Help Me With This Vintage Chinese Fountain Pen

[alfredop]

Hello, today I found in my city a vintage chinese fountain pen on which I would like to know something more.

It is a celluloid high quality pen which is branded KIN SIN PENCO. SHANGHAI, a star with inside a curve appears between the words KIN SIN and PENCO on the barrel, moreover there are also some chinese characters.

A large engraved 14K gold nib is also present.

In the end this is a very beautiful pen, you can find some photo below

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w253/gennyesposito/Mobile%20Uploads/CM160110-15155102_zpsa7plau8t.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w253/gennyesposito/Mobile%20Uploads/CM160110-15161403_zpsasqc3bux.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w253/gennyesposito/Mobile%20Uploads/CM160110-15162704_zpsvf1rmcng.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w253/gennyesposito/Mobile%20Uploads/CM160110-15173007_zpseoirjcet.jpg

 

Thank you for your help

 

Alfredo

[alfredop]

Sorry I forgot to say that the pen is a button filler.

 

Alfredo

[alfredop]

No one has information on this pen?

 

Alfredo

[alfredop]

No comments at all, well I was thinking that this is an interesting pen, evidently I was wrong :-)

 

Alfredo

[Zookie]

I've been busy the last couple of days.

Love the look of your pen! Does it work ok? How about a writing sample?

I'll see if I can't find out anything about it.

[Zookie]

Try looking up "Golden Star Pen Co." Shanghai. I believe they, and Kin Sin, are the same company.

 

Doug

[alfredop]

Hi Doug,

 

the pen as a nib that it is in XF-F range, it needs a sac. As soon as I have it installed I will provide a writing sample.

 

Ciao

Alfredo

Edited January 13, 2016 by alfredop

[Zookie]

If the sac is dried out, it's probably an older pen. I've seen other Kin Sin and Golden Star pens mentioned, but they seem to have the appearance of a Hero pen, hooded nib and all.

On another note, I have a pretty funky looking (sorry for the American slang) G-Crown Pen that I'll post a photo of later. You might enjoy it

[_R_]

Try looking up "Golden Star Pen Co." Shanghai. I believe they, and Kin Sin, are the same company.

 

Doug

 

Indeed. The Chinese characters on the pen read "Golden Star", although the romanisation is not what would be used today , i.e. Jin Xing.

[sanyalsoumitra]

This is most likely Golden star or Beijing JingXing 28 or 26 model. These pen did have a button filler model.

 

FPN Link : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/250847-wds-vintage-golden-star-26-frankenpen/

 

One more fpn link on these : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/225946-beijing-jinxing-fps/

Edited February 6, 2016 by sanyalsoumitra

[whitedot]

Nice!

 

An early example and quite rare outside China.

 

Where did it you find it, may I ask?

[TimTheZaj]

Wow

You're really lucky. This is one of the earliest pens of what is known today as the beijing jinxing company, which was bought by Hero about 15 years ago. The company was founded in Shanghai by two korean brothers and became the second most important pen brand in china. This is one from before the company moved to beijing, chen it was called the shanghai Kin Sin pen co. This is a button filler. Was the most valuable widely available pen in early China. That you have one in such stunning condition is amazing.

 

 

Seele however is the resident expert on Vintage chinese pens.

[Seele]

Tim,

 

Thanks for the appreciation.

 

Golden Star did not move from Shanghai to Beijing; they opened an autonomous branch operation in Beijing, first assembling pens using Shanghai-made parts on a CKD basis, and then they started buying out other Beijing-based smaller manufacturers and parts manufacturers. Both operations carried on concurrently for some years, but Shanghai started making television sets financed by their pen sales. Soon afterwards Shanghai ceased pen manufacture, making Golden Star a completely Beijing-based pen maker.

 

Also, the 14K nib is less common than the 12K version usually marked in Chinese as 五成赤金 (50% Gold).

Edited February 27, 2016 by Seele

[mitto]

If I may ask was there a Chinese button filler pen by the name REGAL?

[mitto]

If it helps here is the pen :

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/monthly_03_2016/post-117288-0-23904800-1456990845.jpg

 

And the FPN link :

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/305080-regal-pen-id-please/?do=findComment&comment=3577372

Edited March 5, 2016 by mitto

[Seele]

mitto,

 

If it has an IPG nib and original to the pen, then the pen would not be very early; and if the pen is early then the nib is more than likely a replacement. I cannot recall the Regal brand as of Chinese manufacture. Sorry for not being helpful.

[mitto]

mitto,

 

If it has an IPG nib and original to the pen, then the pen would not be very early; and if the pen is early then the nib is more than likely a replacement. I cannot recall the Regal brand as of Chinese manufacture. Sorry for not being helpful.

Right. But the nib is stamped REGAL. So it belongs to the pen itself. That leaves us with the assumption that the pen is not very early one. But what about the origin of the pen? I am gathering data about 50s'/60s' Pakistan pen brands that no longer exist and have found some information that indicates there was a local pen brand by the name REGAL. Yet, still no conclusive findings.

[dr.s.sanyal]

Sorry for bad photography

[mitto]

Dr.s.sanyal, is that a Regal pen?