Show Us Your Ebonite Fountain Pens

[fountainpagan]

Great method, Fromthecrowd.

 

I like that pocket scale, very handy.

[fromthecrowd]

Great method, Fromthecrowd.

 

I like that pocket scale, very handy.

Lots of models on eBay. Just search for 'pocket scale'. They go for around $7. Very convenient for an eyedropper pen user! Mine even came in a leatherette case.

[Jamerelbe]

 

Have you had any issues with the flow in the Trivenis? I have two ebonite ones and neither flow well.

 

Sorry for the late reply - I started to type something up earlier, then lost it...

 

I had no problems at all with the original Trivenis - which used a tried-and-true Serwex MB (plastic) grip. They wrote smoothly from the start. I had a bit of difficulty at first with both my Junior Trivenis (acrylic and ebonite), which came with the new design (matching grip section) - but in both cases it resolved OK. The acrylic pen I found tended to railroad whenever I tried to flex the nib - but that turned out to be a function of the ink, rather than the pen, and was resolved easily enough by swapping to a different ink. The red ebonite I think (this was nearly a year ago!) had the nib and feed wedged in such a way that the tines were being forced to far apart - which messed up the capillary action of the pen (and made the writing experience scratchy). After a lot of fiddling, I managed to get it working too, and now it lays down a smooth fine-ish line (with a flex nib).

 

That's the long answer. Short answer: I had some issues with my 'Junior' Trivenis, but they write fine now they've been adjusted properly.

[mehandiratta]

I am using ASA Viraat

It is fitted with Bock Nib.

[Fuellerfuehrerschein]

The ASA Viraat functional lines look quite good to me and reminds me of my daily writer the Gama Supreme. What is the grip section length of the Viraat? If it is less than 27 mm my fingers would grip the pen on the threads like on my Gama Supreme.

[evyxmsj]

ASA Athlete

 

I like that wooden block holder. Where did you get it? (Apologies if this has been asked already!).

 

Evy

[fromthecrowd]

evyxmsj

It is a bathroom accessory. I came across it somewhere on FPN. You can find it on eBay. Just search for Natural Wood Soap Dish.

[tragique]

Here is an empty ASA Athlete on a pocket scale. One may weigh it once in three days. When the figures approach 20.5 g it's time to fill it up.

 

I have a pocket scale like that, very handy.

[majorworks]

This is my Pratap Senior, a $15 fleabay buy of perhaps a year ago or so. The pen is roughly the size of a Parker 51 but a bit shorter capped. Not the smoothest writer but I still like it.

 

 

I've got assorted other ebonite pens, including:

 

Esterbrook Dollar pen

Ratnamson Supreme

Gama Supreme

Varuna Rajan

Varuna Gajendra (a ridiculously large pen)

Edited October 2, 2015 by majorworks

[tryphon]

An early prototype of our new pen, called "Heritage" and available in five different patterns:

 

http://s26.postimg.org/qav7gq9y1/Heritage1.jpg

[tryphon]

The Ideal from Italy: pre WW2 Italian ebonite pen:

 

http://s26.postimg.org/6bzrl7psp/Ideal_Pen2.jpg

[tryphon]

Waverley "Cameron" from England:

 

http://s26.postimg.org/bzil8hhsp/Cameron.jpg

[tryphon]

American "no name" Blow filler with glass barrel:

 

http://s26.postimg.org/tidl6bmmx/Vaquero2.jpg

[mehandiratta]

I am using Custom pen by SreeKumar - Inked with Homebrew Mix of Camlin Scarlet Red and Camlin Royal Blue.

[Seele]

This is super nice! I must have missed out on scores of bargains like this!

 

This is my Pratap Senior, a $15 fleabay buy of perhaps a year ago or so. The pen is roughly the size of a Parker 51 but a bit shorter capped. Not the smoothest writer but I still like it.

 

 

[pensnproses]

I am using Custom pen by SreeKumar - Inked with Homebrew Mix of Camlin Scarlet Red and Camlin Royal Blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curious about the nib, where was it made in India? Where can one buy it from?

 

 

 

 

[Sagarb]

 

I am using Custom pen by SreeKumar - Inked with Homebrew Mix of Camlin Scarlet Red and Camlin Royal Blue.

 

It's really a nice pen Vaibhav..

[majorworks]

This is super nice! I must have missed out on scores of bargains like this!

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Seele. Don't fret; I miss out on just as many, if not more. I got lucky with this one.

Edited October 5, 2015 by majorworks

[mehandiratta]

I am using one of the new pens that i received few days back

Its made of premium ebonite

the pen is RANGA MODEL 4C

[Sagarb]

 

I am using one of the new pens that i received few days back

Its made of premium ebonite

the pen is RANGA MODEL 4C

 

Orange is my favourite colour..and what a beautiful pen Vaibhav..