Visconti Homo Sapiens Steel Maxi Technical Pen

[Mookli]

Greetings all,

I have always liked the unusual, so when I came across this Visconti I was interested.
The pen itself is a Visconti Homo Sapiens Steel Maxi, with power filler, but the nib, if I can call it so, is a Rapidograph like device.
It is a screw-in nib assemble similar to the normal nib.

It has tube feed with floating wire just like the Rapidograph, the only difference is, it has a ball tip.

 

Besides having one, I don't know anything about this model.

 

I am use to writing with the Rapidograph style pen, so I easily adapted to it, holding it almost vertically when writing.

This system cannot be compared to a conventional nibbed fountain pen, it is a unyielding nail with no line variation.

However, I have been using if for a few days and Ihave to admit, I like it!. It lays down a reliable line, it is a good daily writer, for note taking and jotting.

My nibbed Visconti HS is really wet, a fun pen that lays down great tails of ink, bold and strong, but for jotting down a phone number on scrap paper in a moving vehicle...., not so much.

So its practicality vs beauty, It lacks aesthetic qualities, but it works, and works well.

 

http://www.maryhatay.com/Mark/Fountain-Pens/Mixed-Pens/i-vvMvbg2/0/L/IMG_1205-L.jpg

 

http://www.maryhatay.com/Mark/Fountain-Pens/Mixed-Pens/i-q3Bnpnw/0/L/Visconti%20Rapidograph-L.jpg

 

http://www.maryhatay.com/Mark/Fountain-Pens/Mixed-Pens/i-Cgz5dPG/0/L/Untitled-1-L.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kazoolaw]

I don't know whether the units are identical, but the Visconti Copernicus crescent filler was available with the same type of "nib".

 

gary

[Mookli]

A better picture,

http://www.maryhatay.com/Mark/Fountain-Pens/Mixed-Pens/i-tLZSr9q/0/XL/VHS5-XL.jpg

[masterguns]

I like it. Where would you suggest I look for one of those?

[Mookli]

I like it. Where would you suggest I look for one of those?

And that's the funny part, I haven't a clue, I have not seen another. since I got it and started looking on the net.

I got it used off eBay, the seller listed it a "roller-ball"

 

When It arrived, I immediately recognized it as a Rapidograph type system.

I searched the net but haven't found a single scrap of information about this pen.

I don't know what Visconti calls it, if it even has a name, or is it just a oddity.

 

As far as I can figure out, the Visconti Eco roller ball ( also called Visconti Rollergraphic) used the Schmidt system.

It is a replaceable roller-ball front end, that uses a cartridge or converter.

This makes sense, as it is impossible to fill a roller-ball by sucking ink up through the tip. (or unreasonable)

 

The pen I have is a Visconti power filler, and it will suck in up through the tip and fill, though it takes a while.

 

So I too, would like to know a little more about this pen, so if any readers have some insight, Please pass it on.

 

Mark

[inotrym]

Sounds kinda cool.

Did you ever find out more about it?

[Tweel]

That type of pen is called a stylograph, if you're interested in looking for something similar. Modern ones are scarcer than hen's teeth, but there were plenty of vintage ones made. A couple of the more common America brands were Inkograph and Universal, and Rotring in Germany made a famous line called the Tintenkuli.

 

https://vintagepens.com/stylos.shtml

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=tintenkuli+site:www.fountainpennetwork.com&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin1sGqoNnaAhXo5IMKHa_9ADUQrQIIQSgEMAU&biw=1366&bih=605

[inotrym]

Thanks! I am familiar with Rotring Rapidographs, but had never heard of the term stylograph. It will make searching easier.

I wish they would make a stylograph nib unit to fit standard no5 or no6 pens.

[Mookli]

Correct above, Rapidograph is a trade name, stylograph is the correct name of the tube type pen also sometimes called a technician pen.

I see Conklin has adopted the name for a series of fountain pens.

I found a second Visconte stylograph nib, this time in fine.

 

 

Anatomy of a Stylograph.