Do Excellent Fountain Pen/mechanical Pencil Combo Pens Exist?

[ANM]

Oh Combos! If I had read this earlier, I would have posted this one sooner. It is a Schnell Pencilpen. It is supposedly by the person who started the fad.

 

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[Tom Heath]

Very nice pencil pen : ) enjoy

[Ode2theflow]

A few different makers, colors and sizes. I have been working on these for a week or so. I love the way the tiny electric blue one writes it is from the Southern pen co. with a little oddball nib I happened upon. Then the cow is Wearever pearl green is a Packard. Pearled maroon is a Waltham. Yellow and brown is a famous noname. And the cracked ice well it is a nice one but noname also. Then there is the JUMBO COMBO it is a Viceroy. The cow wearwever, Viceroy, Waltham and cracked ice noname are sweet for they separate pen from pencil. Sure does make for easy work. The rest well, they can be challenging; but I love it when they are finished and I proudly send them off to their new owners.

[spacecoastpenny]

I have about half dozen combos. The one I like the most is my Schnell's . The 14K nib is smooth as butter and the pen feels great in my hand. The pencil part does not get much use on mine. My Packard is my second favorite, it is big and bulky but I like the feel.

 

 

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Edited May 22, 2015 by spacecoastpenny

[DanDeM]

This top of the line Monroe was made by Eclipse in Canada. Measures a full 6 inches, capped.

 

Many combos, like those from Packard and New Banker, are noted for their girth. This "fatness'

was to accommodate large sacs --often #20 or larger -- attempting to compensate for reduced

ink capacity resulting from their short length.

[RMN]

Oh, nice ones, @DanDeM and @spacecoastpenny

 

Thanks for showing

 

 

D.ick

[spacecoastpenny]

ANM,

 

Does yours use the slide filler also. I love that color! Sexy..........

[ANM]

ANM,

 

Does yours use the slide filler also. I love that color! Sexy..........

 

Yes, the lever slides to lock it closed.

[DanDeM]

A few others...

From John Holland, a silver dip pen with a lead-holder that extends from the opposite end.

 

A full overlay from Eclipse...

 

and on a totally different level, some Wearever and Onward examples.

 

[spacecoastpenny]

DanDem,

 

Nice! Great Photos also.

[a_m]

So interesting !

[Zookie]

While not a pen / pencil combination, I recently purchased 2 Wing Sung 728s which are a fountain / ballpoint pen combo. They were purchased because, being a couple of oddballs, I just couldn't resist

 

Doug

[OrangeSport]

Not actually a pair, but I use these two together and the compliment each other nicely.

 

 

[fountainpagan]

OrangeSport, that is just a normal set, not exactly a combo.

[watch_art]

I think these guys are pretty cool. Was glad to have been commissioned to make one once.

http://newtonpens.com/combo-vintage-celluloid-with-black-ebonite-small/

[OrangeSport]

OrangeSport, that is just a normal set, not exactly a combo.

It is. Just read the rest of the thread. I didn't release it was about hybrids in one implement...

[RMN]

I think these guys are pretty cool. Was glad to have been commissioned to make one once.

http://newtonpens.com/combo-vintage-celluloid-with-black-ebonite-small/

 

Pretty one, Shawn.... Almost looks vintage...

 

 

D.ick

[watch_art]

The parts are vintage actually. I had a cap and pencil end - the section had been scavenged for something else at some point.

[Tom Heath]

Here are a few more of my combos

I have sold down most of that part of my collection

 

Most of the truly vintage pen makers predating the 1940 's made pen pencil combinations , in Hard rubber, Celluloid,

Sterling silver and Solid gold too.

 

Represented here are: No Brand , Made in England HR

Uncle Sam's Products Corporation , BCHR

The Secretary Pen Company, Newark NJ Celluloid

Locktite Pen Co., Plastic

 

Waterman Frankenpen in Mottled Hard Rubber , for my own pleasure about 20 years old

True Point Celluloid

Dupoint "

Remington "

Bankers' BCHR ( " Montgomery, Clothier and Tyler" )

Banker , Celluloid ( Worlds Fair Century of Progress " )

Salerno, Black plasic, Ivorine Cap end

Waltham BCHR

Foreground = " RHI- Di- Nel " by , National Pen Products of Chicago

 

 

Just found in an old box, under the bed, I must search a bit further under someday, where , oh,! where are small grand children when you need them.

[franstuff]

I have just acquired one of these combos for around 15 dollars on eBay. It has a number 6 nib, and the pusher seems to be fine for the pencil. It does not have an eraser. It would be really cool to have a fountain pen/pencil/eraser combo. I am an artist also, and have just recently discovered the versatility of the fountain pen. I have been on a quest for the perfect pen, ever since Pilot stopped making the one i used to draw with.

 

Now I can buy a bottle of ink, and fill up the pen with the nib that matches my mood.I have some Noodler's Bulletproof black coming, plus every color of Dr. Ph. Martins concentrated water colours. I used to hand color B&W photos with the Dr.Ph.Martins.I got the entire set as a wedding gift in 1987.They have been stored in a cool dark place, and while some of them had evaporated a little, their colors were all stable. I just added some purified water to those that had evaporated a bit. They are not waterproof or light fast, but they are sure fun to play with. I can't wait for the Noodler's to arrive!

 

I am still trying to figure out how to share a photo from Picasa or Google Drive.