family pen! Swenson Pen Co. Star Stylo chased hard rubber- info?

**manoeuver** · July 7th, 2013, 11:04 AM

My grandma-in law gave me her own grandfather's pen. He passed in the 30s. I'll be getting this one restored. Google hasn't been very helpful, anybody here have any info?

**ardgedee** · July 7th, 2013, 11:20 AM

Huh! I wonder if it's a relative of my mystery pen.

**Carole** · July 17th, 2013, 01:53 PM

Hey, Tim, just saw this--so maybe you've already found some info. But if not, might be worth emailing the photos and talking to Fred Krinke at the Fountain Pen Shop in Monrovia, CA. He was there in person during the golden age of pen-using in Los Angeles. This is a wonderful gift.

**Jonathan** · July 22nd, 2013, 10:02 AM

I've acquired a number of vintage stylographic pens in the last few months, and have found them to be amazingly smooth and reliable writers...I have one (a Universal) on my bedside table, and love it because you don't need to line up the nib before scrawling a note (in semi-darkness or semi-sleep :-)

Does the tiny pin in the nozzle move freely? Getting this configured properly seems to be the real trick to fixing one of these -- the rest (lever, sac, etc) is usually pretty standard.

Excellent stylo information is available on Richard Binder's site: http://www.richardspens.com/?design=stylos. David Nishimura also has lots of good info, as well as a cool selection for sale: http://www.vintagepens.com/stylos.shtml.

Cheers!

Jonathan