Osmia Progress 294 Vacumatic Type Filler Fountain Pen

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks,

 

This is the first Osmia vacumatic type pen I have seen and would love to know more about them!

 

This is an Osmia Progress 294 black vacumatic type filler fountain pen and pencil set c. 1950. This just under 5 ¼ inch long pen operates by unscrewing the blind cap, which extends the plunger. Dipping the nib in ink and cycling the plunger fills the ink chamber in the barrel. Ink level can be seen through the ribbed section at the top of the barrel, which is normally clear, but needs cleaning on this example. The cap top has the Osmia white four point diamond inside a circle logo. All trim is gold plated. The barrel is stamped with the A. W. Faber Castell logo over the Osmia logo and PROGRESS and 294 is stamped near the blind cap. The firm two-tone 14 karat gold nib is stamped OSMIA over SUPRA over 14K over 585 all under the Osmia logo. This model was also made in striped celluloid that included the section and the blind cap.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/Osmia294ProgressBlack_1280_01.jpg

 

Thanks!

[markiv]

Amazing specimen.

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks,

Finally seeing a striped model in person, the celluloid is very similar to 1940s Sheaffer striped celluloid.

This is an Osmia Progress 294 brown stripe vacumatic type filler fountain pen c. 1950. This just under 5 ¼ inch long pen operates by unscrewing the blind cap, which extends the plunger. Dipping the nib in ink and cycling the plunger fills the ink chamber in the barrel. The striped celluloid barrel is opaque. The cap top has the Osmia white four point diamond inside a circle logo. All trim is gold plated. The barrel is stamped with the scales logo then A. W. FABER CASTELL over PROGRESS and 294 is stamped near the blind cap above an M. The firm two-tone 14 karat gold nib is stamped OSMIA over SUPRA over 14K over 585 all under the Osmia logo.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/Osmia294ProgressBrown_1280_01.jpg

Thanks!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

This is an Osmia Progress 294 green stripe vacumatic type filler fountain pen c. 1950. This just under 5 ¼ inch long pen operates by unscrewing the blind cap, which extends the plunger. Dipping the nib in ink and cycling the plunger fills the ink chamber in the barrel. The striped celluloid barrel is opaque. The cap top has the Osmia white four point diamond inside a circle logo. All trim is gold plated. The barrel is stamped with the Osmia logo then the four point diamond inside a circle logo then PROGRESS over Supra and 294 is stamped near the blind cap above an M. The firm two-tone 14 karat gold nib is stamped OSMIA over SUPRA over 14K over 585 all under the Osmia logo. Note this nib has loss of plating on the silver color masking.

 

http://penhero.com/Temp/Osmia294ProgressGreen_1280_02.jpg

 

Thanks!

[bass1193]

I'm surprised Bo Bo hasn't chimed in. He seems to know a lot about Osmia.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I need a brown or green striped version.

Osmia was always the max of what I could occasionally afford.

And vintage colored pens cost between 20-30% more than the basic black and gold.

So most of my Osmia are black and gold, but one black, gray and pearl marbled one. I did luck into some BCHR pens....in Osmia/Boehler, when I thought I'd never own a BCHR pen. Then for some six months they seemed to rain on me.

 

Osmia pens seem to have gotten cheap....I was surfing German Ebay and a lot of Osmia/O-F-C pens were going for E60, the price of a decade ago.................it appears my wallet hasn't noticed any change, still an echo chamber.

[bass1193]

There you are! And thanks for the heads-up on good prices! Off to eVilbay to hunt Osmia

[Kaweco]

 

.......... Then for some six months they seemed to rain on me..................

 

 

 

So: Charge your batteries, make pics, open another thread and show us your raining new Osmias and Böhlers.

Kind Regards