Platinum Pocket Fountain Pens

[SNAK]

Thank you KKay.

[mwpannell]

Thanks SNAK, good information though there's so little to be had. I have that pen also, and you're much better informed.

Edited March 26, 2017 by mwpannell

[milkb0at]

A bit of a thread resurrection, if I may.

 

I picked up a Platinum pocket pen from the London Pen Show yesterday. Like SNAK, I intended to use it with Platinum Carbon Ink for sketching etc. But my cartridges don't fit - they're too wide. How did you get to yours to fit, SNAK?

 

Are the standard non-carbon Platinum cartridges smaller? Would a standard international cartridge + the Platinum adapter fit?

[milkb0at]

Hmm, I'm wondering if the Platinum cartridge adapter is already in there and stuck. A standard Diamine short international cartridge has clicked in nicely.

 

At least I can now try the pen, and very nice it is too.

[milkb0at]

There's nothing like asking a question to helping one find out the solution oneself. With a bit of wriggling and jiggling of the Diamine cartridge I managed to extract the converter too. Result!

 

The pen is now working very nicely with Platinum Carbon Ink and I am a happy man.

[SNAK]

milkb0at, I am glad to hear that you have managed to get out the offending piece that was stuck in there. Was it actually Platinum's black cartridge adapter made of the softer plastic that was stuck? As far as I know Platinum's cartridge size or shape hasn't changed from the 70's when these pens were made so all Platinum carts should fit in these, as you now know.

 

Platinum used to ship some of these Pocket Pens with a metal-framed cartridge converter that worked similarly to Pilot's CON-20, and it had a long black breather rod running through the converter a bit like Parker 51 Aero's. I used the converter a few times but it is a bit clunky and I found refilling the empty cartridge with syringe is easy and I do enjoy that metal ball going clonk clonk as I move my hand with a Platinum pen.

 

I hope you'll enjoy your Platinum Pocket Pen for a long time to come.

[milkb0at]

Thanks SNAK.

 

Yes it was the soft black plastic bit, and in fact the softness was one of the indicators that it was probably not originally part of the pen. It was nice to figure it all out eventually, albeit in public . Plus it saves me a whole £1.50 since I don't need to buy one in the future .

 

The pen is great and looks fantastic. No pictures, but it has the a metal cap with black grid (a bit like the penultimate on in your picture but with horizontal lines too), black plastic body and the narrow 14K nib.

 

I gather it's not worth hunting for or adapting a converter for the pen. After the pain of trying various Kaweco converters in my Sport I've learned it's not worth the bother. I too like the metal ball bearing rattling around anyway.

Edited October 3, 2017 by milkb0at

[4lex]

I think you are wrong in the assumption that Pilot Started with Japanese long/short pocket pens. I heard this couple of times and it is also a claim made by Pelahale on his YouTube channel.

On Pilot corporate page is says that Pilot released their Elite model in 1968. I have Platinum pocket pen who has the old Platinum company logo, which means it was made before 1968.

 

Unfortunately I cant identify the model, it is similar to Platinum 200, and has wondered fine and very soft 14k nib. It has some scratches and signs of use but for $10 it was a great buy.

Edited December 23, 2018 by vonManstein