Scripto Fountain Pen Photo Thread

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

Scripto started as the M.A. Ferst Company of Atlanta, Georgia, changing the name in 1924 to Scripto, Latin for “to write,” and was known for making mechanical pencils. In the 1940s through the early 1960s the company also made fountain pens, with some notable interesting designs such as a late 1940s bulb filler and a cartridge pen similar to Waterman's C/F. In 1955, Scripto was the first company to make a pencil that used "liquid graphite" and beat Parker's Liquid Lead pencil to the market. Rather than tangle in a patent lawsuit, the two companies agreed to share their formulations. Lots more can be found in Wikipedia and other Scripto company histories and patent filings.

 

I would love to see other examples of Scripto fountain pens, especially the two mentioned above.

 

This is a Scripto squeeze filler fountain pen in turquoise injection molded plastic from 1958. It's a 5 3/16 inches long squeeze filler type that uses a similar metal cased press bar filling unit as the later Parker 51 Aerometric fountain pens except the ink sac is a rubber sac. The metal cap is engraved with ribs and probably chrome plated as is the trim. The stainless steel nib is stamped SCRIPTO over INC over MEDIUM over U.S.A. This model was made in several other colors including red, blue and black. There are no barrel stampings. It has USA and SCRIPTO stamped on the clip above the Scripto logo. The pen sold on hang cards for $1.00 in 1958.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/Scripto_1280_01.jpg

 

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[Cassotto]

I've got two Scripto pens, one turquoise and one orange. They're very similar, but not identical. At first I thought that the turquoise one was exactly like that shown above, but now I see the cap and pin are slightly different. The orange one seems to be the same model as your turquoise pen, only in a different colour.

 

I'm going to bed now, but I'll post some photos of the pens as soon as I can.

[Cassotto]

Taking photos of my two Scripto pens will take more time than I've got at present (I hope to do so at the weekend), but meanwhile, I've got two photos that might be of interest to you.

 

The fist one is of another Scripto pen I've got, only I don't count it as part of my pen collection, but as part of my record collection:

 

 

I'll check whether the pen there is similar to one of the other two or not.

 

The second photo is related to the first one, only it's not something I've got (I hope I'm not infringing any copyright laws by using this photo). It was sold by auction a few months ago.

 

 

These were sold starting in November 1962 in the USA (I don't know for how long). There were two variations: one with a fountain pen and a box of cartridges, and one with a Wordmaster ball pen and an extra refill, both with the same free four-song record. Most of the copies that are seen nowadays lack the writing material (and the sleeve has been peeled off when removing it), but I'm happy to own a complete copy of each.

[OCArt]

Very cool!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Scripto "long writing" fountain pen in Lustrous Black injection molded plastic c. 1947. Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, an American industrial designer and architect known for mid-century modernism. It's a 5 1/4 inches long bulb filler, trademarked "Magnifill" by Scripto, that operates by removing the blind cap from the barrel, as shown, and with the nib in the inkwell, squeezing the rubber bulb several times to fill. The pen has a short breather tube in the feed to regulate air inside the ink sac. The design strongly resembles the Waterman Taperite Citation, introduced about a year earlier. All the trim is heavy chrome plated. The clip has the Scripto logo and SCRIPTO stamped on the face. The hooded stainless steel "Solidium" nib was available in fine, medium, or broad. It was made in Lustrous Black, Imperial Blue, Radiant Dubonnet, and Twilight Gray. The pen sold for $3.50 and the matching pencil was $1.50.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/Scripto_1280_02a.jpg

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[Greenie]

Sharp looking pen!

[PenHero]

Sharp looking pen!

 

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Scripto "long writing" fountain pen in Radiant Dubonnet injection molded plastic c. 1947. Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, an American industrial designer and architect known for mid-century modernism. It's a 5 1/4 inches long bulb filler, trademarked "Magnifill" by Scripto, that operates by removing the blind cap from the barrel, as shown, and with the nib in the inkwell, squeezing the rubber bulb several times to fill. The pen has a short breather tube in the feed to regulate air inside the ink sac. The design strongly resembles the Waterman Taperite Citation, introduced about a year earlier. All the trim is heavy chrome plated. The clip has the Scripto logo and SCRIPTO stamped on the face. The hooded stainless steel "Solidium" nib was available in fine, medium, or broad. It was made in Lustrous Black, Imperial Blue, Radiant Dubonnet, and Twilight Gray. The pen sold for $3.50 and the matching pencil was $1.50.

http://www.penhero.com/MainPagePics/Instagram090618.jpg

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[sztainbok]

 

Here is an add for the Scripto "8" model with ink reserve. I understand it worked with a spongy material inside the sac that held reserve ink and could be squeezed out by pressing the lever. I have a sample set in the dubonnet color. I will post a picture when I get a chance.

Victor.

 

[sztainbok]

Here is a picture of my Scripto ink reserve pen an pencil set in what appears to be dubonnet color.

 

 

[Pentode]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Scripto "long writing" fountain pen in Lustrous Black injection molded plastic c. 1947. Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, an American industrial designer and architect known for mid-century modernism. It's a 5 1/4 inches long bulb filler, trademarked "Magnifill" by Scripto, that operates by removing the blind cap from the barrel, as shown, and with the nib in the inkwell, squeezing the rubber bulb several times to fill. The pen has a short breather tube in the feed to regulate air inside the ink sac. The design strongly resembles the Waterman Taperite Citation, introduced about a year earlier. All the trim is heavy chrome plated. The clip has the Scripto logo and SCRIPTO stamped on the face. The hooded stainless steel "Solidium" nib was available in fine, medium, or broad. It was made in Lustrous Black, Imperial Blue, Radiant Dubonnet, and Twilight Gray. The pen sold for $3.50 and the matching pencil was $1.50.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/Scripto_1280_02a.jpg

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Holy smokes! Thanks for posting this! I didnt notice your post until today but I just restored two of these pens last year; a Lustrous Black and a Radiant Dubonnet (not all that radiant, to be perfectly honest), both emblazoned with advertising slogans. They really didnt need much other than a good cleaning and a little polishing. I used silicone sacs so I could check my ink levels. While I wouldnt write a sonnet about them I did find them to be perfectly good writers.

 

... and now I know a lot more about them!

Edited February 16, 2019 by Pentode

[John54green]

Wonderful thread!