Flair Refillable Pens

[Stephen2020]

Some Flair branded refillable pens, except the red one at the bottom which is branded Paper Mate. The one at the bottom also the only one without advertising on it.

Anyone who wants to post their i'd be interested to see.

[Stephen2020]

I had several of these light blue ones, the one I use has been fitted with a Cross Jumbo Medium ballpoint refill

Edited December 4, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

This one is fitted with a Cross Porous Point Medium refill.

 

Edited December 4, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

These two are fitted with the Cross Gel Rolling Ball Refill, one with black ink, one with red ink.

[flatline]

Are these pens still made?

 

--flatline

[Stephen2020]

No only vintage unfortunately. Seems like a big mistake by Paper Mate as they are very nice pens, and they'd have the Cross customer base for refills too..

[Stephen2020]

This one is fitted with the Cross Porous Point Fine refill.

 

Edited December 6, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

This one with "Case twenty year club", which I have seen on other pens and the design of a playing card deck back, is the only refillable Flair I have had which still writes with original refill. It seems to be a later vintage refill as it is plastic rather than the usual metal ones.

[parkergeo]

[Stephen2020]

Nice! ....glad i'm not the only one into them!

[tamiya]

last "PaperMate" ballpoint I bought has gone to Parker-style refill

[Stephen2020]

The red one without any advert on it, showing the Two Hearts logo on the clip rather than the Flair logo. This was fitted with the Cross Document Marker refill, a flourescent highlighter.

 

Edited December 8, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

Some NOS, mostly blue and one black.

 

 

 

 

[Stephen2020]

This one is NOS, although the packaging is open. It's another one with the Two Hearts logo and a plastic refill.

Edited December 11, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

This is the remaining one I actually have, although I ordered another one which I am waiting for.

This one is marketed more as Paper Mate but has the Flair logo on the clip.

I bought it as packaged but not sealed.

 

 

Edited December 15, 2016 by Stephen2020

[JohnD5633]

I remember the Flairs but never owned one.

[Stephen2020]

My latest one arrived just before Christmas, a NOS sealed in package.

 

Edited December 26, 2016 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

I just ordered this one, NOS sealed in pack, Calgon Corporation promo pen.

This can be partly dated by the text to not before 1968 when Merck & Co. aquired Calgon.

Edited January 20, 2017 by Stephen2020

[Stephen2020]

Has anyone else got refillable Flairs? I seem to be about the only person into them, except for a few other people?

I'd love to see some more.