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De La Rue / Onoto Identification Help Requested
TheDutchGuy posted a topic in Great Britain & Ireland - Europe
This is the catch from yesterday's pen show in Tilburg, NL. I'm not knowledgeable about vintage pens, so some help would be welcome. Ignoring the Sheaffer PFM for the moment, I found what is supposed to be a ca. 1938 Onoto 5601 in green marble with a 14k #3 Standard nib. Very nice pen, writes extrem... -
Hi I am trying to restore a onoto the pen with model number 5601, I have established that the problem with the pen is the cork at the end of the pen are rotted, and therefore don't have a good seal, however to replace the cork you need to remove the rod, which to do so you need to remove the end cap...
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Recently I bought an Onoto 5601 in green marble. I rebuilt it and was shocked to find it wouldn't work. Now my Onoto rebuilds always work, so I took a very close look. I found cracks along the marbling - ugh! So I sealed these but it still didn't work. Then I noticed that the barrel was actually dis...
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Onto Black Chased 5601 Barrel Material Id
Cluedoh posted a topic in Great Britain & Ireland - Europe
Hi all, I have acquired a black chased Onto 5601/46. I aim to renew certain parts, however before any heat treatment I need to know what the section and barrel are made of is it Vulcanite,Rubber or celluloid? I know the dating of these pens is slightly tricky owing to records being destroyed d...