Moore Safety Pen Restored

**penwash** · July 1st, 2018, 10:04 PM

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

During restoration:

Working with cork is quite ... interesting

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

**Deb** · July 2nd, 2018, 05:35 AM

Lovely pen, great nib. Nice work, Will.

**penwash** · July 2nd, 2018, 05:01 PM

Thank you, Deb!

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

**Deb** · July 3rd, 2018, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by penwash

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** · July 3rd, 2018, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Deb

Originally Posted by 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

**Deb** · July 4th, 2018, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by penwash

Originally Posted by Deb

Originally Posted by 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

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.