Aurora
Pens and Ephemera

Paying tribute to the 7 continents of Earth, Aurora created a special edition of luxury pens. This is the Aurora Afrika. Quite possibly new old stock, the white piston on this pen shows no trace of ink. In fact, this warm orangy brown pen with black swirls is almost entirely perfect. Click the headline for close ups. We don't see much, if any, wear. The only flaw we see is that the gold filling of the limited edition number has fallen out of the back of the cap. Yet, it is still easy to read the imprint that this is pen number 4309. There's a beauiful onyx on top of the cap. Marked under the 18k gold nib is an "M" for medium point. We have not written with this pen, in case it is, in deed, new old stock. Comes with original boxes and papers. Its bottle of ink is still sealed. Pen measures 12.9cm capped.

Matte orange is both attractive and rare in the Aurora Ipsilon line. Plus, there's the tactile bonus of a lightly textured finish. This set includes both the fountain pen and ballpoint. The fountain pen comes with an Aurora/Parker-style converter. You can also feed it both companies' ink cartridges. There's light wear and a light mark where the cap posts. You can see its steel nib is marked F for fine, but we find it writes closer to extra-fine with a little feedback. Writing is a simple click away with the ballpoint. You'll get it with a super smooth blue gel refill made by Parker.

Aurora Ipsilon pens turn to classic vintage pen design for a look that is very appealing. It would be difficult to say this modern pre-owned pen wasn't a little inspired by the mandarin yellow of vintage Parker Duofolds. Nevertheless, this fountain pen looks stunning with very little, if any, wear. You fill the pen with an included Parker-style converter or Aurora or Parker ink cartridges. Its matching ballpoint pen is a click-cap style using Parker ballpoint refills. It currently has a working blue refill. The click the headline to see the golden nib of the fountain pen. You will write more of an extra-fine line than the fine marked on the nib. If you have written with a lot of pens you might understand what we mean when we say this nib is neither scratchy nor smooth. It rests somewhere between the two on the smoother side.

In the early 2000s, Aurora paid tribute to several continents in the form of limited edition pens. You are looking at the Aurora Afrika rollerball pen. We love the subtly glittering sunshine yellow-orange with black veins. There's an onyx top jewel and a great barrel imprint. The preowned pen looks brand new, and it comes with a working blue Pilot G2 refill! Yes! You could use a boring standard rollerball refill or these also accept the G2, which is loved by most. Complete with boxes and papers. 13cm capped.

The vibrant red of our Aurora Optima ballpoint screams Christmas and St. Valentine's Day. We love the way the light picks up the different flecks of ruby goodness. You will find the pen is in mint or near-mint condition. It comes with a working black Parker-style refill that is easily found everywhere. You advance and retract the refill with a twist of the tail cap. This pre-owned pen makes writing an elegant joy once again. 13cm.

Looking as bright and warm as the Italian sun, our Aurora Optima Sole is a beautiful rollerball pen. Coming complete in its original boxes, this pen is perfect except for one flaw: a chip in the tail's blind cap. Click the headline for a close-up of the chip. We include a new standard ballpoint refill with the pen. Limited edition number 1231. 12.6cm capped.