An Unusual Diamond Point

[penmanila]

i generally don't go for small pens, but this one came up on ebay early this morning with a very reasonable BIN price, and it was too cute and too clean to pass up:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll296/penmanila/zx26_zps386c0d50.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll296/penmanila/zx26b_zps9e20844e.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll296/penmanila/zx26a_zps5f432154.jpg

it's no longer that small when the cap screws on to the barrel!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Diamond-Point-long-short-fountain-pen-1930-/111150111602?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=nV%252FqIavfCRix2xdGUSbyHa61NYM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Edited August 24, 2013 by penmanila

[sumgaikid]

I think I've seen at least one of these--not sure if it was at

fivestarpens.com or not. Still,it looks like a winner.

 

A day later,it dawned on me that the owner of fivestarpens

was selling (at one time) one of these on fleabay.

 

 

John

Edited August 25, 2013 by sumgaikid

[rpk1204]

Very nice. I've restored several Diamond Points and they very attractive a reasonably well built pens. Congrats on a nice score!

[RMN]

Hmm Pretty, please do provide a writing sample when it arrives..

 

D.ick

[PAKMAN]

Neat pen! I have not seen a Diamond Point with this design! Love the material of the pen, Diamond point made some pens with the same rod stock as some much more expensive pens!

[Uncle Red]

Those are cute little pens.

[Gloucesterman]

Never really paid much attention to them - until now!

 

Thanks for piquing my interests.

[DanDeM]

Fascinating specimen. Little wonder you jumped on it.

 

The DP's I've seen are much more basic.

 

 

[rwilsonedn]

Great find! It looks like this pen would predate the Japanese fashion for short-long "pocket pens" by decades. I wonder if this is where Pilot came up with the idea.

ron