Jump to content

Chelpark MOTI


hari317

Recommended Posts

Introduction:

 

Chelpark company Pvt. Ltd. is an old company in India primarily engaged in the manufacture of fountain pen inks and related stationery items. When the chellaram family took over the Parker ink manufacture operations in India, the company was renamed Chel-park. The full story of the transition can be read here.

 

The company in the 1990s introduced a line of fountain pens, among them was a piston filler model called the "MOTI" which in Hindi/Urdu means Pearl.

 

After another FPN member reminded me about this pen, I could locate a few pieces in a shop in the bylanes of Bangalore and impressed by the quality decided to review it here on FPN.

 

Review:

 

The pen is made of plastic and has a decent heft. The section and barrel is one piece and has a nice tapered section profile which makes finding the natural grip very easy. The pen is a comfortable 5 1/4 inch capped.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2162.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2163.jpg

 

The nib is a stainless steel unit with an ABS heavily finned feed in a marked departure from the usual fissured ebonite feed. The nib width is a western Fine.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2164.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2165.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2161.jpg

 

The piston is moderately stiff, but seems to be long lasting from the looks of it, I can't comment much on it since I am yet to use the pen for long time. The piston has three rings.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2167.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2168.jpg

 

My only complaint about the pen is its clip which is not spring loaded, so it cant be clipped very comfortably onto thick fabric. The cap is secured onto the pen by a standard three finger clutch.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2169.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2172.jpg

 

The pens with filling instuctions on the cardboard sleeve.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Chelpark%20Moti/IMG_2174.jpg

 

The writing performance is moderately smooth, definitely not a "hot knife over butter". I would view this pen as a daily user pen which is very reasonably priced. From an Indian cost perpective, the cost is a bit higher for the pen to be given to a beginner student, I think it will be more suited for a high school/college student. the pen is well built for its price and is a good buy if you can find the pen.

 

Cheers,

Hari

Edited by hari317

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 49
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • hari317

    12

  • agraguy

    5

  • Shyahi

    3

  • kethiemann

    2

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

very interesting pen, thanks for sharing

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am really nostalgic today.... as I said before, it reminds me of my schools days. I still have difficulty facing the fact that

just a few(very few) years ago I used to sit in a classroom with my friends....... I didn't know, after a few years those days will

seem so long ago.... and I will cherish the memories of my happiest days.

 

Lucky you..... wish I could find a dew of those. Those are really excellent pens for their price.

 

And as always, hats off to you for so nice a review and photos.

 

Take care...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks very much Hari for this nice information. When I am in India this time, I will definately try to get one of these as well as the Wality.

Thanks once again.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I remember Chelpark for their good quality and wide range of ink colours in our school days in early 80's! This pen I have not seen ever. I am really impressed with its design!

Hari, Your photography is marvellous! Thanks for sharing this unknown pearl with us!

Keep posting all those lost fountains pens from India!!

Warm wishes from heart land of Africa.

Abhik.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you for shring this with us.

I am always happy to learn a bit more about pens made in different parts of the world.

Respect to all

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice pen and review. Great macros!

 

I shoulda got a Canon too.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right

to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers,

and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Revelation 22:14-15

Link to comment
Share on other sites

If Indian manufacturers would export their pens, I'm sure I would be only one of the many who would be in line to get one. Thanks for your enthusiasm for Indian pens, for otherwise I would only know of Airmail/Wality. By the way, looks pretty similar to the Camlin sleek but for the Camlin's simpler nib, down to the rectangular ink view windows and cap.

 

EDIT: Got Camlin's two piston-fill models mixed up. :P

Edited by graceaj

Looking to exchange ink samples! Available: Noodler's Bulletproof Black, Noodler's 54th Massachusetts, Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses, Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher, Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Grace

The Guider Pen company from India has appointed us "All Write Now" as the source for their pens in North America. Currently we are also sending pens around the world for thm as well.

Here is a temporary link.

The official website will be up by Wednesday evening.

Feel free to email me or send a PM with any questions.

 

Thank you

Steve

 

ALL WRITE NOW temp site

 

AWN%252520ADD.jpg
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...

Hari did not mention the cost of this pen in U. S. dollars!! I have an identical one and I have now filled it with Private Reserve Chocolate ink. The nib is even slightly flexible and I have been able to get some line variation - some day, maybe I will post some photos of writing samples.

 

Well .. the price! I bought this pen some time last month at our local art supplier for Rs. 86. which going by present dollar prices is slightly less than $2 !!!!! :roflmho:

Surajit

....This is a line no one can see

'Tis made by an inverted Saibi Togee

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Did they produce any other fountain pens? Looks like a vintage pen... Its a piston filler somemore... Maybe you can get some and sell it to us in FPN...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Hari ,

 

At the risk of repeating , what has already been said, EXCELLENT REVIEW AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY. :thumbup:

 

This pen reminded me of a very similar Camlin Piston Filler i used to use in my school days . Now i realise what a superb pen it was and how much abuse it could withstand . Nowadays , i buy pens from all over the world (mainly Malaysia and US), and realise that while buying a pen, some of the features like Piston Filler , Ink view windows ,user removable nibs etc were

defacto standards in these Indian Piston filler pens. These pens could also withstand the varied and extreme weather conditions of the subcontinent . I hope our new generations realise the value of a good fountain pens and adopt them in thier day to day life .

 

Please , keep up the good work.

 

regards,

 

Dev

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This pen reminded me of a very similar Camlin Piston Filler i used to use in my school days . Now I realise what a superb pen it was and how much abuse it could withstand .

 

Thanks for your kind comments Dev, I think the Camlin piston filler you are talking about is the Camlin Sleek, It is a nice pen too, very similar to the Moti but with a different semi cylindrical nib, the cap is totally different. You can still get the sleek in some shops in Mumbai, it is a current model.

 

Warm Regards,

Hari

 

 

 

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Did they produce any other fountain pens? Looks like a vintage pen... Its a piston filler somemore... Maybe you can get some and sell it to us in FPN...

 

Yes, they a produced a few handsome EDs too, used them in school, if I find any I shall definitely photograph and share them here.

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 months later...
  • 1 year later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...