Moore Safety Pen Restored

[penwash]

I just finished restoring this Moore Safety Pen. An old one probably from the late 1890's.

During restoration:

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Working with cork is quite ... interesting :)

And now it writes with a barrel full of Callifolio Noir with no leaks.

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[Deb]

Lovely pen, great nib. Nice work, Will.

[penwash]

Thank you, Deb!

By the way, do you know if there are any retractable nib pens made in the UK ?

[Deb]

Thank you, Deb!

By the way, do you know if there are any retractable nib pens made in the UK ?

Not many. They didn't catch on here. Whytwarth comes to mind - not all that many made and pretty pricey now. I suppose the Pento would qualify though it's really more of an early capless - vanishingly rare! Mabie Todd made 'The Swan Safety Pen' but it's not a safety pen, merely an early screw-cap.

[penwash]

Thank you, Deb!

By the way, do you know if there are any retractable nib pens made in the UK ?
... it's really more of an early capless - vanishingly rare! ...

I see what you did there :D

[Deb]

Thank you, Deb!

By the way, do you know if there are any retractable nib pens made in the UK ?
... it's really more of an early capless - vanishingly rare! ...

I see what you did there :D

Ah, you got me!

I think it's quite amusing that there are two Swan pens, 30-odd years apart that are called 'The Swan Safety Pen'. The early one is an eyedropper made safer by the introduction of a screw-on cap, the later one is a 1950s eyedropper, probably made for the tropical/sub-tropical market. It had very deep-cut threads, making the pen safer by keeping the ink in.