I believe I read somewhere that Bexley made a piston-filler. Anyone known why they stopped producing them?

Regards,

JJ

I believe the Prometheus was a piston fill. A big pen. Why they discontinued it, I'm not certain. It may have fallen into an LE-type model. Also, I think a couple of the LE Bexley pens may have been piston, I'm not sure. For someone who likes Bexley, I haven't looked at a lot of the past LE's simply because I can't afford them, and if I find them I'm going to want them.

The Bexley Sheherezade was a regular production piston filler crafted in some nice semi-demonstrator resins that allowed for views of the ink inside. These aren't made anymore either, but if you do some looking you could turn one up. More reasonably sized and priced than the giant Prometheus.

I seem to recall that someone was selling an ice blue Bexley Scherezade only on FPN a few days ago. May still be available if that's what you are looking for.

Rgds

I have been under the impression that the Prometheus and the Sheherezade were the only piston fill pens Bexley made. I know they had to contract for the piston fillers with a European company and that is was expensive. I wish I knew the contracting firm, but Bexley have kept that info to themselves. It was the expense of the piston fill mechanisms that dissuaded them from continuing that type of pen.

I have a Prometheus and I can say the filling mechanism works very well. It is too bad Bexley will probably not make more piston fillers. I like the one I have and I would buy more.

I think the Prometheus and early Sheherazade were the only piston-fillers Bexley made. It did make models with other filling mechanisms other than c/c: the first Originals, Equipoise, Deluxe and Cable Twists were button-fllers, the 2006 Owners' Club LE was a vac.-filler, the Ultra Giant, Grand Finale and PCA LE were eyedropper-fillers, and the Giant was a squeeze-filler. I believe Bexley has standardised on the c/c-filler because of cost.

That is what Mr. Levy himself said at the Ohio Pen Show a couple of years ago.

Bill

I like some of the Bexley designs, but it's that C/C that keeps me away. I might try one someday.

No, I got it, and I'm keepin' it!!
It's gorgeous.

In my view the c/c-filler drawback is far outweighed by the Bexley 18k nibs. I have all four of them: fine, medium, broad and stub. In my view there are no better nibs made and I consider the Bexley 18k medium nib to be the "gold standard" of nibs. I hope you try a Bexley with an 18k nib soon; you won't be disappointed.

I can't imagine a nib being better than the one in my Pelikan M600, and I've written with hundreds of nibs at this point (including Bocks). I just find the design of the Bexleys to be interesting, aesthetically. If I was going to get a C/C pen -- which will probably never happen -- it'd be a Sailor.

Perhaps, but, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosphy." Yes, Bexley has some very interesting and aesthetically pleasing designs (my favourites include the Americana, America the Beautiful, Flat Top, Deluxe, Original, 2006 Owners' Club, 2007 Owners' Club, and 56), but IMO their 18k nibs are outstanding. The nibs in my Pelikan M800, Visconti Van Gogh Maxi, Omas Ogiva and Classic Pens Legend Prototype are excellent too, but do not surpass the Bexley nib.

I like their nibs, but I'd rather have their nibs + a piston filler.

Deirdre, so would I and in fact I have a tortoise Sheherazade with a piston-filler and an 18k medium nib; I also have a Prometheus piston-filler and it has a 14k fine nib. Notwithstanding the issue of the c/c-filler, I'll still buy Bexleys for their nibs, designs and overall quality.

Hello,

the Kensaki was a LE piston filler too. It is about the same size as the Prometheus.

Nelson

IMHO, while the Bexley nibs may be OK, their ink feeds stink!
I have a bunch of Bexley's because I like the designs, and I rarely use any of them because the ink flow is so bad. Even after being sent in to Bexley to be repaired.
I traded my Prometheus because it wrote so poorly and I found someone who wanted it!

Ain't been my experience buddy with 21 Bexleys. Perhaps you're jinxed.

Perhaps you'd like to buy mine then, at what I paid for them ...

Heh...

...as I said, I can't imagine a nib writing any better than the one on my Pelikan M600.

I agree!

My Pelikans write beautifully!