Marchesa Roman Olive

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The pen is called a Marchesa, in chrome, and is a first for me. It's from Crokked Mill. I like the textured metal cap with the crystals. The Roman olivewood is from Woodcraft. It looks good with the Roman olivewood. The finish is Pens Plus. Just for fun, I Googled "Marchesa", and it's a line of high end women's wear. Don't know what that has to do with pens.
 

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I've never turned Roman olivewood before, and didn't even know it existed. But it was on sale for 40% off, so I thought I'd give it a try. The grain looks to be more subtle than Bethlehem olivewood, but still pretty. It doesn't seem to have any odor, like the Bethlehem variety does.
 

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Just for fun, I Googled "Marchesa", and it's a line of high end women's wear. Don't know what that has to do with pens.

marchesa mär-kā′zə, -kĕ′zä

  • n. The wife or widow of a marchese.
  • n. An Italian noblewoman ranking above a countess and below a princess.
  • n. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

Nice pen, though. Nice looking wood, too, if not as dramatic as the Bethlehem version.

(am I the only one who'd be perfectly satisfied with uncertified inauthentic Bethlehem olive wood if it looked the same?)
 
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