Hi,

I just bought a Kreuzer Juno (????) fountain pen from the 1940’s or 1950’s . It is New Old Stock! According to the seller the piston filler works smoothly. But could the rubber ring have dried out? Remember, it is unused! I can’t wait to test it (first I will rinse it with tap water of course!).

Has anyone heard from this brand before?

Thanks,

Johan

Kreuzer is a second tier German brand. They made mainly student pens with steel nibs.
I have a couple in the box with papers that I found in a small shop in Italy.
Some looked like Pelikan copies, but the quality was not as high. I would be very careful carrying it, as the piston may leak after so many years. I also question the need to ink a 40-50 year old NOS pen, especially this one, since the writing experience is not going to be too exceptional. By the way, the brand name (Kreuzer means, I believe, Crusader) would be considered politically incorrect today. How the world changes...

I am a fountain pen user first and collector a distant second, but someone recently pointed out that much of the interest and (not necessarily monetary) value of an uninked NOS vintage pen is that it has survived as long as it has without being inked and used. While I fully support the right of people to use their pens as they would like and further support the using of vintage pens in general, I think that this is a valid point. If you would like a similar vintage pen to write with, you could post a request for a trade (with additional compensation) for a previously inked example of the pen. Just a thought that appealed to me recently...

Thanks for the replies. Actually, this Kreuzer look like a Montblanc. I will add pictures after I have received the pen.

Kreuzer could mean crusader, but my German-Dutch dictionary supports my interpretation. Kreuzer means battleship, like in Panzerkreuzer Potemkin, the famous (1925) Eisentein motion picture. It was also the name of an old coin.

So yes, the name has some archaic, millitaristic and nationalistic implications, but what about the Sheaffer subdivsion W.A.S.P.? <_<

True...but it could have been a reference to the insect

But seriously....Congratulations on your pen purchase, Johan!