Hero 616 (Large) Clip Imprint.

[hari317]

This 616 large arrived from YC Guo today. I had not noticed the HERO imprint between the feathers before. Is this something new?

 

 

From the markings on the packaging, this is from the Shanghai factory and made in Nov 2018.

 

Thanks.

[sciumbasci]

The Hero 616 Plus (with converter) has it.

Mine 616 Doctor, bought from mentag and with the old "aerometric" filler, has the old style clip.

[hari317]

Thank you. I was not aware of the c/c version. This one is a regular fixed squeeze filler and fills quite efficiently holding an impressive 1.76ml ink.

[Mech-for-i]

Hero pen Lishui had switched to this clip design for quite some years already , where Shanghai still use the old pattern clip

[hari317]

Hero pen Lishui had switched to this clip design for quite some years already , where Shanghai still use the old pattern clip

Thank you. Is it possible to determine manufacturing location from the following pics of the packaging? Whats on the green label? Are the pens made in nov 2018?

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks.

[Mech-for-i]

well, yes it was made on that date as shown on the photo, actually that kind of date stamp on outside packaging was used since the 50's ; The green sticker is sort of factory seal ( like those used in prescription drugs ) ; it include id Tag code that can be used to track Manufacturing ( used by custom and excise also )

[Stefan-Ionut-Marius]

All my Hero 616 have this ( Hero 616 + , Hero 616 Small , Hero 616 Jumbo, Hero 616 Jumbo Golden Cap , Hero 616 MK 2 , ) i believe even miy Hero 616 from the 80's has it.

[hari317]

well, yes it was made on that date as shown on the photo, actually that kind of date stamp on outside packaging was used since the 50's ; The green sticker is sort of factory seal ( like those used in prescription drugs ) ; it include id Tag code that can be used to track Manufacturing ( used by custom and excise also )

oh, ok. Interesting to hear about the green tag.

 

Can you tell me if the pens were made at Shanghai or Lishui? Is it written on the packaging? And do you need a pic of the front of the package? Thanks.

[hari317]

All my Hero 616 have this ( Hero 616 + , Hero 616 Small , Hero 616 Jumbo, Hero 616 Jumbo Golden Cap , Hero 616 MK 2 , ) i believe even miy Hero 616 from the 80's has it.

oh ok. Thanks.

[Mech-for-i]

oh, ok. Interesting to hear about the green tag.

 

Can you tell me if the pens were made at Shanghai or Lishui? Is it written on the packaging? And do you need a pic of the front of the package? Thanks.

 

No telling that, the address is just the marketing / sales / Customer contact .. likely their office handling all these ; on some packaging the fine text would specifically say where the pen are manufactured ( most of Hero's more up marketed models had such ) but not on this particular one

[hari317]

 

No telling that, the address is just the marketing / sales / Customer contact .. likely their office handling all these ; on some packaging the fine text would specifically say where the pen are manufactured ( most of Hero's more up marketed models had such ) but not on this particular one

Thank you. Here are some more pics of the package in case there is some information there.

 

 

[Mech-for-i]

it tells the marketing / distribution and the manufacturing concern ( different branch under the same Hero Corporate thing ) ... pretty common on all the economic and student range from Hero

[hari317]

Thank you so much.

[hari317]

This is what YC Guo wrote to me today in response to my queries:

 

Only Shanghai makes Hero 616 big size. Hero 616 small size are made by Shanghai and Lishui. But Lishui makes small Hero 616 with golden nib.

3) The new version of Hero 616 big size the "Hero" on clip, old version has no "Hero" on clip.

 

Best

Hari