Id This Packard Pen

[NeilHendrick]

Hey, I'd love a little helping identifying this pen.

It's a Packard, from the clip.

Marbled bakelite, i think.

Photo is attached.

I paid $15 at an antique store.

 

The rubber bladder inside is disintegrated, so my question is also, how to I go about getting a replacement and restoring this?

 

thanks,

 

Neil

[c4bb0ose]

IMG_20131125_140022.JPGHey, I'd love a little helping identifying this pen.

It's a Packard, from the clip.

Marbled bakelite, i think.

Photo is attached.

I paid $15 at an antique store.

 

The rubber bladder inside is disintegrated, so my question is also, how to I go about getting a replacement and restoring this?

 

thanks,

 

Neil

I cannot help with identification, but in terms of replacing the pens sac I can help.

 

First you have to get the front section off, now this can be a bit tricky as different pen models have different systems for connecting the two. The most common is a threaded one, so your best bet would be to get some blue tak, wrap it around the barrel and the front section and twist it to see if that will get things to turn. The second way was literal friction fit with shellac as the adhesive, if that is the case you will have to give it 10-20 seconds in some hot water to loosen the shellac and then pull it out carefully using the blue tak method (this can cause cracking, so be careful).

 

Once out you will have to remove the old sac from the section nipple and any that is in the barrel, the filling system at a glance looks to be a leaver filler so be careful not to misaligned the pressure bar inside the barrel. Now here is the part that is going to cost you some cash moneys.

 

http://fountainpensacs.com/cement.html The starter set is what I recommend getting (no links to them, just a customer). You get premixed shellac to attach the sac, pure chalk to coat the sac and a selection of fountain pen sacs to cover small to large pens.

 

Watching a few youtube videos on how to replace the sac will give you more of an idea on how to do it.

 

Above all have fun

[Inkysloth]

If you go to the Esterbrook subforum there's a very clear instruction thread on replacing sacs - works for most lever fill pens, not just Esterbrooks.