Moore Tuscan, Model Or Color?

[linearM]

Can anyone tell me if the Moore Tuscan refers to a specific pen model or a color? It seems that I have seen ring tops, flat tops, and pens of various sizes called Tuscan. So is Tuscan the rich redish brown or a model of pen? During what years was the red brown color used?

[DanDeM]

Can anyone tell me if the Moore Tuscan refers to a specific pen model or a color? It seems that I have seen ring tops, flat tops, and pens of various sizes called Tuscan. So is Tuscan the rich redish brown or a model of pen? During what years was the red brown color used?

 

Moore introduced the line with this page in their 1925 catalog.

 

 

These show some variation in color, but still basically a tile red.

 

 

An auction for an L-96 closed a few minutes ago. The pen lacked the crown that Moore mentions above. Made me suspicious.

 

For reference, they came with either a red section...

 

 

or a black section.

 

Edited October 20, 2013 by Blotto

[ThirdeYe]

I used to have one. It belonged to a relative. I believe Tuscan refers to the color, not the size/shape. It's also a line of their pens, but I think the models would be the numbers on the cap (i.e. L-93) It's like a brownish orange.

Edited October 31, 2013 by ThirdeYe