Visconti Titanic LE (the plunger filler)

[mikeycpa]

I’m in a state of shock. I hadn’t checked the pen in a while & never used it but kept it in the original inner and outer box all in a file box in ac room, etc. I’m seeing some pink mauve tones of color to the left and right of the clip, the section area changed to that almost entirely and the clip is corroded some. If anybody knows anything I’d for the heck of it I’ll post pictures. Probably nobody cares though. [emoji4][emoji3]


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[mikeycpa]

I’m in a state of shock. I hadn’t checked the pen in a while & never used it but kept it in the original inner and outer box all in a file box in ac room, etc. I’m seeing some pink mauve tones of color to the left and right of the clip, the section area changed to that almost entirely and the clip is corroded some. If anybody knows anything I’d for the heck of it I’ll post pictures. Probably nobody cares though. [emoji4][emoji3]


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The colors are supposed to be blue and bronze.
I’ve contacted Visconti just to understand it.


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[junglejim]

If the pen is celluloid then it is breaking down due to improper curing. The celluloid begins off-gassing nitric acid and spreads over time to destroy the pen. The celluloid starts to feel sticky, smells like vinegar, and the metal clips begin to turn green and degrade. Some of the late Omas made pens were known for this and there is a big thread on this at FPN.

link: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/362971-experiences-with-the-crystallization-of-omas-celluloids/

Some of the Visconti celluloid made pens also had this problem. NOTE: DO NOT keep this pen with other celluloid pens as the off-gassing will cause your other pens to degrade! Sorry, no cure for this problem.

[Motomachi10]

So many pens go into self-destruction because the material was not cured properly.