Is There A Converter For This Pen?

[gregamckinney]

Hi Everyone,

A friend of mine asked me to try to get a couple of her pens working. She had let ink dry in them (in one case _India Ink_, ouch) and it seems to just be a matter of lots of flushing.

One has a converter, but for this one, she only had cartridges.
I don't generally use cartridges, so I don't know if this is a standard size (and thus might have a corresponding converter) or not.

I believe the pen is Chinese. The barrel band has 'Dryden' engraved, and the nib is marked 'GENIUS IRIDIUM.'
The pen is black lacquer over metal (brass?) and farily slim. It has a clip cap.

Is anyone familiar with this pen, and more importantly whether there is a converter that will fit it?

I've been using an ear bulb to flush it so far, but would like to return the pen to her with a converter so she can use other inks than just the washed out black from the carts.

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/dr-r-slim-pen.png

Thank you very much,
greg

[Parker51]

Yes, Ther should be a convertor that fits it. It appears to be a Duke like pen, and thus may take a Duke Convertor. And as I recall, the Duke Convertor appears to be the same as the Waterman C/C. So, if you have a Duke or Waterman Convertor, try it.

[gregamckinney]

Yes, Ther should be a convertor that fits it. It appears to be a Duke like pen, and thus may take a Duke Convertor. And as I recall, the Duke Convertor appears to be the same as the Waterman C/C. So, if you have a Duke or Waterman Convertor, try it.

 

Thanks for the response. I don't have either kind of converter. The little reading I've done raises some question about the consistent interchangability of Waterman converters into Duke pens, so I'm picking up a couple Duke-specific ones. Will see how it goes.

Thanks for your help.

greg

[Mech-for-i]

you can take that old converter and measure the throat and outer diameter and made a judgment.

[gregamckinney]

The Duke-specific converters I got on Amazon worked perfectly.

 

Thanks for the help!

greg

[Parker51]

Your welcome, now, please let us know how it writes. The Duke I have has smooth, but very hard nib which I have found not as well to my liking as the Wing Sung I have.

[gregamckinney]

Seemed to write fine. I was resurrecting it for one of my doctors, and she is very pleased with it.

Best Regards, gareg

[Sasha Royale]

In the meantime, there is no reason the pen cannot continue using the cartridge that obviously fits.

Use a medical-type syringe and needle (larger is better) to fill the cartridge with water. Let it soak, to dissolve the old ink. WORK OVER A SINK. Injecting clean water into the cartridge will flush out the old inky water. Then, injecting air will blow out the rinse water, and dry the inside of the cartridge.

Carefully inject bottle ink.

[gregamckinney]

In the meantime, there is no reason the pen cannot continue using the cartridge that obviously fits.

Use a medical-type syringe and needle (larger is better) to fill the cartridge with water. Let it soak, to dissolve the old ink. WORK OVER A SINK. Injecting clean water into the cartridge will flush out the old inky water. Then, injecting air will blow out the rinse water, and dry the inside of the cartridge.

Carefully inject bottle ink.

 

True, but with four brand new converters, refilling cartridges will be an emergency measure.

Thanks, greg