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Need Help Identifying Vintage (1930S) Mini Ringtop Pen


Wolfvixen

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Hello,

 

I enjoy collecting vintage fountain pens and found myself a little stuck on my most recently aquired pen.

 

I'm looking for help identifying this vintage ringtop mini pen. The person I received it from said it was likely from the 1930s. It has a 14k gold very flexible nib. I'm thinking it's possible a Waterman or Shaeffer? I also have no idea how to load ink into this! Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Thank you for any help!

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I think that chances to identify the maker of this pen are very low. Anyway, 1930s seems to be right to me. It's most likely an eyedropper, which is filled with a pipette after unscrewing the nib unit. The "14 Kt" marking of the nib may indicate German or Italian origin because US nibs were typically marked "14 Ct". I hope sombody else will know more.

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Some firm twisting has yielded no results to opening the pen for filling with a dropper, but to be honest I'm a little afraid of damaging it as it is so small. Some searching found these very similar miniature pens.

 

Has anyone heard of or seen these before?

 

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I think it's unlikely to be French. All gold and silver objects in France are required a to have a hallmark since the 18th century and that includes gold nibs for fountain pens. Furthermore, the typical French marking would be "14 Cts" plus a hallmark.

 

Pens those days were often made by local jewelers using standard parts. Nibs could be imported mostly from the US, England, or, from the 1930s onward, from Germany. This makes it very difficult to pinpoint a specific maker unless it's one of the major and well-known brands.

 

It might help to soak the pen thoroughly unless the barrel is made of casein. Could be a good idea to look at the fp repairs section to get an idea.

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