Deco Band Collection

[pen2paper]

so the metal within the barrel affects the celluloid? and it cracks the barrel with force?

would storing them separated help?

[Procyon]

so the metal within the barrel affects the celluloid? and it cracks the barrel with force?

would storing them separated help?

 

 

 

No, the metal within the barrel and the metal on the section are in contact, and corrode - making it difficult to remove the section from the barrel. Besides, what I said was that the metal helps the barrel to resist cracking while you are struggling to remove the section.

[Wahlnut]

This thread is drifting into a repair issues encountered in Deco Bands, but of course the Senior size Side clip Gold Seal and Soldier Clip pens of the same era had aluminum barrel liners and section sleeves, too. Perhaps this thread end should be moved to a new one. If it gets much longer and stays on the repair and restoration point, I will move those type posts to a new topic for ease of viewing and because most folks would not know that such a discussion was under way by the title of the current thread.

 

A safe pen friendly penetrant helps to get these parts apart. I always shy away from any self promotion on the forum, but if you want to see a nice array of deco bands and perhaps see about a trustworthy section penetrant/releasing aid you can visit: The Pensbury Manor website. PM

 

 

Begging your indulgence,

Syd

Edited February 13, 2012 by Wahlnut

[Procyon]

It does appear that the last six responses have concerned Deco Band repair. That was certainly not my intention, but discussions tend to wander. In any case, I have probably exhausted my expertise in this area, so I doubt that I will be continuing the discussion in this direction. However, if you want to transfer part of this thread to a repair thread, please feel free to do so.

[Truman]

Beautiful collection! I just love these pens. I have 2 of them now -the Black and Pearl and the Rosewood. Am trying to build a collection of them.

[Moondust]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/penne/americane/Wahl%20Eversharp/Immagine016-1.jpg

 

O dear... : just got hit by new desires...

I never thought I'd like flat topped pens and now it turns out I do! :embarrassed_smile:

[jonveley]

You only have 2 pencils... you might also consider completing them.

 

He he... me like pencils... from page 62 of The Catalogue of American Mechanical Pencils:

 

http://www.jonathanveley.com/images/stories/pencils/e/eversharp8.jpg

[roberto v]

and a Black and Bronze version (the material appears in Wahl desk pens).

 

Cliff Harrington

 

Cliff,

How scarce are these black and bronze desk pens?

[georges zaslavsky]

outstanding collections guys