R200 Planer, Any Information Is Needed

March 30, 2016

I found this set below (Planer R200) in an old small bookstore that was closed for more than 25 years before someone decided to open it again,

any information is needed

thanks for help

April 10, 2016

I think you asked about this a month ago but nothing has been forthcoming. I can report on other fountain pens labelled 'Planer" but I fear a link to your pen will be indirect or non-existent.

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I bought ten of these pens in assorted patterns off eBay. My recollection is that the dealer was in China and that these were described as Wing Sung pens. They are not so marked. At the bottom of the first photo is a pen with a label "Lucky 333" that I bought later. That was sold as a Wing Sung and "Lucky" was marked on many Wing Sung pens. Finally, you can find here and on the Internet various pictures that call all these pens Wing Sung 333s.

So, is there any connection? Your pen is obviously not a 333, but the font for the word "PLANER" is very similar. In addition, Wing Sung went out of business about 20 years ago, which matches with when the store closed.

I have long wondered why it said "PLANER" on the Wing Sungs. A planer in English is a machine found in a shop or factory which seems an odd choice for a pen that seems to be for women or children. I wondered if they misspelled "planar" which seems to be considered a sexy name for selling things, or maybe "planner" as many people write their weekly plans in a planner with a fountain pen.

Another possibility is that the word is not from English, though I have never seen a language other than English or Chinese on a Chinese fountian pen. Even when they put "Germany" on the nib it's in English, not German. It could also be true of your pen, which may have come from a Western source with a language in which "planer" is a relevant word. I see you are in Lebanon. Is that where the store was? If so you might need to search locally for information. Where do fountain pens normally come from in Lebanon?

Good luck!

April 29, 2016

I think you asked about this a month ago but nothing has been forthcoming. I can report on other fountain pens labelled 'Planer" but I fear a link to your pen will be indirect or non-existent.

http://statland.org/temp/_IGP8473.JPG

http://statland.org/temp/_IGP8464.JPG

http://statland.org/temp/_IGP8465.JPG

I bought ten of these pens in assorted patterns off eBay. My recollection is that the dealer was in China and that these were described as Wing Sung pens. They are not so marked. At the bottom of the first photo is a pen with a label "Lucky 333" that I bought later. That was sold as a Wing Sung and "Lucky" was marked on many Wing Sung pens. Finally, you can find here and on the Internet various pictures that call all these pens Wing Sung 333s.

So, is there any connection? Your pen is obviously not a 333, but the font for the word "PLANER" is very similar. In addition, Wing Sung went out of business about 20 years ago, which matches with when the store closed.

I have long wondered why it said "PLANER" on the Wing Sungs. A planer in English is a machine found in a shop or factory which seems an odd choice for a pen that seems to be for women or children. I wondered if they misspelled "planar" which seems to be considered a sexy name for selling things, or maybe "planner" as many people write their weekly plans in a planner with a fountain pen.

Another possibility is that the word is not from English, though I have never seen a language other than English or Chinese on a Chinese fountian pen. Even when they put "Germany" on the nib it's in English, not German. It could also be true of your pen, which may have come from a Western source with a language in which "planer" is a relevant word. I see you are in Lebanon. Is that where the store was? If so you might need to search locally for information. Where do fountain pens normally come from in Lebanon?

Good luck!