How Old Is This Nn Set?

[AL01]

Hello everybody, I just want to know how old is this NN set. Any guesses are appreciated.

 

 

Thanks....

 

 

[lyonlover]

I'd say somewhere between 2003 and 2008. If I recall correctly, No-Nonsense pens branded as multi-piece calligraphy sets began rolling into stores in 2003, and Sheaffer operations in Fort Madison stopped completely in 2008. This doesn't look like one of the newer Viewpoint pens, though, and I'm guessing it has a plastic, and not rubber, section.

 

These are excellent pens, at least the ones I've used. Butter-smooth and just plain pleasurable. Exactly what a fountain pen should feel like.

Edited June 14, 2016 by lyonlover

[Barry Gabay]

That set is from prior to the turn of the century, before the NN became a rather cheap imitation of its former stature. Your set appears to have the threaded sections. That shade of red was from late 70s-90s. Not sure of the end date, actually. It's one of the NN fountain pens from the era when it was a genuinely great & inexpensive fountain pen.

[AL01]

I should have let ya guys know this before, but one can notice that there is no Bic logo present on the box, which indicates the set being pre 1997, that is all I know, though...

[lyonlover]

Thanks Barry and AL01 for the info. I forgot about Bic's acquisition.