Why There Are Not Many(Any) Chinese Eye Dropper Pens

[sajiskumar]

There so many Chinese pens available in the market, but not any Eye Dropper pens.

 

I wonder why they are not making any ED pens.

 

Any thoughts ?

 

 

[WateryFlow]

Well most of them seem to be made from brass which can't be made into eyedroppers, but i don't know why the few plastic ones aren't.

Edited November 6, 2014 by WateryFlow

[zuhandensein]

Maybe because they consider that eye droppers are pens for only a small number of customers. Perhaps their reference market is not the niche of fountain pen specialists/aficionados... They probably produce them in such a number that they have to keep the appeal to the average standard customer that still prefers cartridge/converter use...

[Sasha Royale]

Insufficient demand.

[richardandtracy]

I think it's because the Chinese have the technology and manufacturing ability to create self filling pens.

 

During the manufacturing history of pens it seems they started off as low tech pens that were ED's. At the time the production companies were almost a craft industry. As the capability of the companies improved, so did both the design capability and manufacturing capability, moving away from a craft industry and into more demanding, but more capable self filling pens.

Consequently ED's seem to be limited to a craft based industry, something that does not characterise Chinese manufacturing in any way, shape or form [any more].

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

 

Edited to add '[any more]'

[hari317]

Hero used to manufacture ED filling hooded style pens, atleast in the 60s. Let me see if I can show an example

[Wolverine1]

Please post your question on the sub-forum meant for Chinese pens.

[Bo Bo Olson]

4 years ago ED pens were something very seldom, here on FPN.

I have no idea why they have become more popular out side cartridges are so expensive. Yes, they hold a lot of ink....so does two regular fountain pens that don't burp.

I have no desire to own one.

I have many piston pens and even a few c/c pens.

 

The Ebonite pens from India are pretty looking. That I could understand.