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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
Hello everyone,
I'm sorry for my english but I'm an italian girl really desperate :P... an old uncle gave me a really ancient fountain pen. It is a Titania and its nib is a Titania Osmio in Gold 585... I think this brend ceased to exist long time ago, but the pen is in perfect condition and I've never seen a more confortable and beautiful pen. Unfortunately it has got a problem. I tried on it every kind of ink cartridge I owned (parker,pellican and aurora), but I didn't find anything good for it. It's also true that it's 70 or 80 years old... May I could try something different, but I've no idea... I hope that you could find some good advice for me... Thanks a lot for everything... -- Nickname: Serri Se tracci col gesso una riga sul pavimento, è altrettanto difficile camminarci sopra che avanzare sulla più sottile delle funi. Eppure chiunque ci riesce tranquillamente perché non è pericoloso. Se fai finta che la fune non è altro che un disegno fatto col gesso e l'aria intorno è il pavimento, riesci a procedere sicuro su tutte le funi. Ciò che conta è tutto dentro di noi; fuori nessuno può aiutarci. Non essere in guerra con te stesso: così... tutto diventa possibile, non solo camminare su una fune, ma anche volare. PGP key fingerprint: A5A7 6A16 887A C996 EC10 57BA CD06 BC41 AC48 2497 |
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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
Shiva Das ha scritto:
1. Are you sure it is a cartridge pen? An older pen missing its ink sac can _look_ like a cartridge pen if you pull the section away from the body and there's nothing inside. I looked inside the pen and there is nothing inside. It isn't like the other cartridge pen that I own, and here is the problem. 2. is there any evidence of a filling system such as a lever, turning knob, sleeve, etc? An eyedropper-fill pen can also look like a cartridge filler missing its cartridge. Yes, there is a lever in the back of the pen: when you pull it a foil inside the pen goes down and opens a passage near the lever, when you release the lever the body of the pen is hermetically closed. 3. Have you tried both short and long "International" size ink cartridges? What do you mean with "International" size? I tried short Pelikan cartridges that work almost on every type of fountain pen and then I tried long Parker cartridges, but they don't work. 4. Did you ask your uncle how he used to fill the pen? My uncle died 40 years ago, when my mother was 6 years old... Thanks a lot for your kindness... -- Nickname: Serri Se tracci col gesso una riga sul pavimento, è altrettanto difficile camminarci sopra che avanzare sulla più sottile delle funi. Eppure chiunque ci riesce tranquillamente perché non è pericoloso. Se fai finta che la fune non è altro che un disegno fatto col gesso e l'aria intorno è il pavimento, riesci a procedere sicuro su tutte le funi. Ciò che conta è tutto dentro di noi; fuori nessuno può aiutarci. Non essere in guerra con te stesso: così... tutto diventa possibile, non solo camminare su una fune, ma anche volare. PGP key fingerprint: A5A7 6A16 887A C996 EC10 57BA CD06 BC41 AC48 2497 |
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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
"Serri" wrote in message . .. Shiva Das ha scritto: 1. Are you sure it is a cartridge pen? An older pen missing its ink sac can _look_ like a cartridge pen if you pull the section away from the body and there's nothing inside. I looked inside the pen and there is nothing inside. It isn't like the other cartridge pen that I own, and here is the problem. 2. is there any evidence of a filling system such as a lever, turning knob, sleeve, etc? An eyedropper-fill pen can also look like a cartridge filler missing its cartridge. Yes, there is a lever in the back of the pen: when you pull it a foil inside the pen goes down and opens a passage near the lever, when you release the lever the body of the pen is hermetically closed. 3. Have you tried both short and long "International" size ink cartridges? What do you mean with "International" size? I tried short Pelikan cartridges that work almost on every type of fountain pen and then I tried long Parker cartridges, but they don't work. Cartridges like the ones by Pelikan are called standard international cartridges. They come in short and long sizes. Many companies make them. Other companies such as Parker make cartridges that are proprietary. They fit only the pens they make. Sometimes, they'll fit pens made by another company, but not many other companies like with the standard cartridges. It sounds to me as though the pen doesn't use cartridges. The lever is used to fill the pen straight from a bottle of ink. You are fortunate to have such a wonderful remembrance of your uncle. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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Lever fill pen
Bluesea wrote:
"Serri" wrote in message . .. Shiva Das ha scritto: 1. Are you sure it is a cartridge pen? An older pen missing its ink sac can _look_ like a cartridge pen if you pull the section away from the body and there's nothing inside. I looked inside the pen and there is nothing inside. It isn't like the other cartridge pen that I own, and here is the problem. 2. is there any evidence of a filling system such as a lever, turning knob, sleeve, etc? An eyedropper-fill pen can also look like a cartridge filler missing its cartridge. Yes, there is a lever in the back of the pen: when you pull it a foil inside the pen goes down and opens a passage near the lever, when you release the lever the body of the pen is hermetically closed. 3. Have you tried both short and long "International" size ink cartridges? What do you mean with "International" size? I tried short Pelikan cartridges that work almost on every type of fountain pen and then I tried long Parker cartridges, but they don't work. Cartridges like the ones by Pelikan are called standard international cartridges. They come in short and long sizes. Many companies make them. Other companies such as Parker make cartridges that are proprietary. They fit only the pens they make. Sometimes, they'll fit pens made by another company, but not many other companies like with the standard cartridges. It sounds to me as though the pen doesn't use cartridges. The lever is used to fill the pen straight from a bottle of ink. You are fortunate to have such a wonderful remembrance of your uncle. Here's a link on how to fill lever filling pens. If it has not been used in many years, you may need to replace the sac. Any pen repair shop can do this. http://www.vintagepens.com/filling_i...-fillers.shtml |
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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:39:45 +0200, Serri wrote:
Shiva Das ha scritto: 1. Are you sure it is a cartridge pen? An older pen missing its ink sac can _look_ like a cartridge pen if you pull the section away from the body and there's nothing inside. I looked inside the pen and there is nothing inside. It isn't like the other cartridge pen that I own, and here is the problem. 2. is there any evidence of a filling system such as a lever, turning knob, sleeve, etc? An eyedropper-fill pen can also look like a cartridge filler missing its cartridge. Yes, there is a lever in the back of the pen: when you pull it a foil inside the pen goes down and opens a passage near the lever, when you release the lever the body of the pen is hermetically closed. 3. Have you tried both short and long "International" size ink cartridges? What do you mean with "International" size? I tried short Pelikan cartridges that work almost on every type of fountain pen and then I tried long Parker cartridges, but they don't work. 4. Did you ask your uncle how he used to fill the pen? My uncle died 40 years ago, when my mother was 6 years old... Thanks a lot for your kindness... Sounds like the lady's got a lever fill. Perhaps if she'll tell us what part of the world she's in, somebody can direct her to a pen repair shop where they can install a new bladder and show her how to fill the pen. Hope that's all it needs. |
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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
J. L. Jones ha scritto:
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:39:45 +0200, Serri wrote: Shiva Das ha scritto: 1. Are you sure it is a cartridge pen? An older pen missing its ink sac can _look_ like a cartridge pen if you pull the section away from the body and there's nothing inside. I looked inside the pen and there is nothing inside. It isn't like the other cartridge pen that I own, and here is the problem. 2. is there any evidence of a filling system such as a lever, turning knob, sleeve, etc? An eyedropper-fill pen can also look like a cartridge filler missing its cartridge. Yes, there is a lever in the back of the pen: when you pull it a foil inside the pen goes down and opens a passage near the lever, when you release the lever the body of the pen is hermetically closed. 3. Have you tried both short and long "International" size ink cartridges? What do you mean with "International" size? I tried short Pelikan cartridges that work almost on every type of fountain pen and then I tried long Parker cartridges, but they don't work. 4. Did you ask your uncle how he used to fill the pen? My uncle died 40 years ago, when my mother was 6 years old... Thanks a lot for your kindness... Sounds like the lady's got a lever fill. Perhaps if she'll tell us what part of the world she's in, somebody can direct her to a pen repair shop where they can install a new bladder and show her how to fill the pen. Hope that's all it needs. I live in Parma, a beautiful city in Italy, near Bologna. Yesterday I went to a pen shop, the best I knew, and the shop assistant told me that is actually a lever fill pen... that miss its sac! He also said that is difficult to find the spare part, and suggested me to go in an old pen shop in Bologna, where perhaps I could find something... If somebody can help me, I'll be really glad to give ear to everyone... Thanks for the precious advice you gave me until now... Serri -- Nickname: Serri E-mail: Se tracci col gesso una riga sul pavimento, è altrettanto difficile camminarci sopra che avanzare sulla più sottile delle funi. Eppure chiunque ci riesce tranquillamente perché non è pericoloso. Se fai finta che la fune non è altro che un disegno fatto col gesso e l'aria intorno è il pavimento, riesci a procedere sicuro su tutte le funi. Ciò che conta è tutto dentro di noi; fuori nessuno può aiutarci. Non essere in guerra con te stesso: così... tutto diventa possibile, non solo camminare su una fune, ma anche volare. PGP key fingerprint: A5A7 6A16 887A C996 EC10 57BA CD06 BC41 AC48 2497 |
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Small problem with an ancient fountain pen
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:56:45 +0200, Serri wrote:
I live in Parma, a beautiful city in Italy, near Bologna. Yesterday I went to a pen shop, the best I knew, and the shop assistant told me that is actually a lever fill pen... that miss its sac! He also said that is difficult to find the spare part, and suggested me to go in an old pen shop in Bologna, where perhaps I could find something... If somebody can help me, I'll be really glad to give ear to everyone... Thanks for the precious advice you gave me until now... You could mail it to somebody here in the United States. Richard Binder on FPN--I'd hate to do business with him myself because he's a pompous jackass, but I would trust him with my pen. There are plenty of trustworthy people on FPN who could fix it for you. An alternative is to fix it yourself. You can probably order that sac. |
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