Can You Identify This Pen

[Bonekrusher]

I guess I posted this in the wrong forum, I am looking for help in identifying this Visconti pen. Model name, style, or family, manufacture year, I have been trying to identify it by the nib but I have no experience with this sort of thing. I appreciate all help or input...Thanks

[ceac]

It's a Visconti Ponte Vecchio ...

 

BTW ... are you the one I was bidding with on this pen on ebay earlier this week ? If so ... congratulations !!

 

BTW2: They are the same pictures as on the Ebay listing ... congrats again ...

Edited February 8, 2014 by ceac

[Bonekrusher]

Yes I guess I am, thats exactly where it came from, to tell you the truth I wish you had won, because I keep telling my self I will not buy another pen, but as you can see its not working, actually I was at work while I was bidding and stepped away from my desk and hoping that when I came back I would have been outbid, but......you know the rest. I appreciate the information on the pen, I have been all over the internet and could not find anything on it.

[Freddy]

Base on your photographs..{fuzzy}..clip has no engraving..cap band

has VISCONTI engraved...could be a *D'Essai..which is a piston filler..

 

Box is not correct for Ponte Vecchio or D' Essai..boxes are easily

changed..to see a period correct box..check out item # 104 at

Gary's place...

http://www.gopens.com/Vintage-pens-cat-67.php

 

Fred

 

redact: *cap band @ 500% number 270..or 210.??.can't ID nib

Edited February 9, 2014 by Freddy

[Bonekrusher]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/196962-help-identifying-early-visconti/

 

You may be right take a look at the above link. I don't have the pen in hand, I will have it next week so I can take a closer look at the details and can post better pictures.

[raging.dragon]

If I recall correctly the Ponte Vecchio was offered in 3 colours and this isn't one of them. My guess would a Visconti Classic (late 80's or early 90's) or D'Essai (early to mid 90's).

[fabri00]

I have a similar pen, among the 3 very early Visconti:

 

 

All of them bought as very first pens produced by Visconti.

 

The blue on look similar to your, but mine has a steel nib, not even marked Visconti.

I know it as "Classic" but I'm not sure about name.

 

Then a Ragtime first serie, and the cigar shaped is a relatively rare early model also.

Edited February 10, 2014 by fabri00

[Bonekrusher]

I have a similar pen, among the 3 very early Visconti:

 

 

All of them bought as very first pens produced by Visconti.

 

The blue on look similar to your, but mine has a steel nib, not even marked Visconti.

I know it as "Classic" but I'm not sure about name.

 

Then a Ragtime first serie, and the cigar shaped is a relatively rare early model also.

Thanks fabri00 that does look like it, I really like that brown mosaic one at the top.

[esteroids]

I've had the early models with a Tropen nib, piston filler. They all share the same simple design. And as far as I know they were produced before the Ponte Vecchio name arrived.

 

I identified my Tropen nib model as the Replica, not as a description, a noun or adjective, but the proper name of the model. As in replica of a pre-war celluloid pen.

 

Del Vecchio started out making pens based on pre-war models (like Levy with Bexley) using vintage celluloid found in Italian warehouses.