Paper Mate Lady Capri (Nineteen Fifties) With New Refills

[Stephen2020]

I bought an ebay auction lot of 3 Lady Capris, I wanted to see if I could get them up and running. I fitted a new Schneider Express 75 to two of them, the refill needs to be cut to the length of the old refill to start off, then filed slightly shorter because the 75 has a longer tip. The get the sponge plug from the offcut of the 75 and push it into the new section to keep the ink in.

Edited May 8, 2018 by Stephen2020

[qvxb]

Fisher makes a pressurized refill that fits Paper Mate pens from the 1950s.

 

https://www.spacepen.com/blueinkfinepointfisherpressurizedrefillsfor1950papermatepens.aspx

[Stephen2020]

Thanks for the info

These Lady Capri pens take a refill that is half size, so the full size ones need to be shortened. The full size Express 75 also fits all the old well known Paper Mates except these and the Write Bros pens.

 

Edited May 8, 2018 by Stephen2020

[soundfeelings]

The problem of cutting down a normal x-10 or A2 refill is that the required length for the Lady Capri will be shorter than the ink level of the refill. I've tried then gouging out some ink with a toothpick and paper towels but it is quite a mess and eventually, seems to still leak out. We finally created something that works perfectly as the ink level is intentionally shorter to allow for cutting down for mini-pen sizes:

https://www.ballpoint-pen-springs.com/refills/short-ballpoint-pen-refills-for-pocket-and-mini-pens

[Stephen2020]

I've only just seen this, that's great that people can actually buy a refill for a Lady Capri! I've seen various people wanting such a refill over the years.