Omas Princess In Blue-Royale Celluloid

[mk2579]

Omas Princess, Blue- Royale celluloid

 

Another quick & picture heavy post!

 

I found this piece towards the end of the year in a frantic search for ever declining Omas stock. I hadn’t had the blue-royale celluloid on my radar at all, favouring the more obvious arco-bronze and arco-verde’s, but I found this Omas Princess at a decent price (well, decent given the stratospheric rise of Omas over the past 12 months since closing business!) on eBay. It has an old- school vintage look with a blue cotton tassle (tassie?) attached to the finial. It is a very small light-weight fountain pen, with the typical piston- filling mechanism. It isn’t a design I would normally go for with more modern pens, but I have bought a few vintage pens with a similar look in the past. As for the celluloid, blue isn’t really my favourite colour, except for the Ao-tamenuri of Nakaya, but due to aging(!) exposure to light (oxidation? I was never good at science…) it has turned a kind of purpley- blue.

 

Nib:

This Medium 18ct gold nib is smoooooth! Has a nice juicy 8/10 ink flow and is just a joy to write with. I think was one of the in- house Omas made before they started using Bock nibs. It’s a lot smaller than the nib on my Paragon, but still, wonderful to write with.

 

Verdict:

A great little pen for the price, adds a nice variety to my Omas celluloid collection.

 

Photos:

 

This photo doesn’t show the colour but gives some idea of the depth of celluloid…

This photo is a somewhat exaggerated representation of the blue/ purple colour, without demonstrating any of the depth or shininess of the celluloid material…

Last attempt…I think this is the most accurate representation of the blue-royale celluloid.

Edited January 2, 2017 by kunju123

[fountainpagan]

Absolutely beautiful pen. Congratulations!

 

Could you show us the nib and a written sample, please?

[mk2579]

Doh! I jut realised the nib is Medium not Fine!

 

Here you go...excuse the handwriting, pic taken with iPhone...

 

[fountainpagan]

Thank you .

 

That is a large M!!!

 

Nothing wrong with your handwriting.

[Nikaa]

Another beauty

And nice wet nib, I like it

[mk2579]

Yes VERY wide for Medium- writes like a dream it really does- super wet and smooooooth...how the hell could I confuse that for a Fine? (goes off to edit original post...)

[mehandiratta]

Nice...

[tambone23]

I love the pairing with the Tolstoy Ink. I managed to find the "Prince" version of the Omas Blue Celluloid. I haven't inked it yet, but it's a lovely celluloid.

[Ceelo]

Could you do a size comparison photo of this pen with some others, possibly non Omas?

[fpupulin]

Congratulations! It is a beautiful pen, and the blue "La Royale" (the name refers to the Royale French Navy under Louis XVI) is a very deep, marine, wavy color. Omas nibs were used to be simply extraordinary. Enjoy your little masterpiece.

[mk2579]

I love the pairing with the Tolstoy Ink. I managed to find the "Prince" version of the Omas Blue Celluloid. I haven't inked it yet, but it's a lovely celluloid.

Yes I grabbed a couple of bottles of Tolstoy in case it ran out- a lovely rich blue...though I'm yet to finish any bottle of ink thus far!

 

I haven't heard of the Prince version- I'll have to look it up, though I'm sure my wallet wont thank me...

[mk2579]

Could you do a size comparison photo of this pen with some others, possibly non Omas?

Yes will try to in the next week...

[mk2579]

Congratulations! It is a beautiful pen, and the blue "La Royale" (the name refers to the Royale French Navy under Louis XVI) is a very deep, marine, wavy color. Omas nibs were used to be simply extraordinary. Enjoy your little masterpiece.

This nib is seriously juicy.

 

Interesting info, thanks. I need to get into reading more around the pens I buy. Sometimes I just see the celluloid and miss everything else! It is a lovely colour and the ringtop and tassels adds a nautical air. Very fitting for the French Navy I think.