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    Default A replacement converter needed

    Does anyone know if the current Sheaffer piston fill converter will fit my old Imperial? The pen came with a button filler that is completely shot now. I purchased this pen new sometime in the late 1960s or very early 1970s.

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    A qualified "maybe". Some of the Imperials will use the piston converter, but the old squeeze converter will almost assuredly fit.

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    Thanks, jar. Of course, I'd most like a button filler converter to bring the pen back to the way it was when I purchased it. However, I cannot imagine even a NOS button filler converter having a viable sac in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freddy View Post
    Thanks, jar. Of course, I'd most like a button filler converter to bring the pen back to the way it was when I purchased it. However, I cannot imagine even a NOS button filler converter having a viable sac in it.
    Teri at Peyton Street often has the button converters

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    Quote Originally Posted by jar View Post
    Teri at Peyton Street often has the button converters
    Thanks for the tip, jar. From looking on the Peyton Street site, the modern piston converter will fit my pen. While I would like the original button filler, I'm not sure I can justify the difference in price (almost 2½ times more for the button fill converter). Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

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    Default Re: A replacement converter needed

    I think they came with either the button or squeeze converter, just depends on when the pen was made.
    I have had NOS pens with button converters that don't work, so squeeze will probable last longer.
    The new piston one is the way to go for longevity and reliability. It also has the advantage that you can see how much ink is left.

    Has anyone tried to resac the button converter?

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