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antique Help Identifying Antique Pencil
MrBen posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
Hello everyone. I just bought this nice little gem which was sold as not working and supposedly didnt extend but a little oil and its working well now. The pencil is about 3in long closed and about 4in extended. Roughly 3/8in in diameter making it thinner than most pencils I currently own. The rear unscrew to expose a lead storage. It is probably brass inside with gold engraved caps and a Vulcanite/Black Chased Hard Rubber body. The Rubber body is a pattern similar to -o-o-o- Possibly a simple chain design and although not easily visible there is a Makers Mark or Makers Initials, a cursive capital "L", I can't distinguish the second possible letter if it is another letter at all. I know multiple makers made these types of pencils primarily Mabie but there is no such branding. Is anyone familiar with a pen maker that stamped with a capital cursive "L". Do anyone have any link to pen maker hallmarks, branding and such? I've tried Peyton Street Pens and Vintage Pens but it's hard to search for such things. Any info on the possible maker, the actual name if such a pencil and really anything you care to share is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hello, I just cleaned and restored this little pencil, so it writes again. I’m very happy with it. It belongs to the first generation of Pelikan 450. It had not been fitted with a built-in eraser originally, but I decided to make a little upgrade, so I can always have a “just-in-case” one at hand… Here it is: 🙂
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twsbi TWSBI Precision RT 0.7 mm first impressions
jthole posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
There are several video and text reviews online already for the TWSBI Precision mechanical pencil (no lead hardness indicator, so would it be a drafting pencil?), and I am not going to add another one. But here are my first impressions of the pencil, after a few days of ownership. In those days, I have used the pencil mainly for notes taking and drawing simple diagrams. And to be fair, that's all I need from a pencil anyway. I bought my TWSBI Precision online, from a Netherlands shop (Fontoplumo), partly because it looks different from the Rotring 600 and less common. You may also call it curiosity. Of course the retractable tip was a big plus as well. It's available in silver and black, in 0.5 and 0.7 mm, with a fixed or retractable tip for the same price. Unfortunately there's no 0.9 or 1.0 mm, otherwise I probably would have chosen that one. I have a strong preference for black or dark colored pencils and pens, so that was an easy choice. Like I said, the pencil arrived a couple of days ago. As already mentioned in the various reviews online, it comes in a plastic box, which also contains a generous amount of extra lead and erasers. Since then I have used it daily at work. To get to the essentials, here are my impressions of the pencil so far (TWSBI Precision RT 0.7 mm in black). Positives: The pencil is very nicely balanced, with the center of gravity approximately in the middle of the pencil (a bit in front of the first dash). This version has a retractable tip, and both versions (fixed and retractable) are sold for the same price. Retracting the tip takes some force, but can be done against my finger. The TWSBI Precision has a large eraser, and comes with extra erasers. That's a nice gesture, even if I prefer using a dedicated eraser. There also is a tube with ten extra leads included, plus two additional leads inside the pencil itself. The quality of the black paint is excellent, without any blemishes. Of course I cannot say anything about the durability yet. There were complaints online about frequent lead breakage when using the eraser; I have not noticed anything yet, despite using the eraser a few times. Neutral: Despite the nice balance, this is still a heavy pencil with 25 gr. That makes it a bit heavier than a Rotring 600 and about the same as a Rotring Rapid Pro. The supplied leads (HB?) are good and write with a dark line, but there is no information about the manufacturer (unless TWSBI produces them themselves). There's no lead grade indicator. It's not a big issue for me, since I don't plan to buy multiple TWSBI pencils anyway (I have multiple Rotring 500s, so there it is important to me). Negatives: The black paint isn't as matte as on a Rotring 600, and the chrome parts are fingerprint magnets. I would have preferred a black or brushed clip. The knurling looks nice, but it is less grippy than I prefer. The pencil doesn't stick to my fingers like for instance the Rotring Rapid Pro does. I am not a big fan of the clip. It's too stiff and the underside is not flat. In general, I really like the pencil. It's different in appearance and feel from the Rotring 600 (so if you expect a Rotring copy, you will be disappointed). TWSBI did most things right, in my opinion, and this is a great pencil to have always packed in my laptop bag.
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Convert Pelikan Pen Into A Pencil?
Pointy posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
Hi. Thank you for reading my topic. I was wondering, has anyone ever tried to convert a parker style ballpoint pen into a pencil? I was interested in buying this Pelikan pen: http://www.penboutique.com/pelikan-k150-black-fs-inl-ballpoint-pen.html But I don't know for sure if it will fit. Has anyone bought a Pelikan ballpoint and converted it into a pencil with the Schmidt DSM 2006 Pencil System Mechanism? http://www.go-authentic.com/shop/ink-refills/parts-and-accessories/schmidt-dsm-2006-feinminen-pencil-systems If it ends up not working, apparently modifications need to be done to it. Does anyone know a source on how to convert it if modifications are necessary? Thank you for your time and have a nice day. -
Pilot Metropolitan/MR Pencil won't stay together...
Lou Erickson posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
I've got a Pilot Metropolitan/MR pencil in animal print. It matches my fountain pen. I recently found the two of them in a moving box where they've languished for ten years. The FP cleaned out easily, as it's a Metro and they just pop apart. The pencil, however, falls apart into two pieces, the top and the bottom. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to open here so you could get to the eraser - which is missing completely - and it's how the lead clicks out. That still works properly, but the top won't stay on no matter what I do. Here's a picture of the pretty purple thing: Is it just plain busted or is there a trick to it I'm not finding?
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This mechanical pencil has been quite popular lately.
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What is the most amount of pens you clip to your t-shirt neckline at once?
Wash Wash posted a topic in Fountain & Dip Pens - First Stop
Hi, I usually like to always have a pen on my person when I go out, run errands, or whatever and I usually keep a pen or two or on occasion even three clipped to my shirt neckline. I was just wondering what the most amount that y'all do. -
Hello, I have a parker vacumatic twist type pencil that I recently received as part of a Vacumatic FP/Pencil set (though.. they don't look like an original set as the bands don't match). The body is in excellent condition but the mechanism doesn't seem to be working. I can twist it either direction without reaching any stop and I do not see the clutch or anything extend from the tip to grip the lead. I have tried slipping lead in it but do not feel anything in the barrel to clear out so I don't think it's a lead jam. I don't see a way to take the mechanism apart for further inspection. Does anyone have any experience with these and advice on how to try to get it working? Or is there some place to buy a replacement mechanism/send it for repair? I've attached some images of the pencil and mechanism.
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I have a Parker Classic Flighter mechanical pencil that I've been using off and on for several years. For some reason, I cannot seem to reload the pencil right. On this site, there are several posts that are very helpful in reloading a twist-top Parker pencil through the tip: fully extend the mechanism to clear the pencil, insert lead, slowly retract, and apply pressure to seat the lead in the holder. However, when I try this, I cannot get the lead (0.9 mm) to stay in; it will retract, but as soon as I start writing again, the lead falls out. It's not breaking; there are no pieces left inside, and the ends of the lead are still smooth. Found some older 0.9 mm leads, and they seem to work better. Are all 0.9 mms not interchangeable? Am I doing something else wrong?
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I recently saw for sale some Esterbrook "J" family mechanical pencils. The model names were given as "PJ" for one and "TJ" for another. The plastic appears like the pretty "J" fountain pens. I am aware that they take different lead sizes. My question: do the barrels of these pencils have the same diameter/thickness? Do they match the diameter/thickness of the "J" fountain pen, or of the "SJ"/"LJ" pens, or are they some other size(s)? If there's a reference for Esterbrook J-family dimensions, kindly point me at it. Thanks.
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Which eraser and where to find?
Ellison posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
I have been searching online for replacement erasers for a Montblanc Dumas mechanical pencil. No information found on Montblanc’s website. These are small diameter erasers! Any information on the eraser type for this particular pencil - Montblanc or other - will be greatly appreciated! -
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Spacey Stationary Eraser Sets Shuttle & Planets
Astronymus posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
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From the album: Stuff by Astronymus
When I saw a picture of a carrot with swagger by someone unknown on the internet I had to draw and paint it. This is the result: "Cool Carrot"© astronymus.net
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From the album: Stuff by Astronymus
When I saw a picture of a carrot with swagger photographed by someone unknown on the internet I had to draw and paint it. This is how "Cool Carrot" came to life.© astronymus.net
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How-to: Set, or change, personal info that others can see about me
A Smug Dill posted a blog entry in Sus Minervam docet
It helps to explore this yourself, revisiting once in a while if need be, and keep in mind where each of those personal info fields are entered. Don't leave it until the urge to change something specific to come upon you, and only then bother to ask the question! Invest the time surveying upfront, instead of waste it later waiting for an answer from nobody in particular. Most of the fields shown above are self-evident as to what they are. I think the only ones that could do with explanation are: Security and Privacy: There is only one setting under there, and that is a toggle for whether your online status (including ‘last active’ date or time) is visible to others Content View Behavior: That has nothing to do with what others can see about you, but only where you would like to start reading when accessing content Enable status updates: This toggle enables/disables the public feed on your profile page; if you disable it, then nobody (including you) can post publicly visible ‘status updates’ or any other message against your profile, but if you enable it, then anyone — friend, foe, or complete stranger — can post something there whenever, without waiting for you to initiate and then only reply to what you wrote Notification Settings have nothing to do with what others can see about you, and so is out of scope for this article, and I'm not going to delve into those right now. (You can look here, here, and here to wrap your head around how notifications work with respect to followed content.) N.B. There is a possibility that some of the above settings and data fields may not be available to Bronze members and/or Silver members, but I have no way of testing that or scoping it out. — • — Another way of getting to the Edit Profile dialog, and the way to change your profile photo (or ‘avatar’), is here: — • — Freeform, custom member titles that one enters for oneself are long gone, and have not been a thing since FPN came back from a long hiatus and platform upgrade late in 2020. -
Parker Gold Filled Pencil - more info please
lantanagal posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
Please share any knowledge to help me date and identify this pencil.
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Request For Help With Jammed Parker Jotter Pencil
Mercian posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
Hi all, after I posted only yesterday about how I use my Parker Jotter pencil as an ‘out of office’/‘site visit’ tool because it is robust, it has today developed a problem. It is ‘jammed’ The lead that is currently in its mouth/tip/jaws has worn down. No surprises there. The surprise/problem is that, while there are several new/spare leads inside the pencil’s body, no more lead is coming out of the pencil. I have pressed the button on top of the pencil a huge number of times, holding its mouth/tip/jaws downwards, but no new lead is feeding through its actuator mechanism The actuator mechanism is making the same sound that it always has done, so I don’t think that the mechanism has broken. Having had no success using the conventional means of feeding the next lead, I removed them all except for one and repeatedly pushed the pencil’s actuator button again. That didn’t work either. I then tried to feed a new lead in to the mouth/tip/jaws directly (i.e. backwards, from the outside towards the inside) but have not been able to push the remnants of the previous lead back up in to the body of the pencil. Although I am male, I even resorted to digging out the instruction leaflet that came with the pencil and actually read it The leaflet only shows how to load new leads in to the top of the pencil. I do not have any pins or needles that are fine enough that I could push them up through the pencil’s mouth/tip/jaws to force the old lead out. So, do any of you out in FPN-land have any suggestions for how I can get the next lead to feed in to the pencil? If so, my thanks in advance for your answers. Cheers, M. -
Pencil Collectors - Especially Vintage - How Do You Store Your Pencils?
NumberSix posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
My collection is still quite small. But I have some more vintage pencils on order. And my nightstand drawer and the closet shelf are getting to be too messy (and potentially damage-worthy on the pencils). I can't put them all into coffee mugs on my desk. I already have three mugs jam-packed with pencils and other writing utensils! I can't afford to do what I would like, which is to buy half a dozen Musgrave cedar boxes. So, what do you lot do? I am considering getting a few of these Container Store pencil boxes, for starters. https://www.containerstore.com/s/multisnap-office-storage-boxes/d?q=pencil+box+with+lid&productId=11010311 Any other suggestions are welcome. -
Hi Friends I recently purchased an interesting telescopic (3 pieces) propelling pencil with what is known as "magic action". The "magic" consists on the tip getting out when the pencil is extended and it is actually not working and I was curious to open the pencil to explore the mechanism and eventually fix it. If I manually push the tip in and out it moves freely, rotating the tip expels or retracts the led tip properly, that part works. Problem is: i did not manage to find a way to open the pencil. For sure it cannot screw from to front part (did try hard). The bigger part rotates freely, the smaller and intermediate part instead do not rotate on each other, but I did not force. Anybody has any clue how to make progresses on this tiny pencil? Also I would appreciate some indication on which model it can be and maker. There are no hallmarks and no writings at all. Searching online I could not find same representations, besides the below link which shows an identical silver version market Perry & Co on the tip. https://www.uppop.top/antique-mechanical-propelling-pencil-perrys-magic-action-telescopic-chatalaine-p-11058.html See attached pictures for my pencil, shortened, expanded and focus on tip. Thanks!
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I managed to acquire this very peculiar design sketch pencil, which had been accidentally labeled as a pen when sold. Someone had put a D1 refill inside it... which actually worked. But clearly, the clutch is of the pencil variety. It was badly tarnished, but cleaned up nicely. It could use a good buffing to take out some light surface scratches. The "bullet" shape is magnificent. What's really quite interesting is the clip. It's spring loaded and you pull down on it to release the clutch. Very heavy! I'm guessing it's not completely solid silver and that it must have a metal alloy core. But there's no apparent way to disassemble it. There's a seam, showing that there's two "halves" but it's bonded together. The other curiosity is that this pencil is branded for a pharmaceutical product by Bristol Myers Squibb--PLAVIX. It's engraved in precisely the font and design for that product, which even includes the 3 rows of dots to the left of the "I". Now obviously BMS didn't make this pencil. I'm guessing it was purchased from a luxury gift house that made a provision for engraving. But this is obviously not your typical kind of engraving (like an employee name), given the complexity. Photo before the pencil was cleaned up: If anyone here is familiar with this particular pencil or may have an idea of what company gift supplier may have produced it, please let me know. Thanks! -
Storio Wooden Fountain Pen Case Review
ace117 posted a topic in Paper & Pen Paraphernalia Reviews and Articles
Hey guys! During my recent travels to Japan, i found a unique wooden fountain pen case from Storio. I'd never heard of the brand before but the moment i saw the case i fell in love with the way it looked and felt, so I just had to get one! I thought I'd just shed some light on this relatively unknown brand, as i think this case is beautiful and worth every penny. It looks professional and sleek/ stealthy, yet is interesting enough to get anyone who lays eyes on it to start a conversation about it! If you guys are interested, i made a video review about it! Theres also a link to where to get one if youre interested! Let me know if you guys have any questions or comments about it! Edit; There seems to be an issue with the audio. I will update the post when i reupload a new one! Edit 2; Audio issue has been resolved!
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Imperial Pencil Leads: Where Can I Get Them?
PeterR-C posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
A friend of mine has a nice Parker Duofold mechanical pencil, made around 1950. He is about to run out of leads. My calipers measure the existing leads at 1/20 inch, 0.05 inch. Does anyone know where Imperial leads are available? The 1.18 mm metrical gauge will work at a pinch, but the real thing would be preferable. Thanks! Peter
