Majestic -- Little Pen With Cool Celluloid :)

[Readymade]

 

A short pen – about 4.2 inches / 10.7cm long capped – but the celluloid is unique and attractive: pearlescent browns, greys and translucent parts ambered with the years.

 

For fun, I've also attached a shot of the barrel and cap lit up from inside

 

 

The steel nib – a Fine – writes nicely with a little tooth. Good amount of gold wash and tipping left and not flimsy at all.

 

Pen took some effort to clean up and restore. (more details on my blog - http://strangeknight...tain-pen-1930s/) .

 

Based on what I found online, "Majestic" was a brand of pens from the Majestic Pen Company (originally J. Harris & Co), which also made "Harris" and "Ambassador" pens. Regardless of brand, models resembled each other very closely and were of the same third-tier quality.

 

- J Harris pens – http://www.richardsp.../glossary/H.htm

- http://oldfountainpe...sub-brands.html

 

Anyone with similar pens to share?

[mbradley]

Nice review, thank's for sharing. It was interesting to see how bright the colors were when lit up from inside. Do you find the quality of the celluloid to be lower than in a Tier 1 manufactured pen or perhaps the furnishings ?

Michael

[GClef]

Anyone with similar pens to share?

 

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/photobucket-7968-1359554172985.jpg

 

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/photobucket-7842-1359554172875.jpg

[DanDeM]

Here's another one. Plain ol' black with a visulated section and a deco cap band

Small pen, 4.2 inches, so it doesn't hold much ink. Nib imprint Super Point.

An OKay pen, nothing to get excited about. Just does its job.

Was really pleased to get the section clean and transparent again. Very stained when I got it.

 

 

I gave $7.50 for it in a local junk shop.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2013 by Blotto

[GClef]

I wonder, now, how people are gonna start scouring the web for these little gems, hmm?

[goodpens]

Hi Readymade,

 

I found one of these last weekend. Actually, I did a search here on FPN to see what others knew about them, but I didn't find your particular thread; I just stumbled onto it now while browsing this Pen History forum.

 

I posted a picture of mine over at the just "Don't Just Tell Us About the Pen You're Using..." thread; my post is on page 62, #3100: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/220874-dont-just-tell-us-about-the-pen-youre-using-show-us/page__st__3050

 

 

The nib on mine isn't flexible, but it is nice--toothy on one side, but generally pretty smooth.

 

There are also a few other threads that discuss this. See:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/195390-majestic-pen/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/52751-majestic-with-a-lever-filling-system/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/215166-third-tier-pen-co-majestic-pen-review/

 

--Goodpens

Edited April 19, 2013 by goodpens

[philm]

My favorite Majestic - classic third tier stuff from the ~ 30s/40s

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/Majestic/DSC_0005.jpg

 

Here is an advertisement from a 1945 Sears Catalog showing that Majestics were marketed through them, as were other brands (Webster, Wahl etc...)

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/catalogues/Sears1945_Page0069D.jpg

 

and a pen similar to the advertised - they are nicely made, even if many have steel nibs.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/Majestic/DSC_0005-15.jpg

 

 

Phil

[estie1948]

I have a very nice writing little green Majestic fountain pen (a twin to the smaller pen in Phil's posting except that mine is green). I will confess that I don't have it in a regular rotation, but have used it on several occasions over the years. Again, a very nice little fountain pen.

 

-David.

[ParramattaPaul]

My sister sent me a Majestic that she purchased at an estate sale knowing my affection for vintage fountain pens. This one is reportably a 1940 to 1949 vintage lever filler, in a 'marbled' brown, with a skinny pocket clip and jewelled ends. I'll be interested to try it once I Ink it. It's the only American pen I currently own.

Edited November 11, 2018 by ParramattaPaul

[ElimGarak]

I love these 3rd tier beauties. Even more so after a bit of the old frankenpen treatment (IE:14K nib/quality feed upgrade). Some of my favorite pieces have been modded Wearevers, Majestics etc. Swap out the cheap with better elements and they can be amazing pieces.

[JGrad]

So, I thought I'd try my hand at a little restoration and decided to go with the cheaper Majestic in case I completely ruined the pen. I managed to disassemble it with a little soaking (there was lots of old ink residue inside of everything). I used my micro-mesh pads to polish it up, and smooth out a little tooth on the nib (still needs a little work) but, I have no idea how this pen fills. The listing said its a cartridge pen but it seems like its too early to be a cartridge pen, plus I cant image how you would get the feed into a cartridge. Then I thought maybe its missing a piece, perhaps a plunger or something like that but I don't see where any of that would attach and if original, the breather tube seems too be really long for something like that. So I settled on a eye dropper but, everything leaks right out around the nib and feed. So I bring it to the community. Attached are pictures, assembled and disassembled. Any thoughts?