Today's Haul From Kolkata Pen Hospital

[sanyalsoumitra]

58 pieces of neglected NOS vintage Indian pens picked up from Calcutta pen hospital at Rs 50/ piece. Cleaning them now. most of these are well restorable. There are some Artex pens. These are from mid 1970's. Will detail in due course.

 

 

 

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Edited January 6, 2015 by sanyalsoumitra

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Here are some of these pens.

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This Wilson pen [do not know model number] is from those 58 dirty pen lot. It came without a nib and the piston filler mechanism was jammed. After full servicing and fitting a new nib this working OK. The design of the pen seems to be influenced by some Pelican model.

 

 

 

 

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This is an eyedropper pen named REKHA. I like the section design- only the cap band is missing.

Stamped : " Rekha MP"

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A very well preserved NOS Artex 96 pen. This was a very common pen during our school days.

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Wilson 33- pilot inspired design ?

 

 

 

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This pen is influenced by Sheafer Imperial design with a proper inlaid nib! There is a crown symbol and SAM stamped on the nib- no idea what is the brand name.Matt finish deep blue colour, aerometric squeeze type filler -working OK.

 

 

 

 

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Wilson parker 21 look alike pen. I had picked up 5/6 of these in the earlier scrap lot. This pen had the cap spring rusted and the sollector inside the section badly broken. Took me some time to fix all problems- now working normal. The pen is actually new old stock!

 

 

 

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Plato Eveready. Externally looks somewhat like the Hero/ WingSung pens but this has a open type nib. Aerometric filling. New old stock- un-used pen. Working normal.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wilson pen , fibre barrel , metal cap, flat ends. Parker 45 like section and aerometric filling system.

 

 

 

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Platinum super- hooded nib type- NOS.

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Sailor- this pen had no nib and squeeze filler. Fitted one Artex baby nib and a filler. Now working normal. I like the design very much.

 

 

 

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Swan [ Mabie Todd India ] Jotter. The nib and feeder was loose inside the section- fixed by one wrap of cello tape. Now working normal. [ one question- does ebonite feed bar shrink if left dry for very long? Perhaps yes! I have faced this problem while restoring many Indian and Burmese made Pilot ED pens]

 

 

 

[mhguda]

Nice work, and those semi-hooded pens are interesting!

[sanyalsoumitra]

A Senator pen-very nice design with long section.

[hari317]

The nib and feeder was loose inside the section- fixed by one wrap of cello tape. Now working normal. [ one question- does ebonite feed bar shrink if left dry for very long? Perhaps yes! I have faced this problem while restoring many Indian and Burmese made Pilot ED pens]

not ebonite, but plastic. yes the ones you mention have plastic feeders and bodies and face this problem. HTH.

[hari317]

Sailor- this pen had no nib and squeeze filler. Fitted one Artex baby nib and a filler. Now working normal. I like the design very much.

is the country of origin marked anywhere on the pen? can you post a good closeup of the Sailor logo on the cap? Thanks!

[Abhik]

Really exciting and interestig haul. Especially Sheafer like inlaid nib one. some of the wilson I had in my school days. Enjoy.

[sanyalsoumitra]

Five pieces of NOS Artex 105- minor damage to some clip and cap band plating, otherwise preserved very well. This used to be the everybody's pen in our schooldays in the 1970's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The nib of Artex 105