Early Modern Omas Ballpoint

[Seney724]

I originally posted this in the Italy-Europe sub-forum. Perhaps I should have put it here??

Mods, feel free to delete one of the posts, if you wish..........

 

I have come across an Omas ballpoint black & faceted, which is push activated (as opposed to twist).

I'm not sure if it is celluloid or vegetable resin.

It has a marking which says "Omasfera"

 

I recall seeing examples of Omas pens marked "Omasfera" in the past but never paid any attention to them.

Can someone tell me to which series of Omas pens this one belongs and what, if anything, is the significance of the Omasfera marking?

I realize it means "ballpoint pen" in Italian but I have not seen it on other ballpoints made by Omas.

 

Thanks!

 

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[sansenri]

sfera means sphere in Italian and is synonym of ballpoint (penna a sfera means ballpoint pen)

regretfully I've never seen the marking Osmasfera before so cannot help you on the rest...

 

one aspect that makes me think your pen may be celluloid is the single gold ring which were typical on the older celluloid Milords

 

It might be a Milord size ballpoint therefore

Edited May 13, 2020 by sansenri

[sansenri]

Bingo!

I did not realize I had the info saved away somewhere, but I did

this comes from a 1965 Omas catalogue

and I'd say, yes, it's celluloid

nice catch

 

[Seney724]

Bingo!

I did not realize I had the info saved away somewhere, but I did

this comes from a 1965 Omas catalogue

and I'd say, yes, it's celluloid

nice catch

 

Thank you VERY much Sansenri!!

[sansenri]

Thank you VERY much Sansenri!!

you're welcome, I had seen this page other times but never noticed the Omasfera name

there's always a little piece of knowledge to add...

[MidSouthern-Dad]

To revive this thread, I think that I have a "faccettata piccola" ballpoint in the marbled gray celluloid, pictured above.

Now, trying to find the refill for this has been a challenge.  However, I think it is an A2 refill.

Schneider Express 75 should be the correct size.  I've ordered the refill, but I have yet to receive it to confirm that it will fit.

The metal tip of the pen unscrews.  You then pull out the old refill, and insert a new refill.  This is a friction fit.  Don't try to take off the pen cap - you'll just see the advance / retract mechanism of the pen.

[MidSouthern-Dad]

I can confirm that the A2 refill will NOT fit.

The next candidate is the A3 refill:  Schmidt 700 A3.

It is the same length as the A2 and the Omas refill, i.e. 106.8 mm

 

However, the A2 at 3.2 mm is just a little too thick to fit into the mechanism.

I will see how the A3 refill works.