Help Identifying Pen Found In Grandmother's Shed

[Alcuin]

My grandmother sent me this fountain pen after finding it in the bottom of her shed. After looking everywhere, I haven't been able to identify it at all, because she didn't find a cap with it. The only things written on the pen at all are "Warranted Wing-Flow U.S.A" on the nib, and "Made in U.S.A." on the lever. Also, the body of the pen is curved, and I don't know if this is from warping over time, or if it was made this way. Could anyone help me with this?

 

Another problem I've run into is that I cannot seem to get the pen apart to look at the sac (or remove the nib). It doesn't seem that there's any section at all to unscrew. Does anyone know how I could disassemble this pen?

 

Edited December 23, 2015 by CatWheel

[MrPatrick1207]

My best guess would be that its a Chilton pen as Wing-Flow was their nib brand. It is possible that other companies used the wing flow brand after 1941 when Chilton went out of business, but if you need a place to start digging I would start there.

[Alcuin]

My best guess would be that its a Chilton pen as Wing-Flow was their nib brand. It is possible that other companies used the wing flow brand after 1941 when Chilton went out of business, but if you need a place to start digging I would start there.

I looked into that before, but I don't think it's a Chilton because the nib doesn't wrap around the feed.

[Mr.Rene]

For the barrel seems to be a LUCKY CURVE ..

Sorry

[bizhe]

Warped

[sidthecat]

It's a banana...does it work?

[Chrissy]

I think that barrel has warped by being placed in the sun over a long period time. You can tell it's warped because of the way it has crumpled gaps around the lever.

[Alcuin]

It's a banana...does it work?

The pen doesn't seem to fill with ink, which makes me think the sac is deteriorated. Works good as a dip pen though.

 

 

I think that barrel has warped by being placed in the sun over a long period time. You can tell it's warped because of the way it has crumpled gaps around the lever.

In that case then, do you think there's still any way to open up the barrel somehow? I can't seem to get the section off (mainly because I don't know which part is the section).

[Bo Bo Olson]

I don't think it's worth while to do anything with it.

Take the nib and feed...and save.

Do you have any fountain pens?

Or do you ever plan to try them....if so save the nib and feed...keep them together. It is way too easy to throw it in a box and wonder much later...which nib goes with which feed.

[Alcuin]

I don't think it's worth while to do anything with it.

Take the nib and feed...and save.

Do you have any fountain pens?

Or do you ever plan to try them....if so save the nib and feed...keep them together. It is way too easy to throw it in a box and wonder much later...which nib goes with which feed.

Yeah, I have a lot of fountain pens, I just don't have much experience in vintage. What I really want to do with this is take the nib from it and put it onto a metal fountain pen I have (which has a similar feed size, I believe). But I can't seem to disassemble this pen, because there doesn't seem to be any apparent divide between the body and the section. I know the body is junk and everything, but I'd still rather not destroy it if I don't have to.

[penwash]

Tips to pull out nib/feed out of the section:

 

1. Put the section downward in a container (film canister works really well), immersed up to the threads in cold water, leave it overnight.

2. In the morning, chances you'll see a pool of old ink at the bottom of the container, take out and rinse the section and dry really well

3. Use a thick rubber to pad a good plier (I use the rubber they sell at the hardware store to line the bottom of garage door) to gently pull out the nib and feed together out of the section. Don't use excessive force, if it won't come out, repeat from step 1.

 

DISCLAIMER: The above steps works for me, it may not work for you.

[Alcuin]

Tips to pull out nib/feed out of the section:

 

1. Put the section downward in a container (film canister works really well), immersed up to the threads in cold water, leave it overnight.

2. In the morning, chances you'll see a pool of old ink at the bottom of the container, take out and rinse the section and dry really well

3. Use a thick rubber to pad a good plier (I use the rubber they sell at the hardware store to line the bottom of garage door) to gently pull out the nib and feed together out of the section. Don't use excessive force, if it won't come out, repeat from step 1.

 

DISCLAIMER: The above steps works for me, it may not work for you.

Thanks, I'll try that. What's the purpose of the cold water though? I once tried hot water (for only about 10 minutes) because apparently the warmth will cause the body to expand, but I never heard about cold water.

[penwash]

In my experience immersing vintage pen sections in cool water overnight loosen dried old inks.

This makes the feed and section a bit easier to take out, sometimes *way* easier.