Modern Onoto pen button getting rusted

[flipper_gv]

On 2/5/2022 at 7:25 PM, mizgeorge said:

Very good call - I wonder if what we're actually seeing is some extremely sloppy finishing on the cap end before an outline cipher has been glued into place and some rather visible bits of epoxy or similar showing as well?

 

@WhiteStarPens I'm sure you stand by your opinions, some of which may well be based on tangential experiences, but you might at least want to edit the factually incorrect points regarding ownership.

 

 

We've been working from home for a while but I've seen the pen in person just before Christmas and the cap button was solid silver then. It all changed to what you see in the picture in a matter of weeks. The current appearance of the pen cap button was NOT as it was out of the factory.

 

Also, this guy takes great care of his pens, much better than me I would guess. It is not some kind of dirt/ink/whatever. The material changed appearance, be it rust/oxidation or something else.

[amberleadavis]

1 hour ago, flipper_gv said:

We've been working from home for a while but I've seen the pen in person just before Christmas and the cap button was solid silver then. It all changed to what you see in the picture in a matter of weeks. The current appearance of the pen cap button was NOT as it was out of the factory.

 

Also, this guy takes great care of his pens, much better than me I would guess. It is not some kind of dirt/ink/whatever. The material changed appearance, be it rust/oxidation or something else.

 

What a bummer.

[flipper_gv]

He ended up using the product "Goddard's Silver Dip" and it worked wonders and all the rust was off the cap without even having to rub anything. He's trying to see if it will turn out the same another time. If it does, he will once again clean it with the silver dip and then wax it.

Again, thanks to every one.

[amberleadavis]

27 minutes ago, flipper_gv said:

He ended up using the product "Goddard's Silver Dip" and it worked wonders and all the rust was off the cap without even having to rub anything. He's trying to see if it will turn out the same another time. If it does, he will once again clean it with the silver dip and then wax it.

Again, thanks to every one.

 

 

Wow that's really good to know. Thank you.

[jhataway]

So, who owns Onoto?

[gmax]

On 2/18/2022 at 10:57 PM, jhataway said:

So, who owns Onoto?

Some information here, including persons with significant control ...

 

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03744683

[jhataway]

I see that Boddy is still on the board.  I have two Onoto pens, and they are excellent.  Bought them several years ago.  The silver acts like silver should.  Silver (sterling) does not rust period.  I have three Parker 75 pens in sterling, and they only need an occasional polishing cloth to remove any oxidation on the surface.  I think the owner of this pen should contact Boddy, show the photos, and demand some answer other than the one already received re silver tarnish.  It could be that Onoto has obtained an alloy that they thought was good sterlring, but wasn't.

I expect the response was based on the fact that silver will tarnish w/o study of the photo.  At any rate, Onoto should be contacted again.

 

Jim

[jhataway]

With further consideration, I don't think what was shown on the pen cap is rust.  Doesn't look like rust, and there is too much of it in too short of a time.  Something else I think.  We will probably never know.

 

Jim

[Waltz For Zizi]

On 2/21/2022 at 12:52 AM, jhataway said:

It could be that Onoto has obtained an alloy that they thought was good sterlring, but wasn't.

I suspect this might be the case, as I have a similar problem with a Pelikan pen I bought a few years ago that has a magnetized clip (the rest of the furniture is not) that started to rust (the rest of the furniture is like new). I made a post about it a few years ago when the clip was just begining to show some spots, now it is almost all rusted.