Full Version: Pics of your Cartridge/School pens?
Just wanted to see the variety of styles available with school pens. Thanks!
I've only got these two. They're both the same style, one with an 'M', one an 'F' nib (the cap of the red pen simply has tape on it because the clip broke off).
Nellie
Nellie
The best pens ever -- Sheaffer cartridge pens. Sheaffer should bring these back and package them with a dozen Skrip cartridges. They are helping kill off the fountain pen by not having a good introductory/everyday pen for people to buy.
I've had several of these pens, up through the 1990s production. The earlier (1960s) models were a little smoother, I think.
Dave
I've had several of these pens, up through the 1990s production. The earlier (1960s) models were a little smoother, I think.
Dave
Nice inexpensive pens in the early 60s and still are today. You just can't kill one of these off. I have two, both that I've had since 1961 or so, and still use them today, as one of my daily writers. I refill the cartridges, with Skrip Black. I even refilled them back in the mid 60s from a bottle of Black Skrip, Washable, with an eyedropper while I was in the service. A 19 cent bottle of Skrip worked well and much less costly than cartridges.
Just darn good pens, that I've been using along with Admirals, Snorkels, Targas, for many, many years.
Just darn good pens, that I've been using along with Admirals, Snorkels, Targas, for many, many years.
Always happy to see a thread devoted to the Cartridge Pen. It's the pen that started me on my lifelong love for fountain pens, and (IMHO) it was the best entry-level ambassador the fountain pen ever had.
Another thing - there were so many versions over the years that it would be possible to put together a fascinating collection of Cartridge Pens alone. Some of the less common items, just off the top of my head: the odd lever-fill Canadian variant; the models made exclusively for Sears Roebuck; the enameled, matte black and stainless versions; and the "metal" version of the Delta Grip pen, which used a standard CP section (the plastic Delta Grips had a different section unique to that model) with a black nib. Time and circumstances permitting, I'll try to post a photo or two.
Say, Nellie...one of those nibs looks awfully familar.
Cheers,
Jon
Another thing - there were so many versions over the years that it would be possible to put together a fascinating collection of Cartridge Pens alone. Some of the less common items, just off the top of my head: the odd lever-fill Canadian variant; the models made exclusively for Sears Roebuck; the enameled, matte black and stainless versions; and the "metal" version of the Delta Grip pen, which used a standard CP section (the plastic Delta Grips had a different section unique to that model) with a black nib. Time and circumstances permitting, I'll try to post a photo or two.
Say, Nellie...one of those nibs looks awfully familar.
Cheers,
Jon
QUOTE(Univer @ Feb 4 2008, 07:42 PM) [snapback]502950[/snapback]
Say, Nellie...one of those nibs looks awfully familar.
I bet it does and I'm eternally grateful!!
Nellie
PS.: All those different versions sound extremely intriguing. Please do post pictures if you can - I'd love to see them.
Skripcert counts too!
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Ignore the Phileas on the left.
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Ignore the Phileas on the left.
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Captnemo that is one heck of a collection you've got there. Lovely. Makes me want to get a couple more of these babies.
I like the cartridge pens. I recently got a pair from Garageboy, and they're really smooth writers. As buttery smooth as my Phileas, and one of them has misaligned tines! (if only ever so slightly.)
Great pens. It's too bad one of them i can't really use because the cap isn't airtight. Something to look into.
Maybe i'll post some pictures if i can find my camera.
I like the cartridge pens. I recently got a pair from Garageboy, and they're really smooth writers. As buttery smooth as my Phileas, and one of them has misaligned tines! (if only ever so slightly.)
Great pens. It's too bad one of them i can't really use because the cap isn't airtight. Something to look into.
Maybe i'll post some pictures if i can find my camera.
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Captnemo that is one heck of a collection you've got there. Lovely. Makes me want to get a couple more of these babies.
I like the cartridge pens. I recently got a pair from Garageboy, and they're really smooth writers. As buttery smooth as my Phileas, and one of them has misaligned tines! (if only ever so slightly.)
Great pens. It's too bad one of them i can't really use because the cap isn't airtight. Something to look into.
Maybe i'll post some pictures if i can find my camera.
I like the cartridge pens. I recently got a pair from Garageboy, and they're really smooth writers. As buttery smooth as my Phileas, and one of them has misaligned tines! (if only ever so slightly.)
Great pens. It's too bad one of them i can't really use because the cap isn't airtight. Something to look into.
Maybe i'll post some pictures if i can find my camera.
Haha. Yeah, I LOVE those pens. I have about 30 of them. Those in the picture are my daily use pens and all are inked and ready to write. Two of them have stub nibs that were ground and polished for me by Dillo. The second photo at the bottom with the clear body is used as an eyedropper and is filled with Bulletproof Black. They all write like a dream.
Unlike Captnemo, I've only got a few:
Yes, that IS a Stylpoint with a desk body at the end. Weird, eh? And, yes, that cap on the black one in the middle is inappropriate-- garage sale find, with a Sanford felt-tip cap pressed into duty. I figure I can borrow the cap from another when the mood strikes me to use it. It's a shame they're not being made any more (although these things rather spoiled the effect); they were brilliant as Baby's First Fountain Pen.
Yes, that IS a Stylpoint with a desk body at the end. Weird, eh? And, yes, that cap on the black one in the middle is inappropriate-- garage sale find, with a Sanford felt-tip cap pressed into duty. I figure I can borrow the cap from another when the mood strikes me to use it. It's a shame they're not being made any more (although these things rather spoiled the effect); they were brilliant as Baby's First Fountain Pen.
My collection includes 15 Sheaffer school pens. One of them is the one I had in 1956 in the fifth grade (I sat right behind Balboa 
) I have these filled and salted all over the place where a pen might be needed: gig bag, courier bag, possibles bag, night stand, fridge, tool box, waterproof flotation bag in the kayak, glove box, etc.
Paddler
) I have these filled and salted all over the place where a pen might be needed: gig bag, courier bag, possibles bag, night stand, fridge, tool box, waterproof flotation bag in the kayak, glove box, etc.Paddler
Oh my goodness... How could I have missed this thread?! I love my Sheaffer cartridge/school pens, yet I've never taken photos of them! They're always relegated to the more "glamorous" pens. I love this thread! I'll have to contribute, but right now they're all filled and looking a bit messy. Good excuse to clean them and spiffy them up a bit.
Glad ya got them ilubiano! Makes great ink tester pens too
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Glad ya got them ilubiano! Makes great ink tester pens too
Yes, they're really great. I actually use the green one as a daily writer in my rotation, even with the slightly funky nib. it's super smooth.
Hi All,
Everyone's shared such good shots of their translucent-barreled Cartridge Pens that I thought I would put up pictures of some of the other versions. So, as promised, photos of some of my CPs.
First, a group shot:
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From left to right:
The first two pens are early (late 50s?) examples; I believe that this plastic-cap version of the "torpedo" shaped CP predates the chrome-cap version, but they may have overlapped. Pen #1, doing a passable imitation of a Nash Metropolitan, shows off an unmistakably 50s two-tone color scheme. Pen #2 is very close in color to the Vermillion of the roughly contemporary Snorkel range.
Pens 3 and 4 can be thought of as older and younger siblings. They are both examples of the rather infrequently seen lever-fill version of the CP. Pen #3, the torpedo, is earlier than pen #4, featuring conical cap top and barrel end. (Photo #2 shows one of these in the package.)
Pen #5, shown with its cap beside it, is one of the Sears Roebuck variants of the CP; there were at least two distinct versions (see Photo #2). Based on styling cues, I'd date this space-age specimen to the mid/late 60s. This pen features a unique "atom"-like "SR" logo on the section just below the Stylpoint nib. That logo reappears on the clip; the cap features a unique "step-down" about two-thirds of the way up.
Pens 6, 7 and 8 are cousins: variants based on the 1980s/90s flat-ended version of the CP. The first is in an all matte-black finish; the second is stainless; and the third is done in terracotta lacquer.
I think pen #9 (also shown uncapped) is an oddball. Technically, it's not a CP at all; it's the metallic version of the Delta Grip pen, c. 1980s. This pen came in both plastic and metal variants; the plastic pen, in fact, was the subject of a quiz here at FPN way back in 2005. What's interesting is that while the plastic pen uses a unique grooved section and a black-finished nib, the metal version uses a standard CP nib unit (albeit with a gold-finished nib - apologies for misremembering it a few days ago as a black one). Weird!
Second, two pens in their retail packaging:
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On the left: one of the lever-fill "CPs". I would date this example to the late 50s; that date would make this an awfully late Sheaffer lever-filler. Interesting to see the good old "Feathertouch" trademark revived for this model. Interesting, also, that this may have been a Canada-only product. This package bears no country-of-origin indication, but all the lever-filling CPs I've handled feature Canada imprints, and I've got another package somewhere that is clearly of Canadian origin. That other package seems to position the lever-filler as a pen for the frugal, highlighting the "economy" of the self-filling system.
On the right: The second of the known Sears Roebuck CP variants, c. 1960s. This one is much closer to the standard CP in terms of styling; the main differences are in the cap, whose clip features the same atomic-era logo worn by the pen in Photo #1. The cap also sports engraved longitudinal lines that extend up about an inch from the cap lip, as well as a dished concave cap top.
Every time I start congratulating myself on having seen all the CP versions, some previously-unknown variant seems to show up. I'd be willing to wager that there are lots of other obscure versions out there. The bad news is that they may not be easy to find; the good news is that they probably won't cost a lot when you do find them.
Cheers,
Jon
Everyone's shared such good shots of their translucent-barreled Cartridge Pens that I thought I would put up pictures of some of the other versions. So, as promised, photos of some of my CPs.
First, a group shot:
Click to view attachment
From left to right:
The first two pens are early (late 50s?) examples; I believe that this plastic-cap version of the "torpedo" shaped CP predates the chrome-cap version, but they may have overlapped. Pen #1, doing a passable imitation of a Nash Metropolitan, shows off an unmistakably 50s two-tone color scheme. Pen #2 is very close in color to the Vermillion of the roughly contemporary Snorkel range.
Pens 3 and 4 can be thought of as older and younger siblings. They are both examples of the rather infrequently seen lever-fill version of the CP. Pen #3, the torpedo, is earlier than pen #4, featuring conical cap top and barrel end. (Photo #2 shows one of these in the package.)
Pen #5, shown with its cap beside it, is one of the Sears Roebuck variants of the CP; there were at least two distinct versions (see Photo #2). Based on styling cues, I'd date this space-age specimen to the mid/late 60s. This pen features a unique "atom"-like "SR" logo on the section just below the Stylpoint nib. That logo reappears on the clip; the cap features a unique "step-down" about two-thirds of the way up.
Pens 6, 7 and 8 are cousins: variants based on the 1980s/90s flat-ended version of the CP. The first is in an all matte-black finish; the second is stainless; and the third is done in terracotta lacquer.
I think pen #9 (also shown uncapped) is an oddball. Technically, it's not a CP at all; it's the metallic version of the Delta Grip pen, c. 1980s. This pen came in both plastic and metal variants; the plastic pen, in fact, was the subject of a quiz here at FPN way back in 2005. What's interesting is that while the plastic pen uses a unique grooved section and a black-finished nib, the metal version uses a standard CP nib unit (albeit with a gold-finished nib - apologies for misremembering it a few days ago as a black one). Weird!
Second, two pens in their retail packaging:
Click to view attachment
On the left: one of the lever-fill "CPs". I would date this example to the late 50s; that date would make this an awfully late Sheaffer lever-filler. Interesting to see the good old "Feathertouch" trademark revived for this model. Interesting, also, that this may have been a Canada-only product. This package bears no country-of-origin indication, but all the lever-filling CPs I've handled feature Canada imprints, and I've got another package somewhere that is clearly of Canadian origin. That other package seems to position the lever-filler as a pen for the frugal, highlighting the "economy" of the self-filling system.
On the right: The second of the known Sears Roebuck CP variants, c. 1960s. This one is much closer to the standard CP in terms of styling; the main differences are in the cap, whose clip features the same atomic-era logo worn by the pen in Photo #1. The cap also sports engraved longitudinal lines that extend up about an inch from the cap lip, as well as a dished concave cap top.
Every time I start congratulating myself on having seen all the CP versions, some previously-unknown variant seems to show up. I'd be willing to wager that there are lots of other obscure versions out there. The bad news is that they may not be easy to find; the good news is that they probably won't cost a lot when you do find them.
Cheers,
Jon
Wow, very interesting! Thanks, Jon!!
Really cool! The only one I have left is the one that looks like the Sears one with a small chip in the feed. Best writing pen under $20
I recently was given (a green) one of these. Got a converter from Swisher's, and I have filled it w/ Noodler's St. Patty's Eire, and using it as a highlighter pen.
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