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Some 1930s Namiki brochure images. Everything shown in the brochure now worth thousands of dollars.

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Is  "laccanite"  the material of the pen or just a coating?   And did it make it to the 21st century?  and if so, under what name?

 

Is it related to Urushi?

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From smokingsamurai.com

 

 

In 1925, Namiki patented the laccanite process, which involved the addition of raw lacquer to the basic ebonite compounds. This produced a permanent glossy black surface which could be used indefinitely without fading or scratching. Many other companies tried unsuccessfully to purchase patent rights to this remarkable innovation. Using a credo of high quality in both product and customer service, Namiki was highly successful in Japan, but due to much competition against products of high similarity, the company made little headway in increasing foreign sales, particularly in Europe and the USA. Namiki knew it needed a product that was vastly different from those of its potential competitors. The answer to this dilemma came out of the company’s initial research into the combining of lacquer and ebonite. The company realized that beyond a durable shiny surface, they could add lacquer decoration in the age-old maki-e technique.

 

 

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Very interesting.  Sounds like   Urushi over Ebonite .   Thanks for the interesting information

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7 hours ago, salmasry said:

Very interesting.  Sounds like   Urushi over Ebonite .   Thanks for the interesting information

As I understand it, it’s a bit more complicated than that.   As I have heard, perhaps read somewhere, Pilot tried just applying urushi on ebonite.  The results looked great...for a short time and then had the same fading problem few ebonite has.  So the experimented and found a way to combine Urushi and ebonite.  As I recall, they applied urushi to heated ebonite parts.  

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6 hours ago, Tinjapan said:

As I understand it, it’s a bit more complicated than that.   As I have heard, perhaps read somewhere, Pilot tried just applying urushi on ebonite.  The results looked great...for a short time and then had the same fading problem few ebonite has.  So the experimented and found a way to combine Urushi and ebonite.  As I recall, they applied urushi to heated ebonite parts.  

 

I am not   referring to the details of how they  apply the Urushi to the Ebonite Pen. I am sure you are correct that it is not just a simple process of applying the Urushi. 

 

  I was just merely  referring to my original question about whether there is a third  unique  material called  "laccanite".

 

I was aware that Urushi was done in several  layers,  over some extended time, perhaps of several months. The heating process to which  you have referred,  is quite new information though. Thanks

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5 hours ago, salmasry said:

 

I am not   referring to the details of how they  apply the Urushi to the Ebonite Pen. I am sure you are correct that it is not just a simple process of applying the Urushi. 

 

  I was just merely  referring to my original question about whether there is a third  unique  material called  "laccanite".

 

I was aware that Urushi was done in several  layers,  over some extended time, perhaps of several months. The heating process to which  you have referred,  is quite new information though. Thanks

I am sure it was a unique process but am not sure it was a unique material.  Perhaps, they did mix the urushi into the hard rubber to make a new material, but that seems unlikely to me.

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21 hours ago, liubrian said:

No need to guess - the laccanite patent is just a Google away: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1600293A/en

 

Download the PDF for a more readable version.  The patent number is marked on some Pilot pen barrels of the era.

Interesting.  Heated, yes but by friction from the application process.

 

Thanks.

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