Mabie Todd Swan Visofil T340/78

[olivier78860]

http://i.imgur.com/s47v6.jpg

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Length capped : 12.7 cm ; uncapped : 12.2 cm ; posted : 15.6 cm

Cap's length : 5.2 cm

1.75 turns needed to open/close the pen

[Uncle Red]

That's a beautiful pen and an incredible nib but I don't understand how the filling system works. Is it a vacuum filler?

[olivier78860]

Well firstly, you have to unscrew the button (see the pics just under the barrel's engraving). This frees the pump.

Then you push on the button, until it touches the barrel's top, and release it. This way ink gets sucked inside the barrel.

When you're done, you just screw the button again, and the pen's ready to write.

[Muncle]

My mouth is agape, literally. A beautiful pen in all aspects. This is one that is now on my list to look out for wherever I go.

 

So how does the mechanism work? I understand how to work the mechanism, but it sounds like a variation of the Vacumatic. I don't understand how you can unscrew and screw it back in without expelling all the ink again.

 

Beautiful look to it. And a wonderful nib. The window looks very clear too.

[olivier78860]

The mechanism is thoroughly detailed here : http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/MabieTodd/MabieToddVisofilSystem.htm

[georges zaslavsky]

congrats on a nice pen

[Uncle Red]

Ah, got it now, thanks

[Muncle]

Thank you for the link. It's a wonderful pen, and the mechanics behind it are sheer genius. I will always remain on the lookout for this.

[Malcy]

A MK2 Visofil is on my acquisition list.

 

I have a MK1 Visofil which I love but it is a very different mechanism. The grey hatch celluloid is nice, the same pattern was used by Conway Stewart.