Another Pen Identification Please And Advice On Threads

[steven r]

I have been fixing up this little pen and now would like to know who made it. (if possible?)

The pen is just under 11 cm capped and just under 10 cm capped, maybe less if you read below

The nib is one i have not seen before, is it rare?

I also have a problem with the cap threads and the blind cap threads, both are too tight, i have tried cleaning them with a soft toothbrush and soap but what else can i use?. I dare not screw them on fully at the moment as they both took a while to get off and i count myself fortunate that nothing cracked.

From one of the photographs you can probably see a ring around the barrel, presumably where the cap originally screwed down to, (another issue is how do these appear?).

Hope the photos are ok, the light is pretty miserable in Scotland at the moment.

Thanks all.

[jar]

The nib is not all that rare; it's from Degussa. Unfortunately many companies used Degussa nibs.

[steven r]

The nib is not all that rare; it's from Degussa. Unfortunately many companies used Degussa nibs.

Thanks jar, i have just been reading about them now i know the name, Thought i had a rare one there!!!

[jar]

Thanks jar, i have just been reading about them now i know the name, Thought i had a rare one there!!!

Neat.

 

Your tightness is very possibly simply shrinkage; not at all unusual if the material is, as it looks, celluloid. Many early plastics have shown shrinkage over time and it was not just in the low end pens.

[steven r]

Neat.

 

Your tightness is very possibly simply shrinkage; not at all unusual if the material is, as it looks, celluloid. Many early plastics have shown shrinkage over time and it was not just in the low end pens.

would you recommend a slight rubbing down of the threads with fine sandpaper? that was my next idea, thanks Jar

[PaulS]

some of the lower end and budget pens are notorious for shrinking, with a variety of irritating consequences, one of which is the cap diameter reducing and binding on the barrel threads. Before grabbing the 80 grit wet and dry you might try repeated screwing on and off of the cap having first put a liberal dose of silicone grease on those threads - not guaranteed to work, but might help.

[steven r]

some of the lower end and budget pens are notorious for shrinking, with a variety of irritating consequences, one of which is the cap diameter reducing and binding on the barrel threads. Before grabbing the 80 grit wet and dry you might try repeated screwing on and off of the cap having first put a liberal dose of silicone grease on those threads - not guaranteed to work, but might help.

Thanks Paul, that sorted the blind cap, a little more work on the cap needed though, it originally tightened after 1/2 a turn now i am up to 3/4 turn, then again i might just leave it!!