Omas Wood Barrel And Cap

[pen tom]

I have been trying to find a good picture of the Paragons and Milords that were made of wood. I think its an ebony wood. These have the H/T trim so they are not very old. Probably after 2005.

 

The few pictures that I have found on line just look like a black pen.

 

I was hoping to fine a picture that would show off the wood.

[fabri00]

Try to type on Google Omas collezione legni

[pen tom]

Try to type on Google Omas collezione legni

 

Thank you for that. I found that site earlier. I'm probably asking for too much. All pictures that I've seen of the dark wood pen make it just appear to be black. I was hoping for detail of the barrel

[aardvarkbark]

This ebony wood didn't have a grain as one would see in the other woods from the series. It was a rather uniform black with some small indentations all over (the nature of the material). If you download, then enlarge, the images available on the internet, you can see this. Otherwise, maybe contact a previous Omas retailer such as forum member Marco at Novelli.it and ask if he might have any detailed pictures in his files.

[OMASsimo]

I have one of those pens and you can see it in this post: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/318507-omas-arte-italiana-wood-collection/

 

The wood is a dark brown with a reddish/purple hue which usually is hard to see in pictures. I invested quite a bit of time in the studio and for post-processing to get decent pictures of it. If you like, I can send you a full resolution (24 megapixel) jpeg file (13 Mb). Just pm me in case you want it.

 

Anyway, it's a really great pen.

[pen tom]

I've been away from my computer for a few days so I have just caught up on the posts.

 

Thank you to everyone for the useful and interesting information

[pen tom]

I've been looking at the pictures of the pens and it seems like the clip is not as long as a modern Paragon clip in relation to the cap. The short clip is what the modern Milords have.

 

But the pen looks like it has the girth of a modern Paragon (which is a rather girthy pen) Also it has the metal section which is definately what the modern Paragon has.

 

It seems to be a confusing pen

[pen tom]

Does the wood on these pens get stained by ink? Wood is absorbent and even thou the section is metal, ink still can wind up where we don't want it.

[Jason Oliver]

Does the wood on these pens get stained by ink? Wood is absorbent and even thou the section is metal, ink still can wind up where we don't want it.

 

...that would not be good :-(

[aardvarkbark]

Does the wood on these pens get stained by ink? Wood is absorbent and even thou the section is metal, ink still can wind up where we don't want it.

 

Yes it does; it's the nature of the beast. The metal section will help prevent staining if bumped against the inside of a bottle while filling, but you must be mindful of any ink on your fingers that may contact wood portions. I suppose the ebony would be the least likely to show any ink. I have some ink spots on a lighter wood pen, but consider those 'character'.

[OMASsimo]

I've been looking at the pictures of the pens and it seems like the clip is not as long as a modern Paragon clip in relation to the cap. The short clip is what the modern Milords have.

 

But the pen looks like it has the girth of a modern Paragon (which is a rather girthy pen) Also it has the metal section which is definately what the modern Paragon has.

 

It seems to be a confusing pen

 

 

The modern OMAS pens share common design elements. I think it's only confusing if you try to put them in only two or three categories like Milord/Paragon and expect the dozens of different models to fit in. Anyway, here is a comparison of the Ebony pen (middle) with an old style "Paragon", the Extra 557 (left), and a new style Paragon Arco (right):

 

 

I measured the following dimensions for diameter right before the cap and overall length: 13.25/141.8 mm, 15.05/147.6 mm, and 15.12/149.0 mm. The clip of the Ebony pen is shorter and narrower than that of the Paragon, indeed. The silver cap lip is wider and can vary quite a bit even between models sharing the name Milord or Paragon, respectively.