I Went To Mom's And… (Italian Unbranded From The Seventies)

[Vlad72]

These days I'm moving, and I'm helping my mom move as well. On her desk, which is also her table, I've been seeing this large thing:

http://vladsandrini.com/i/pens/momspen-01.jpg

Large meaning 15 mm wide, 12 mm at the section's narrowest point. Not very long: 133 mm capped, 127 mm uncapped (posting just doesn't happen).

It looked like wooden from a distance, but it's enameled metal. Made in the late Sixties or early Seventies, because the only thing she remembers about the pen showing up is that she was already done with school.

Actually the pen wasn't at all like this. It was totally encrusted in purple, quite badly. I kept saying, "Mom, I definitely have to clean that mess of yours."

Today she said, "It's yours. Take it away. It's time for detachment."

I took it away, pulled the nib and feed and soaked them twice in a bowl with the usual dishwashing stuff. And here's the nib. The feed is well shielded, like the ones from Pilot's budget pens such as 78G, Metropolitan, Prera.

http://vladsandrini.com/i/pens/momspen-02.jpg http://vladsandrini.com/i/pens/momspen-03.jpg

I think it has a bit of baby's bottom, just a little. But the stroke size is fine, so I figured out it would give very little problems anyway. I put in a converter and some blue (a quite dry one, I wanted to see how it would behave) and it looked ok.

http://vladsandrini.com/i/pens/momspen-04.jpg

Apart from me writing an 'e' that looks like an 'a' in my own language (oops! It has been a really tough day), I think it does just fine and smooth.

[PAKMAN]

Not sure of the model. Some Stipulas have the quill on them.

[Seville]

That sure is a Danitrio looking section

 

Philip

[Vlad72]

Thanks for your info, she has no clue of the manufacturer