pen manos

[baf]

Hello,

I have acquired a Manos Austria and I would have to appeal to of

knowing as it is possible to open it for being able to replace the

blister, someone can give indications to me? Thanks

[baf]

…continue!

This is an interesting web-site attended the most amiable persons who know to bottom the world of the pen and therefore I ask as never I find null nearly on Manos; this pen for me represents a mystery, dulls outside from the dusk of the history, has not found notiziie, designs catalogues, null... as it is possible?

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

If you know Italian, you could write this post in Italian which I can understand. Then I will respond in English.

 

Dillon

[baf]

Hi,

my son laughed a lot because of the e-mail I wrote you. Excuse me for the horrible english:

 

Ho acquistato recentemente alcune penne stilografiche Manos-Austria. Come si possono aprire per sostituire la vescica dell'inchiostro? Mi domando inoltre perché non si trovano notizie, disegni su questa penna, pur essendo abbastanza difficile da trovare. Mi rivolgo a questo sito per cercare informazioni o luoghi dove trovare le notizie.

 

Thanks a lot

Fabrizio

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

How does the pen fill? Again answer in Italian, then I'll see what needs to be done to your pen.

 

Dillon

[baf]

Can I send you one photo?

[baf]

This is the Manos.

Se ruoti la rotellina in fondo alla penna, la vescica dovrebbe strizzarsi e rilasciando la rotellina dovrebbe caricare l'inchiostro, se ho capito bene.

[HyperCamper]

By the way: welcome to FPN, Fabrizio!

[Gerry]

Yes, welcome Fabrizio - and a warm welcome to your son who I suspect has assisted with the English posts - his English is excellent, and I suspect yours would pick up quickly if you continued practising in english on the board.

 

By all means continue in Italian with Dillo, but please don't be afraid to chat with the rest of us in English. We'll be patient...

 

Best Regards,

 

Gerry

[Dillo]

It sounds like a twist-filler. Try to unscrew the grip section to see if it comes off. Some grip sections pull out instead of unscrew and some grip sections unscrew in the opposite direction.

 

Dillon

[baf]

Hello Dillon,

finalmente ho un momento per risponderti e ringraziarti della tua disponibilità e velocità nella risposta alla mia domanda. È vero, facendo come mi hai suggerito sono riuscito a capire (grazie alla traduzione del figlio "ridanciano") come si carica. La penna è in perfetto stato nonostante gli anni e sembra trattenere perfettamente il liquido. Rimane la mia curiosità storica su questa penna. Alcuni simpatici e cortesi ospiti di questo forum, in un altro topic, si sono congratulati con me per l'avatar, li ringrazio. Appena riesco a prendere il figlio gli faccio tradurre una lettera di ringraziamenti di 4 pagine, vediamo se ride ancora!

Ti saluto e ti ringrazio

Fabrizio

[baf]

Ricambio i saluti di benvenuto a Gerry e a HyperCamper.

Fabrizio

[baf]

A proposito di avatar, ho notato il tuo Dillon, è molto significativo; fa pensare a quello che ci aspetta ogni giorno e al perché ci aspetta.

Ciao

[BOOGIT]

 

HELLO

I have one of these pens and can't figure out hoW its supposed to fill ?Can i get a brief explanation in english please

thanks

keith

[Johnny Appleseed]

They are twist fillers - turn the nob at the end one way and it empties, turn the nob the other way and it fills.

 

Be warned - I have one like this, and it does not work by capillary action. You have to turn the nob to push a drop of ink into the feed, write for a while, then turn the nob again to get more ink to the feed. They were not particularly valuable pens.

 

John

[julikko]

I have another one, and it has been sitting in my bench for months. I just cannot figure out how to open it: nothing that twists off, no visible separation between section and body... Quite the enigma.

E, Fabrizio, benvenuto nell forum.

[BKJ]

I have 2 of these interesting pens. If anyone has any update on opening them, I would love to hear.

 

Thanks

[RevAaron]

I have one of these too- I got it as the only bidder on an auction for $0.99. The feed is bizzare, and it seems to be made of chased celluloid. Are we sure it's a twist filler? It seems to be a piston filler, and I've seen other German piston fillers with a similar barrel end. I can feel a cork/seal moving up and down the pen. Mine actually draws in some water OK, but I'm sure it needs to be properly recorked.

 

The nib it came with was steel and completely corroded. An weird little pen, to be sure.

[BKJ]

I have one of these too- I got it as the only bidder on an auction for $0.99. The feed is bizzare, and it seems to be made of chased celluloid. Are we sure it's a twist filler? It seems to be a piston filler, and I've seen other German piston fillers with a similar barrel end. I can feel a cork/seal moving up and down the pen. Mine actually draws in some water OK, but I'm sure it needs to be properly recorked.

 

The nib it came with was steel and completely corroded. An weird little pen, to be sure.

 

 

My nib appears to be gold plated but it is also corroded and/or encrusted with ink residue. If your nib is not pitted and rusted to bad there is a way to get the rust off of it that museums use but if it is plated it might also remove that. I use it to derust tools that I restore, it's called electrolysis. I have thought about using it on some of my FP nibs.

 

If you are interested I can explain how to do it.

 

Bruce

[pensaro]

I have one of these pens - it looks perfect, but has no Nib. Any idea which Nib I should use?

 

Rob