Help To Get Information About Platinum Nib

[carretera18]

Hi,

 

I bought a frankenpen with an old Platinum nib and I would ask help for more information about it.

 

It intrigued me because it's a two-tone nib and reminds the old Sheaffer style. it is slightly flexible too and have a round logo that reminds Nakaya.

 

I found only one photo on a website.

 

http://www.pentooling.com/Images/3737%20OLD%20PLATINUM%20NIB%20(2).JPG

souce: http://www.pentooling.com/misc.html

 

Any information (year, fountain pen model, popularity, why is similar with Sheaffer style, etc) will be appreciated.

 

[Algester]

Take out the nib and look for any 3 digit number

I would pressume this model may not have been made in japan considering the amount of platinum's sister companies back in the posr war era

[stan]

Early 50s. Steel nib. Platinum copied Sheaffers for a year or two. Just good business at the time and no fear of patent infringement.

[Algester]

Ohhh interesting facttoid i thought it wasnt directly made by platinum

[carretera18]

Take out the nib and look for any 3 digit number

I would pressume this model may not have been made in japan considering the amount of platinum's sister companies back in the posr war era

 

 

Ohhh interesting facttoid i thought it wasnt directly made by platinum

 

Hi Algester,

 

Sorry for delay, but I just could extract the nib now to photograph.

 

Here's the picture of the nib and a writing sample. It has a slight flexibility

 

 

 

 

 

Early 50s. Steel nib. Platinum copied Sheaffers for a year or two. Just good business at the time and no fear of patent infringement.

 

Stan,

 

Really the explanation of the patents is very logical, but I am suspecting that this penalty is another

 

Thanks for answers