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Wow - you have an amazing stash of things. Would love to learn if these were sourced from the factory.

 

Yes, but not Matador. The clips stemmed from E.E. Koenig who had been a former worker at Matador`s. Koenig went off and founded Mercedes Pens during 1925. They used the same source for fp parts. Metal parts normally had not been made in-house and I am pretty sure that these clips had been made by HOMACO in Leimen/ Germany. There is no imprint, so the same clips could be sent to different pen makers, where the brand could be stamped.

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That makes total sense. I always wondered why the snake clip design was so common, across different brands too.

 

Yes, but not Matador. The clips stemmed from E.E. Koenig who had been a former worker at Matador`s. Koenig went off and founded Mercedes Pens during 1925. They used the same source for fp parts. Metal parts normally had not been made in-house and I am pretty sure that these clips had been made by HOMACO in Leimen/ Germany. There is no imprint, so the same clips could be sent to different pen makers, where the brand could be stamped.

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

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I can't believe I fell upon this thread only now! Will post some pics soon....

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

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Hello,

just another eye candy, new Matador "Turbo" found it's way to my pen box: 922 size in black celluloid.There was a problem with filling system but I had original Matador mechanism to replace. Also nib was too small, "1" size and had to be replaced with bigger one. By the way, I wonder what's the rule of pen models numbering and nib sizing system in Matador, for me it's a little confusing: number "4" is size "6", "2" looks like "4"...There's also a clip snake-head worth taking a closer look at: very detailed and quite scarry ;)

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/Mat1_zpstooigomu.jpg

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/P1215339_zpsc5m3pxnl.jpg

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/P1215340_zps35kopfat.jpg

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Very nice pen, congrats.

 

Are you sure it's celluloid? The pen looks exactly like my 921 which is entirely made of HR:

 

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And the numbering system of the pen does definitely say nothing about the nib size.

 

C.

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What's Up At Christof's: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/353841-whats-up-at-christofs/?p=2337615

 

 

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Hello Christof,

yes, the pen is celluloid, only captop and turning knob is ebonite.The size of the pen is estimated: I have 921 turning knob which is too small (10,4) and 924 (12,6) turning knob- too big for this filler.I measured the size with help of Markiv measurement of his 922 and my pen barrel is 12 mm.It is hard to judge Matador pens by nib sizes though.

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Althought I bought this pen in Germany, in Krakow earliest newspaper advertisements of Matador Turbo date back to 1932 (in 1931 a Matador factory/assembly was registered in Krakow) In those advertisements pen material is depicted as "unbreakable", word usually used for celluloid properties at that time.

Your pen, Christof may be even older.

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Oh, you mean that your pen was made in Poland? Now this is fun!

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No, this one came from Germany but it's fact that Matador had some sort of subsidiary in Krakow, check this out, it's from a "Jahrbuch der Industrie und des Handels in Polen".What's interesting, even though we had our "factory" doesn't mean Matador pens are more popular here.

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/Matador%20Krakow%20z%20ksigi%20spoacuteek_zpsnr6ygehv.jpg

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And to revive the thread: Matador window stand.It is made in 3d cardboard relief, letters goldplated. Each piece of the pen itself is made in colored cardboard very precisely glued to the background.

There is a cardboard hinge behind that allows it to hang on the wall or stand in the display.

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/Matador%20rek_zpsyicyfdoe.jpg

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And to revive the thread: Matador window stand.It is made in 3d cardboard relief, letters goldplated. Each piece of the pen itself is made in colored cardboard very precisely glued to the background.

There is a cardboard hinge behind that allows it to hang on the wall or stand in the display.

 

http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q732/Kawuska/Matador%20rek_zpsyicyfdoe.jpg

Congrats and thanks for keeping the thread alive.

Have not had any new Matadors in a while so getting anxious. Maybe Chicago show will change that.

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Mine are not as impressive as yours but let's play to Jack the Ripper.

 

First a 913 with a OBB nib

 

http://s17.postimg.org/rp1xrl0pb/w_1060154.jpg

 

http://s17.postimg.org/siejk76q7/w_1060235.jpg

 

http://s17.postimg.org/5lx4adozz/w_1060240.jpg

 

http://s17.postimg.org/bvwzb4dsf/w_1060247.jpg

 

And now a 810 with a B nib

 

http://s14.postimg.org/nagjq7s29/w_1060506.jpg

 

http://s14.postimg.org/k4vy009g1/w_1060515.jpg

 

http://s14.postimg.org/cu511mifl/w_1060537.jpg

 

Notice the different worm screw for the piston mechanism.

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