Adding To The Flock

January 18

For Christmas I was gifted a Pelikan 200 Petrol. I'm really enjoying it!

January 23

Hello, Everybody.

This is a 1950 400, not in perfect cosmetic condition (someone must have kept in a pawn-shop window posted for years), but it is worth restoring.

However, there’s a problem I haven’t come across before:

The friction-fit collar is missing and someone must have put a regular collar which is some 0.2mm narrower and therefore too loose. Does someone have an idea where I may get/order this spare part?

Thanks in advance.

January 23

@stoen On which continent?

January 23

30 minutes ago, carola said:

@stoen On which continent

Thanks, @carola. Any, I guess.

There are options, I dare say.

One can measure the slot and engineer and mill a piece of ebonite, or try eith 3d printing. Most elegant however would be to get a genuine part, though.

January 23

You can try here:

https://www.grasshopper.at/

Send him a mail and ask him, if he has got (or can turn) the spare part. Either might be possible.

January 23

Oh I saw that coming from a mile away I must be psychic .

January 23

3 hours ago, carola said:

You can try here:

Of course, Lerchenfelder Strasse at Kellermanngasse!

Thanks, @carola

Friday at 09:17 PM

On 1/23/2025 at 10:04 PM, Black Spot said:

Oh I saw that coming from a mile away I must be psychic .

You funny. 😁

Saturday at 04:25 AM

I have a grey-striped 400 (circa '50-'56) on the way.

Saturday at 05:33 PM

@stoen: if you have no joy with that contact, I am fairly certain that you can get the part from ProtoPens ($6).

Saturday at 07:19 PM

Hello, @Christopher Godfrey, hello @carola,

I’m grateful for the links, I’m fond of both, I have joy with both links, and I’ll contact them soon.

All the best!

🙂

Sunday at 03:10 AM

On 1/23/2025 at 10:04 PM, Black Spot said:

Oh I saw that coming from a mile away I must be psychic

I beg your pardon, @Black Spot?

Thanks.

Sunday at 12:18 PM

9 hours ago, stoen said:

I beg your pardon, @Black Spot?

Thanks.

That's on me. He knows I like to do business with Wiener Füllfeder Werkstätte and that the owner is my go to repair guy. So he didn't have to use his psychic abilities THAT much to deduce I would recommend WFW. 😉