Platinum Re Celluloid: Rare Grey Stripe Version

[duc_le_photography]

This is an early model Platinum 3776 Re Celluloid.  Came in two colors:  grey stripe and brown strip. It pre-dates the Koi, Jade, Tortoise, etc. that were more mainstream, relatively speaking.  Like the early celluloid, models, the 18kt nib has a round (versus heart-shaped) vent.  Aside from the color and pattern, what makes this model unique is that it has an ebonite feed.  Also, the nib size is written in kanji (this one is a fine point) versus English letters.  I think I got this pen at some warehouse type sale at Joon, a pen store in NYC in the mid- to late- 90s  (a collector's version of dumpster diving 😀).  I never inked this pen but I'm assuming it writes great (Platinum has really good quality control and consistency, in my experience).   Also, Platinum "fine" to me is a bit too fine.  It's such a beautiful pen.  I can't believe I've had it for over 25 years.  Where does the time go?😀

 

I'm just getting back into pens. I feel a little like Rip Van Winkle.  Will be sharing more pen photos soon.

 

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Duc

[jchch1950]

The strip celluloid pens had a little visual problem as they show unlined joints. It is a minor problem but you don't find it in the Parker Vacumatic pens that have similar material. Maybe they used plaques or sheets of celluloid instead of solid blocks of the materials and they have to join them.

[A Smug Dill]

2 hours ago, jchch1950 said:

It is a minor problem but you don't find it in the Parker Vacumatic pens that have similar material. Maybe they used plaques or sheets of celluloid instead of solid blocks of the materials and they have to join them.

 

That is Platinum Pen's style and technique for fashioning pen bodies out of celluloid.^† I don't think it is a problem, in the sense that it is neither a shortcoming or a defect in either the design or the manufacturing process. If the end result clashes with the individual consumer's sensibilities and preferences, he/she can always choose not to buy it; but the way any other manufacturer makes its celluloid pens cannot be assumed to be industry standard, best practice, or otherwise “the way it should be”.

 

When something some else does jars with oneself, that is not in itself a problem from anyone else's perspective, even if one has to choose to limit one's options eyes wide open in order to avoid the subjective discomfort or unease with the way things are.

 

^† Here is DeepL's translation of the relevant statements in the paragraph on celluloid.