Mechanical Ink-Pen Filler

[londonbooks]

Has anyone seen one of these before? I haven't - can you enlighten me? Thanks Vintage 1930 Ink Pen Filler with Glass Jar by Theo Alteneder Sons Philadelphia

Edited December 7, 2014 by londonbooks

[Bemo]

That is interesting. I really can't discern how this would work.

[Sammyo]

I found this. It looks like a drop fill inkwell for a dip pen with a reservoir. I hope that this helps.

Edited December 7, 2014 by Sammyo

[Bemo]

Wow, thanks. Not a dip-pen aficionado so never considered that. Makes sense now.

[londonbooks]

I found this. It looks like a drop fill inkwell for a dip pen with a reservoir. I hope that this helps.

 

That's definitely the same machine but I can't quite see how it works with a dip pen.

[Inspector]

The pen illustrated looks like a drafting pen. They held a lot of ink and if filled from the back would likely need less less if any ink cleaned off the surfaces touching the rules, triangles, protractors, and drafting machine. So cleaner to use. Just a guess though.

 

Pete

Edited December 7, 2014 by Inspector

[ThyPenMaker]

solved at this link: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/298025-how-did-a-drafting-inkwell-work/?do=findComment&comment=3487374