penwash
February 24th, 2016, 10:19 PM
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A nice full-size (quite girthy) pen in black.
No brand or name anywhere I can find.
Condition: Restored. New ink sac, button-filler adjusted, and this is one of the most tedious pen design to reinstall the section into the barrel with the new ink sac (with talc powder). Why? Because the section is not stress-fit like other vintage pens, instead it has a rather deep thread. So imagine I had to rotate the thread one quarter turn at a time, stop, rotate the button filler along to make sure the new ink sac don't get tangled with the pressure bar inside, check if the button filler still pump air, rinse and repeat.
Nib: This is one of nicest superflex nib I've used. The brand... no idea, the engraving says Astro Iridio Extra. It flex like a gymnast on a banana peel. See it for yourself in the writing sample below.
Price: $90 (OBO, but this is a very nice superflex)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1585/24620052703_dc8c39c682_z.jpg
The clip is cool, it has a wheel. The ring on the cap is loose but it held in place (the cap shrink a tad, maybe?).
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1720/24951250370_7de4d5618d_z.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1555/24951252890_78d82b63ec_z.jpg
Writing sample:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1527/24877479990_b657732f52_z.jpg
A nice full-size (quite girthy) pen in black.
No brand or name anywhere I can find.
Condition: Restored. New ink sac, button-filler adjusted, and this is one of the most tedious pen design to reinstall the section into the barrel with the new ink sac (with talc powder). Why? Because the section is not stress-fit like other vintage pens, instead it has a rather deep thread. So imagine I had to rotate the thread one quarter turn at a time, stop, rotate the button filler along to make sure the new ink sac don't get tangled with the pressure bar inside, check if the button filler still pump air, rinse and repeat.
Nib: This is one of nicest superflex nib I've used. The brand... no idea, the engraving says Astro Iridio Extra. It flex like a gymnast on a banana peel. See it for yourself in the writing sample below.
Price: $90 (OBO, but this is a very nice superflex)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1585/24620052703_dc8c39c682_z.jpg
The clip is cool, it has a wheel. The ring on the cap is loose but it held in place (the cap shrink a tad, maybe?).
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1720/24951250370_7de4d5618d_z.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1555/24951252890_78d82b63ec_z.jpg
Writing sample:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1527/24877479990_b657732f52_z.jpg