blue are accented with chrome trim and nib, while the Golden Yellow, Majestic Purple, and Sunrise Orange are featured with a new highly polished black titanium-coated steel cap stopper, clip and front section and nib.

The Conklin Herrinbone collection is housed in a luxury gift presentation box lined with luxurious satin. The perfect gift for yourself or a loved one.

Established in 1898, the Conklin Pen Company® founder Roy Conklin, an innovator from Toledo, Ohio USA, is today regarded as one of the most significant and innovative American writing instruments manufacturers from the golden era of fountain pens.

Roy Conklin registered the patent for the first working automatic filling mechanism in 1897 and is recognized as creating one of the world’s first practical self-filling fountain pen. The Crescent Filler™ soon proved to be a success world-wide.

Thanks to Roy Conklin, owner and inventor, the fountain pen was ultimately made more practical and convenient for the public with his patented invention of the Crescent Filler™. The Crescent Filler™ has a piece of metal shaped like a crescent moon, that extends from the side of the pen, and was the key to a simple and easy one-handed way to self-fill the pen with ink. The simple depression of the crescent
engages the internal pressure bar to collapse the built-in rubber sac. Releasing the crescent allows incoming ink to fill the sac.

In 1903, Mark Twain, the legendary American author, expressed the virtues of this unique self-filling fountain pen.

After becoming the official spokesman for The Conklin Pen Company®, Mark Twain discovered yet another benefit to Conklin’s Crescent Filler™ stating, “Also, I prefer it because it is a profanity saver’ it cannot roll off the desk”.

More than 115 years later, today’s Conklin Pen Company® is striving to continue in the same spirit of bold innovation, while still providing the highest quality available in fine writing instruments throughout the world.

NEW CONKLIN HERRINGBONE BLUE W/ SILVER TRIM BALLPOINT PEN COMES WITH BOX AND PAPERS. The new Conklin Herringbone series combines the vintage appeal with modern bold style and elegance. The unique Herringbone pattern itself is achieved by using a very precise computerized engraving machine to cut the deep pattern on airplane-grade aluminum. This elegant pattern, reminiscent of the Conklin crescent shape, is seen underneath a special translucent colored acrylic and coated with several layers of epoxy for protection and brightness. The coin atop the cap touts a relief of the ?Conklin Est. 1898? logo. The back of the crown is engraved with the ?Herringbone? model name. The heavy chromium clip also is engraved with the legendary ?Conklin? trademarked name and font and the center ring is engraved with the Conklin ?C? surrounded by four Conklin crescent shapes on each side.