"onoto" "the Pen" "de La Rue London"

[OldFatDog]

I saw this in a local shop today but know nothing abo0ut them, how old, what it's worth etc. There was no resistance from the plunger (?) in moving it in and out.

 

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[fountainbel]

Nice pen, looks aesthetically in excellent condition!

The plunger seal and the rod seal at the back will surely need replacement.

As what concerns the value, I'm not sure, but surely around $100 in my opinion.

Hope the Onoto specialists will zoom in on the value.

Francis

[praxim]

Both my books and all of my Onoto pens are sealed in boxes where they will remain until the end of the week, making it hard to check anything. The over-under feed says 1905-1915, maybe 1920 at the latest. This makes the unworn chasing a surprise. I do not recognise the clip at all but that may just be me.

 

What are its dimensions please, over all, length of the barrel with the section and plunger unscrewed, girth? Is there writing on the nib?

 

Smooth action of the plunger could be good or bad. Does the seller have anything to say about the pen's provenance or recent servicing?

[OldFatDog]

Ugh, I didn't take the measurements but to me it seems to be a rather large pen. Except for some dried ink on the nib the remainder of the pen appeared(s) spotless. I could just make out that there were markings on the nib but did not pull out my loop as I didn't want to let him know that I was mildly interested (which he probably gathered by letting me photograph the pen and the box.) To me the plunger seemed to loose, no resistance at all (or very little resistance). This pen is in an antique dealer's shop where he defers to me on pens but I feel assured he knows his stuff. (hmmmm) I didn't ask about provenance and none was offered.

 

I pass by the shop regularly and to stop in would take very little effort . . . if it is worth it. I think he would come off of the price a bit but not to much.

[OldFatDog]

I remember (and can glean from the image) that the imprint on the clip actually says "pat. applied for" if this helps anybody in identification etc.