This 1928 Security #5 is Twist-fill in Red Mottled Hard Rubber. Inside the light yellow Bakelite cap-top is the check protector with it’s rotating blades used to perforate the check so it could not be altered. GFT, including the spring loaded clip. Medium, extra-flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint. Shown with cap on top of cap removed so you can see the check protector mechanism. Item #148 in Catalog #82
How did my vintage pen get clogged?? A pen’s feed can get clogged either by using the wrong type of ink (such as India ink, where the particles clog the channels) or by not cleaning your fountain pen and letting the (fountain pen) ink dry out. A good cleaning is the best next step!
Currently Inked – July 22, 2017 Namiki Emperor – B. CI – Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsuji Classic Pens LB5 – Cross Point – Kaweco Ruby Red Classic Pens LM1 – Italic – Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin OMAS 360 Magnum – Medium – Pilot Iroshizuku Ama-iro Sheaffer No Nonsense – Fine Italic – Sheaffer Emerald Green Lamy LX – Medium – Pilot Iroshizuku Kosumosu
This 1920 Parker 25 Jack Knife Safety BF in Black Smooth Hard Rubber. Before the button-fill, the 25 was sold as both as a “click-fill” pen and an eyedropper-fill “Trench Pen” with a compartment on the bottom for ink tablets. A larger, hard to find size. Fine, flexible nib (rare to find a flexible nib). Some imprint wear (almost all readable), otherwise near mint. Item #162 in Catalog #82
Is there any way to fix a watered down vintage black rubber pen? It’s an old one from a garage sale. Fountain pen restorers can fix the pen up for you but if the black hard rubber is faded and whitened by light and/or water exposure, but there are treatments that can darken the material. Whether you truly want to alter your fountain pen this way is up to you.
Currently Inked – July 15, 2017 Super 5 – 0.7 mm – Sailor Jentle Sky High Montblanc 146 – OBB – Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo Unknown BCHR – Grieshaber dip nib – Robert Oster Fire & Ice Pilot Capless – Stub – Diamine Hope Pink
This 1928 Parker is a True Blue BF set. Designed as a lower cost market entry than the Duofold, initially named “Three Fifty” and the color called “Modernistic Blue and White,” production lasted only two years. GFT. Almost always found with heavy ambering, mint sets, such as this one, are extremely hard to find and highly desirable. Extra-fine/fine nib. A hint of ambering where the barrel is protected by the cap, otherwise near mint+ (could …
Q: What pen can I use for Copperplate calligraphy? A: Many vintage fountain pens have flexible gold nibs that can offer variation from an extra-fine to broad, or fine to double-broad, etc. These nibs can be delicate and require a practiced hand, so starting off with dip nibs might be safest (and ideal) as calligraphers and the Master Penmen use dip nibs for true line variation.
Currently Inked – July 8, 2017 Franklin-Christoph Model 66 – Titanium medium – Caran d’Ache Saffron Classic Pens LM1 – Italic – Robert Oster Fire & Ice Namiki Yukari – FA – Diamine Soft Mint Nakaya Cigar – Elastic Medium – Montblanc Dandy Turquoise
The 1943 Parker 51 Vacumatic in Midnight Blue! Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap. The rarest year of manufacture, especially in the fourth quarter, such as this one. Almost all of Parker’s manufacturing capacity was being used for the war effort (bomb sights, etc.), with what few pens being made all going to the armed services for soldiers and officers. On top of all this, the pen is fitted with a double-broad “Ball” nib, designed for left …
