The Chicago Way – part of The Mob series of painted fountain pens
R11,800
Inspired by The Untouchables, these scenes drawn and painted by Hanna Farmer feature the special team of agents who were handpicked for being incorruptible, hence known as The Untouchables, in the fight against organised crime in Chicago in the 1930s. Working in miniature, Hanna shows city street scenes, the agents, bootleggers, guns, barrels of alcohol, cigars, and vehicles of the era. On the cap is the notorious Al Capone, the gangland kingpin who supplied illegal liquor and controlled virtually the entire city. Hanna has used subdued, almost murky colours that depict the nighttime atmosphere, where the line between sleaze and glamour was hard to distinguish, the good guys and the bad guys equally powerful.
Each of the pens in this series has an actual bullet casing embedded in the barrel finial, and a hand-made silver roll stop in the shape of a revolver. The roll stops were designed and created by jeweller Aileen Février.
The pen was made by us at Stanford Pen Studio, drawn and painted by Hanna then coated in a clear resin by ourselves and given its final shape, polished, and buffed. It has a silver cap band, section ring, and logo medallion in the cap finial.
Each of our hand-painted fountain pens is a 1/1 original work of art. If you have seen a pen painted by Hanna that has been sold, you are more than welcome to contact us with a request for a pen on a similar theme, or to request a custom pen in a unique theme of your own.
Nib:
Available in Jowo #6 in polished steel. Please select Fine, Medium or Broad at the check-out.
The Jabulani model
SPECIFICATIONS
This is a gently curvaceous model, with a girth of 16 mm (0,6”), narrowing to a 10,7 mm (0,4”) grip section. The relatively large size of the model is to allow the artist sufficient space for their artwork, and the artwork is encased in a layer of clear resin to protect it from getting damaged during day-to-day use. Our logo medallion is embedded in the cap finial which is ever-so-slightly rounded, and the barrel finial is ever-so-slightly conical. The cap is a flush-fit and does not post. The Jabulani model usually comes with a hand-made, cap band and section ring in either Argentium silver or bronze, though this may differ depending on what best suits the artwork. Custom hand-crafted roll stops can be added.
Dimensions:
| mm | inches | |
| Total length (closed) | 157 | 6,2 |
| Length (pen only no cap) | 141 | 5,5 |
| Diameter at widest point (excl. cap) | 16 | 0,6 |
| Width of section at narrowest point | 10,7 | 0,4 |
| Section length | 30 | 1,2 |
| Cap thread | 13 | 0,5 |
We supply our pens with a Jowo #6 nib, alternatively the section can be made to fit a Bock #6 if requested.
Refill type:
Standard international fountain pen converter (supplied) or ink cartridge.
SHIPPING
International shipping to your door via DHL Express is R350 and should take less than 10 days once despatched. Pens are securely packed.
Shipping within South Africa to your door is R60.
