Multi Pen With A Fountain Pen Componenet?

[Skyppere]

I collect multi pens... mostly they're 3 or 4 different colored ball points and sometimes a MP to boot. I have one that has 10 different colors and another that has 8 different pencil leads...

But I've never seen one with a FP component? Have any of you?

 

cheers

skyppere

[kestrel]

I collect multi pens... mostly they're 3 or 4 different colored ball points and sometimes a MP to boot. I have one that has 10 different colors and another that has 8 different pencil leads...

But I've never seen one with a FP component? Have any of you?

 

cheers

skyppere

 

Combo pens (fountain pen at one end and a single lead mechanical pencil at the other) were popular back in the 1930s and I have several ranging in quality from barely usable to a couple of very nice Conklins and a black Sheaffer's that looks like a Balance at one end with a mechanical pencil at the other. Most of the fountain pen nibs are the cheaper pressed metal type with use related wear patterns but the Sheaffer's and one of the Conklins are beautiful writers with very nice nibs. Remington made some pretty combo pens that are good writers (with a little tweaking) wrapped in pretty plastic. Ink capacities are usually a little skimpy unless the pen is huge and the pencil has a very short lead. An eraser, if present, is probably petrified.

 

They can be a lot of fun to restore and to use. Check eBay and pay special attention to the nibs. Most of the pencil mechanisms will still work if you can find the leads. Prices are usually fairly reasonable except for the big name brands. Happy hunting.

[lovemy51]

i have a few combos: three are FP and MP (Stratford, National and Eagle Pen Co) and one (chinese made "Lily" brand) is an FP and BP.

 

oh, i also have a no name sterling silver body combo pen that unscrews on both end, also BP/FP.

[Skyppere]

Whats funny here is **I** collect combos! Mostly the Indian series... but it never dawned on me that it would be a 'multi pen' but of course it is. Most multi pens rotate and a pen or pencil comes out the tip. That's what I was thinking of...

skyppere

[Gloucesterman]

Cross made a component pen which also included a fountain pen. I think there were four components which included a two color ball point, a roller ball, a highlighter and a fountain pen. It was called the Matrix and was made around 2003. Pen World had it on the cover of an issue.

 

Also, I know there have been several regular fountain pens (can't think of any specific names right now) with two separate nibs that could have different colors. I think one was an OMAS which had the pen split horizontally and connected with some kind of pivot mechanism in the middle.

 

I also have a couple of plastic multi-color (8 and 10) pens. Have two Rotring that have 4 spaces for different colors or you can use the "slots" for a pencil or a stylus.

 

I like using the Rotring pens when I am taking notes and don't want to hold 2/3/4 different color pens.

[Harlequin]

Try the Filcao Effedue- a FP and BP. It's my EDC pen and absolutely great. All metal pen too.

[Skyppere]

thanks for all this good information, all new to me!

CHEERS

SKYPPERE