Refil for an irregular ball-point

[Red October]

So in a large bag of vintage writing tools I picked up (mostly old advertising automatic pencils, of which only one was suitable for use) was an instrument that caught my eye: a particularly long ball point pen. It has no pocket clip and has a retractable tip. It's rather basic, but the interesting part comes from the label on the side: "BELL SYSTEM PROPERTY 3015RTL" I tried to use it and it wouldn't write. The old highschool trick of holding the tip in my cigarette lighter brought some life from the pen; it now writes about 95% of the time. I want to find a refill for it, but the one in it is very long. The refill in it is labeled as follows:

Waterbury #1015RT-L

(Kineto-ink) Reproducing

FINE

 

To the left of a band on the refill the letters DJG are printed. The Refill is old enough to be made of metal (looks like brass).

 

I know what reporoducing ink is but I have no idea what Kineto-ink is. I also like fine points (the finer the better!) so I'd like to stick with the fine refill. My local office supply store couldn't help me. Can refills be obtained for this pen, or was it deliberately an odd type, to limit the utility of the pen to anyone who swiped it from the Telephone Man?

[lovemy51]

try to post a picture... does it look like a parker style, or cross refill?.. a picture will definitely help!!!!

[Red October]

OK then here's a picture of the instrument.

[gregoron]

It looks like you can replace this with Fisher or Foray universal refills that you can cut the length. Foray refills are available at Office Depot. I don't know where to get Fisher refills, as I got mine from a local stationery shop.

[Red October]

Great. I'll try office depot. Office Max didn't have anythign long enough.

[gregoron]

Great. I'll try office depot. Office Max didn't have anythign long enough.

 

The Fisher refill I got was called the "One-For-All" refill, item no. S1F. Good luck.

 

[Red October]

Great! So what's "Kineto-ink"? Just a brand name, or something special that the Telco would have had a use for? Or just whatever someone stuck in the pen because it fit?

[gregoron]

Great! So what's "Kineto-ink"? Just a brand name, or something special that the Telco would have had a use for? Or just whatever someone stuck in the pen because it fit?

 

Never heard of that brand. It might be the original refill it came with, but is no longer made.

[lovemy51]

this might work:

 

http://www.officedepot.com/pictures/SK/LG/877438_sk_lg.jpg

 

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/8774...Refills-Medium/

Edited February 5, 2008 by lovemy51

[mr T.]

The Schneider Express 75 refill and the Schneider 575 refill wil probably fit too.

Edited February 5, 2008 by mr T.