Unknown Pen

[3rdlakerobert]

I wonder if anyone knows what make this pen is. It's octagonal and about 4.5" closed. The nib is very flexible and smooth. It says "Platinum & 14KT." There is a line across the nib as if it had a platinum mask at one time.

[RMN]

I am no vintage expert, but Platinum is a Japanese brand.

 

You might try your luck there....

 

Could be a Platinum pen, or a Frankenpen with a Platinum nib transplant.

 

No other (faint) lettering on the barrel?

 

 

D.ick

[3rdlakerobert]

I am no vintage expert, but Platinum is a Japanese brand.

 

You might try your luck there....

 

Could be a Platinum pen, or a Frankenpen with a Platinum nib transplant.

 

No other (faint) lettering on the barrel?

 

 

D.ick KT

Nothing else on the barrel, and the writing on the nib says "Platinum & 14 KT," which makes me think platinum refers to the metal in the nib, not a manufacturer.

[RMN]

I very much doubt it would have a platinum nib. Platinum is a metal that is very difficult to work with. When we were married I thought about platinum rings after my own design but the jeweller (well known) could not make them to order, just prefab ones from a factory.

 

Besides platinum is much more expensive than gold.

 

If the nib says Platinum & 14kt, your chances are 99% it is a Platinum (brand, not metal) pen.

 

 

D.ick

[3rdlakerobert]

I very much doubt it would have a platinum nib. Platinum is a metal that is very difficult to work with. When we were married I thought about platinum rings after my own design but the jeweller (well known) could not make them to order, just prefab ones from a factory.

 

Besides platinum is much more expensive than gold.

 

If the nib says Platinum & 14kt, your chances are 99% it is a Platinum (brand, not metal) pen.

 

 

D.ick

My take on it is that the platinum was a plated "mask" similar to those found on so many Sheaffers from the mid twentieth century.

[basterma]

Platinum is not graded in carats, so it can't be made from platinum. It could be plated , though the color of the nib seems wrong. Is there any sign of plating that flaked off?

[kidde]

I see why you think it means platinum and gold. I won't say it doesn't, but also think of translating Japanese to English to sell to a foreign market. I don't recognize the pen, but I've seen enough grammatical errors to think RMN is on to something. If it was plated there should be signs of that still on the nib, after all the imprint is very clear. As it says 14KT, that would be more American market as Europe uses a "c" in carat and 585 would be there too, IIRC.

Good looking regardless.

 

Paul

[CoCoPenny]

The heart shape feeder hole is a Platinum Pen feature: http://www.nibs.com/Platinum3776MotosuDemo.html