David Oscarson - Lewis & Clark - Fountain Pen Meriwether Lewis - Ruby Red / Gold Vermeil

THE DESIGN

A tribute to the Corps of Discovery of 1804–1806. Each piece carries a map of the Louisiana Purchase marking the trail from St. Louis to Fort Clatsop, with the explorer's signature in high relief over a background of river currents. The Meriwether Lewis features a telescope clip and a compass rose on the barrel; the William Clark holds a feathered clip and the Peace Medal given to the chiefs along the trail. This fountain pen is finished in Meriwether Lewis - Ruby Red with 18-karat gold vermeil over .925 sterling silver.

THE CRAFT

Hand-crafted from .925 sterling silver. Each component passes through multiple stages of precision engraving to create the guilloché pattern, then hard enamel — glass, water and metal oxides ground by hand with a mortar and pestle — is applied with a quill, kiln-fired at over 1,000 °F, filed back by hand with a diamond file and fired again until the enamel fills every valley of the engraving. The pieces are then polished and buffed to the velvet finish of true translucent hard enamel. A five-year apprenticeship is required to master the process.

THE COLLECTION

The Lewis & Clark Collection is the 15th in the David Oscarson series of Limited Edition writing instruments. Each colour variation is limited to 100 pieces, including fountain pen and roller ball styles, and every piece is numbered.

THE NIB

An 18-karat gold nib engineered in Heidelberg, Germany, plated with rhodium and tipped with iridium, on an ebonite feed — offered in Fine, Medium or Broad. The filling system accepts a cartridge, a converter or an eyedropper fill; a series of seals and O-rings keeps the ink in the chamber.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Maison: David Oscarson, St. Louis, Missouri — handmade limited editions since 2000 • Collection: Lewis & Clark • Type: Fountain Pen • Colour: Meriwether Lewis - Ruby Red • Finish: Gold vermeil • Body: .925 sterling silver, guilloché engraving, kiln-fired hard enamel • Nib: 18-karat gold, rhodium-plated, iridium-tipped — Fine (F), Medium (M) or Broad (B) • Filling: cartridge, converter or eyedropper • Edition: limited to 100 pieces per colour (fountain pen and roller ball combined), individually numbered • Reference: MLR-F / -M / -B • Presented in: David Oscarson presentation box

WHO THIS IS FOR

• Collectors of numbered limited-edition writing instruments • Writers who prefer an 18-karat gold nib • Admirers of guilloché and hard-enamel work in the Fabergé tradition • Those marking a milestone with a piece made to be kept and handed down

AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED

Supplied in Canada by El Laguito Cigars, authorized David Oscarson retailer, shipped from Mississauga, Ontario. Every piece is genuine David Oscarson, individually numbered and backed by authorized warranty.