A Question For Indians

[chandelle]

I remember that my first fountain pen at school - and this was in the mid-70s - was a brand called Wing Star. I've done all sorts of internet searches for this pen but have come up blank. In my neck of the woods, which was in rural Karnataka in southern India, these pens were quite popular. It may have been Wing Star or Wingstar, I can't quite recall. The pens were eyedropper, small sized and had an ink window with vertical strips. I bet that there were no nib choices available.

 

Is there anyone else here to whom this pen may sound familiar? Or better still, a link to where I can buy one today?

 

Many thanks in advance

 

[Anirban4u]

Never heard of Wingstar, Wing Star or any of its variations. Closest I can thing of is Wing sung which I am pretty sure you aren't talking about.

 

Note to self: Keep an eye on this thread.

[NinthSphere]

A quick google shows people looking for information on Winstar pens.

[chandelle]

Never heard of Wingstar, Wing Star or any of its variations. Closest I can thing of is Wing sung which I am pretty sure you aren't talking about.

 

Note to self: Keep an eye on this thread.

 

Well, there was even a girl in my class who was nicknamed Wing Star, so that's the name, definitely. My bro too recalls the brand most vividly. Looking back, the pen was what can be termed dreck, with not much QA/QC in its construction. It'd often leak from the section-barrel joint and we hadn't heard of anything called silicone grease back then.

 

I can't recall how scratchy or otherwise the nib was but Wing Star was the only FP blokes wrote in, while those with wealthy parents brought along a Hero 336. Risible as this would sound to anyone not familiar with my zeitgeist, the Hero 336 was a prize often offered by parents to their children who did well in exams!

[chandelle]

I've just written these guys (http://www.penassociation.in/member-directory?userid=485&task=viewmember); let's see

[mike.jane]

I would assume the ink window had vertical stripes, and not strips. Sorry, I'm not normally the kind of guy who points out people's spelling or grammar, but I feel it's a noteworthy difference.

[chandelle]

I would assume the ink window had vertical stripes, and not strips. Sorry, I'm not normally the kind of guy who points out people's spelling or grammar, but I feel it's a noteworthy difference.

 

Thanks for the correction. I said what I did because I thought that the ink window was blanked out in transparent strips from the opaque barrel material.