Eversharp Skyline Desk Pen - Reviving After 40 Years

[jgreen]

I was just given this pen by a friend, whose father gave it to him 40 years ago, whcih is when it was last used. I took the section off, put everything in a glass of water, and pretty much cleared out all of the old ink.

 

My question is the sac; I'm not sure if the sac is full of ink that dried solid, or if it's just hard from age. I have no experience with this kind of a fill system, but It looks like it works (the lever moves), but I don't see that it sucks anything in. How can I clean this out?

 

Is there any advice out there? If I have to replace the sac, any instructions or videos on the internet to which you can point me?

[ac12]

REPLACE THE SAC.

If original, the sac is over 50 years old, and if it has not failed yet, it may fail tomorrow or next week.

And the fact that it does not suck in any ink, is an indication of a failed ink sac, or a broken/rusted J-bar.

 

If you put the entire pen into water, you NEED to disassemble the pen or get it to a pen tech ASAP.

Water and the metal J-bar and lever inside of the pen barrel do not mix. Water + metal = rust.

 

Personal opinion, if you are only going to do ONE pen, it is not worth the cost and effort to resac that pen yourself. You are better off sending it out to get it done. You have to buy the ink sac, shellac and talc. And the cost of the supplies could be about half or more of the cost of getting a pro do the work for you.

 

If you really want to do it yourself, take a look at this:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/189313-how-to-replace-an-esterbrook-sac/

It is specific to the Esterbrook, but most of the steps are the same as for your Skyline.

Edited October 30, 2014 by ac12