Vintage Mentmore Supreme Pre 1970

[Danny151284]

Hi to all Danny here, as you can see I'm new here. I have introduced myself over in the welcome section. The reason for this post is for info / history on a FP I just won on the bay a Pre 1970 Mentmore Supreme with box and guarantee I think from the pics it's a lever filled pen. My question is was it a good price £14.29 + £2.80 postage and also to ask if anyone has one what inks they are using or they could recommend for it and also like I said info / history thanks.

[tmenyc]

Danny,

Welcome to FPN!

 

There is a fair amount of published material about Mentmore pens, a long-time manufacturer in England who many years ago also manufactured Platignum. Like many other brands, their quality covered a wide range, and later pens were too often not as good as earlier pens. The best web-based source I've found about Mentmore is at the Goodwriterspens blog; using this link will get you to her various Mentmore posts; Deb's knowledge of British pens is huge. I don't think she, or anyone else I know of, has written about Supremes, which look to be newer, post-celluloid, and probably past Mentmore's prime years. All of that said, if you got a smoothly working Mentmore for less than 20GBP, you did well. Stick a fresh sac in it (directions readily available all over this board) in and enjoy it!

 

Tim

Edited November 23, 2014 by tmenyc

[Danny151284]

Danny,

Welcome to FPN!

 

There is a fair amount of published material about Mentmore pens, a long-time manufacturer in England who many years ago also manufactured Platignum. Like many other brands, their quality covered a wide range, and later pens were too often not as good as earlier pens. The best web-based source I've found about Mentmore is at the Goodwriterspens blog; using this link will get you to her various Mentmore posts; Deb's knowledge of British pens is huge. I don't think she, or anyone else I know of, has written about Supremes, which look to be newer, post-celluloid, and probably past Mentmore's prime years. All of that said, if you got a smoothly working Mentmore for less than 20GBP, you did well. Stick a fresh sac in it (directions readily available all over this board) in and enjoy it.

 

Tim

 

Thanks for the reply I'm looking forward to its arrival. I will check out the link thanks.

Edited November 23, 2014 by Danny151284

[Cob]

I have had a few Mentmores recently; most of them had wonderful flexible nibs, though the last one had a (very good and smooth) fine nail. Mentmore was the de luxe end of the operation (Spot was the super-de luxe) and Platignum the lower end. You have done well at the price I should say, so long as the nib is undamaged. All mine were button fillers - except the one I have at present which is an ancient bulb-filler - a "Visi-Ink"

 

Cob

Edited November 24, 2014 by Cob