Redmanol - Was There Ever A Pen Made In This Material?

[pen2paper]

We know "Bakelite" phenolic was brittle, not a good choice for pens. But wondering about the phenolic "Redmanol" Redmanol Chemical Products Co. that was absorbed into the Bakelite Company (via lawsuit) along with chemist Lawrence V. Redman. I see translucent red pipe stems made in "Redmanol" from this early period, Labeled and Advertised as "Redmanol', and has me wondering if the properties of Remanol, in its brief early era before Bakelite suit, was suitable for, and utilized in writing instruments, and other objects besides pipe stems?

 

Has anyone studied Redmanol?

[kirchh]

I recall some mechanical pencils (Realite comes to mind) briefly used Redmanol.

 

--Daniel

[pen2paper]

I recall some mechanical pencils (Realite comes to mind) briefly used Redmanol.

 

--Daniel

Thank you Daniel! Read some of the history awhile back, saw the pipe stems. read the Bakelite specs, its limitations, and realized that there may be products that flew under the radar after the two companies were absorbed into "Bakelite". Even though the Redmanol product may have been versatile, and possibly used, but not recognized as Redmanol. Sort of like Catalin. the bright colored phenolic is always known by the Big Cheese popular name "Bakelite".

 

It's sort of interesting, to some, to learn the origins of objects.. Like Colt amino resins. Plastics division of Colt, made Carter's ink cube inkwells, a few dip pens, and other containers, make-ups, creams, lotions, as well as container buttons. And, failed shrinking pistol grips. coltrock.. Yeah, That Colt.

[pen2paper]

I did find sales adverts for Redmanol Realite pencils. This would be just before take-over.

I gather it's another situation of if you can't beat them, (litigation), join them.

 

Seeking to learn which products were made out of Redmanol., before Bakelite take-over.

So far I only see pencils, and pipe stems.

But I do think I'm seeing undocumented examples of early translucent dark red phenolic that is referred to, as is are all phenolics Are: "Bakelite". I wonder if Redmanol may have been the more versatile product, but Bakelite Was King. Even the name obscured the cheery bright colored Catalin's. It's All Bakelite to people today.

 

So pencils only? Redmanol as pipe stems still makes me wonder if it was ever used in pens. Though that was during the shift of HR, to Celluloid. Many businesses changing at that time.