Is anyone familiar with this brand? Were/are they well known?
I got a cheap one dating from the 1960s on ebay. Still waiting for it to be delivered.
Is anyone familiar with this brand? Were/are they well known?
I got a cheap one dating from the 1960s on ebay. Still waiting for it to be delivered.
If it is the pen I am thinking of it was not a good pen when new, a fixed converter with a piston fill, these were usually sticky and needed some force to use. The plastics were also prone to cracking.
I've acquired three of these Italian-made syringe fillers somehow or other and can report a spectrum of piston stiffness ranging from such as described by Fermata to a fine easy-going example, so you may be lucky.
In the words of Paul Simon, you can call me Al.
So I received this pen. It looks cheap, but as I paid just Euro 12.50 for it (Incl postage) that is exactly what it is. I didn't have any problems with the piston filling. The plunger isn't tight at all. The best part is that it writes very, very well. Overall, it is a simple, tough, functional little pen that you can rely upon. It won't win you any beauty contests but will serve you faithfully.
Glad to hear it. Enjoy!
In the words of Paul Simon, you can call me Al.
I remember these pens when they were new, they were sold from a card very often in a newsagent shop, they were cheap and sold well but could not stand up to the rough treatment from schoolchildren who left the pens at the bottom of their leather satchels. I can recall pressing down on the plunger with such force that it made a dent in my thumb.
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