Osmiroid Calligraphy Pens

[AndyNC]

Hi All,

 

My first post as a fountain pen lover.

 

I have a number of fountain pens mainly Parker 45's including a Harlequin, a Sonnet Red Laque (wonderful) and a Sheaffer (model unknown) and a lever and sac-less Conway Stewart.

I also have a number of Osmiroid calligraphy pen nibs. These were bought some 10-15 years ago and used when I was try to write "properly" instead of my usual undecipherable scrawl.

The problem is I don't seem to have a cap or body for the nibs. I can only guess that I lost the pen including the nib.

 

Having said that the easiest solution is to buy a pen of similar vintage off ebay. There in lies the rub.

 

There are a number of different Osmiroid calligraphy pens on offer some with 3 gold rings some with a white cap ring and others and not having a pen I don't know which would be compatable.

 

Can any one tell me what I should be looking for.

 

Although I have other calligraphy pens it always seems a shame to have a pen/nib that cannot be used.

 

Many thanks

 

Andy

[penluvva]

Andy, I have the Osmiroid Caligraphy pen with its 4-5 nibs. From looking at what is on ebay, the difference in the pens seems, to me, just cosmetic changes. I would think that the nib units which you have, will be interchangeable with the later model of Osmiroid pens.

[pamsc]

Do you have a nib and feed in a collar that screws into a pen? Those should fit Estabrook pens as well.

[dickydotcom]

Andy,

wherebouts are you?

I have two Osmiroid caligraphy pens.

I rarely use either of them.

They are cheap items so not worth much postage but if you are in the UK I can send you one.

Dick D

[unclebrat]

Hi and Welcome,

 

There are two different Osmiriod nib styles. The Osmiroid 65 and 75 use nibs that look like Esterbrook nibs (and fit as well). The later nibs were integral with the section, so you would swap out the whole section unit, and are not compatible with the earlier models.

 

Brad

[Ernst Bitterman]

To expand on Unclebrat's entry-- there's three distinct patterns to my knowledge:

The whimsically-named "Star-Flo" points, which fit 65, 75, possibly 95 (heard of it, never seen it) and Esterbrooks:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Osmiroid-SF3.jpg

 

The first "Easy Change" section, with a ring that holds on the metal-banded caps and splits the caps with the printed bands:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Osmiroid-B2o.jpg

 

The later "Easy Change", with no ring so the printed caps are safe and the banded ones won't stay put:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Osmiroid-B2.jpg

[Uncle Red]

and good luck finding a pen.

[AndyNC]

Many thanks for your replies

It appears from Ernst Bitterman's post that I have the later easy change nibs which should be good with all the caps.

 

Before checking this thread for replies I found this on ebay

(A23) Old fountain pen Osmiroid which I bid on and won.

 

I'll let you know if it's OK

 

dickydotcom: Thanks for your offer, I had taken a chance and won the pen above before I read the posts. If the pen turns out to be a flop I may take you up on your offer as I'm in the UK. I'll gladly pay p&p.

 

Many thanks

 

Andy

[dickydotcom]

Many thanks for your replies

It appears from Ernst Bitterman's post that I have the later easy change nibs which should be good with all the caps.

 

Before checking this thread for replies I found this on ebay

(A23) Old fountain pen Osmiroid which I bid on and won.

 

I'll let you know if it's OK

 

dickydotcom: Thanks for your offer, I had taken a chance and won the pen above before I read the posts. If the pen turns out to be a flop I may take you up on your offer as I'm in the UK. I'll gladly pay p&p.

 

Many thanks

 

Andy

Andy,

glad you have it sorted. That looks the same as my two.

Dick D