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I recently visited an antique shop in California and found this ladies pen for $15. I'm almost certain that it's an eclipse based on the wreath on the lever, but beyond that I know almost nothing about this pen. The sac was totally destroyed so it definitely needs some repairs, but it shouldn't be too bad. The nib seems to simply be folded at the tip and is gold plated steel (however, when the nib is all the way in the section, the word "PLATE" is hidden; sneaky move by Eclipse!) I was just wondering if anybody knew anything else about this pen? Thank you for your help!

I recently visited an antique shop in California and found this ladies pen for $15. I'm almost certain that it's an eclipse based on the wreath on the lever, but beyond that I know almost nothing about this pen. The sac was totally destroyed so it definitely needs some repairs, but it shouldn't be too bad. The nib seems to simply be folded at the tip and is gold plated steel (however, when the nib is all the way in the section, the word "PLATE" is hidden; sneaky move by Eclipse!) I was just wondering if anybody knew anything else about this pen? Thank you for your help!

I found this interesting yet odd Eclipse at a market. Looks to me like very much a late production in response to the Parker 51 and is some kind of a button filler. Well maybe a button filler although the button is not like a Duofold button that comes out of the barrel. From the way it feels when pushed it feels more like an accordian filler somewhat like a French Soma. I have been unable to get the hood off so that is an ongoing slow process. Philip DSCN0852_result by Seville36, on Flickr DSCN0855_result by Seville36, on Flickr DSCN0856_result by Seville36, on Flickr DSCN0857_result by Seville36, on Flickr DSCN0858_result by Seville36, on Flickr DSCN0860_result by Seville36, on Flickr

I thought I would get a sample of Diamine Eclipse to see what it was like. It looks black in the bottle, but I see it as an almost black blue-black. It is leaning towards the end of the blue range of the spectrum, so that it almost goes into blue-violet, but I don't see purple in it. Just a very dark blue-black. I think it's name fits it very well. The inky blackness of a night sky that has a faint hue of blue about it. As someone who isn't a fan of black, grey or blue-black ink, I was surprised to find myself liking it. For me it's better than black as it has that very dark blue tint in it. I'm currently into attempting to match my pen barrel colours with the inks I use to fill them. So I filled my black carbonesque Pilot Capless (VP) with this ink. I had an empty, clean and dry cartridge, and syringed this ink into it. Pilot inks flow really wet in this Capless, but this seemed to write a bit dryer than some inks I have used recently. I head some slight feedback on this smooth, thick paper. It wasn't a bad thing, and it means the ink dries fairly quickly. The water test on the review form shows this isn't a waterproof ink. I bet that will put some people off it, however, it has a bit of water resistance. Bearing in mind the paper I use is very smooth, and the nib used at that time was a 1.1 stub, this ink took 12-15 secs to dry. It lubricates the nib well. I saw no skips or hard starts from either of the pens that both stayed uncapped while I swapped and changed, and did swabs and comparisons with other inks. So far as flow goes it's less wet than some Diamine inks I have reviewed. It is currently available in 80ml glass bottles or 30ml plastic refill bottles. It's also available in cartridges.Diamine sell it directly to end-users on their web-site. It's a reasonable price.

I'm torn! What are your thoughts on these two?

I just bought an old Eclipse (it's en route right now), and am having a hell of a time finding out the usual product info: Date of manufacture, model, name of colour. Canadian and American production were simultaneous for many years, and produced different models from one another, so there's a dazzling baffling array of them out there. I'm posting the pic that the seller sent me, in case someone happens to know this particular pen. Regardless, I'd love to know of good resources for identifying Eclipse pens, as I'm sure more of them will find a way into my collection. The Eclipse is at the top of both pictures. I tried looking for others with the same type of band, but only found one that might have the same. The nib is Eclipse, but I haven't seen the clip. The old lady I bought them from didn't know what was going on, so she identified them from the engravings on the nibs. They worked out to $15 each after shipping, so I didn't really press the issue. Where was I going with that? Oh, did any of Eclipse's sub-brands have Eclipse nibs, and I'm barking up the wrong tree? PS. I added the pic of the nibs because everyone loves more pictures, even if we don't need them.

From time to time manufacturers produces some very small pens. here besides an Esterbrook SJ for comparison is an Eclipse Mary Jane and a Salz Bros Peter Pan. http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/threepens_zps4067ed73.jpg Popular history of the Eclipse brand tells us that the founder made pens named for his children, and this 1933 Mary Jane was intended for a small girl to use. It has tipped steel nib. The Peter Pan pen had an entirely different focus. The pan in inscribed with "The Green Room". It came from a 1935 New York hotel bar and would have been intended for signing bar bills. It has a spoon nib.

Hello everyone. I now know the true meaning of flexy nibs thanks to this beautiful Eclipse ring top pen. However, I now know the meaning of bad luck on eBay thanks to the pen's gorgeously flexy but untipped nib. http://24.media.tumblr.com/7379ff6eef17c5b7ae96ac990633ed4e/tumblr_mociyhwUjm1r4c920o3_1280.jpg http://24.media.tumblr.com/a4605b243a47392841cdd3ea2dfd8cb0/tumblr_mocpxyGdb41r4c920o1_500.jpg http://25.media.tumblr.com/78bc6250026b622322355161a21bbdb5/tumblr_mociyhwUjm1r4c920o2_1280.jpg Anyone know where I can find a flexy #2 nib for a price less than $30? (I hope that didn't sound like a joke!)