Onoto The Pen TDLR 5500 Capped
Key Attributes
| Brand | Onoto The Pen |
| Model | TDLR 5500 |
| Country Of Origin | United Kingdom |
| Production Year | 1920s-1930s |
| Nib Material | gold |
| Nib Size | Unknown |
| Body Material | Hard rubber |
| Colorway | Mottled olive-brown with red-brown end caps |
| Condition Grade | good |
| Rarity | uncommon |
About this Fountain pen
Vintage Onoto fountain pen identified from the page title as TDLR 5500. The pen appears in a mottled dark olive/amber hard rubber or early plastic finish with contrasting red-brown end caps and no visible clip, giving it a plain capped streamlined profile typical of early 20th-century Onoto production.
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