What's Up At Christof's

[christof]

After a long period of blind fishing in the darkness, I finally was able to find some new pens.

Some are rather trivial, some are not...

 

 

from left to right:

 

Luxor, german Piston filler, probably pre war

Soennecken Rheingold 613 in green marbeled celluloid, the highlight of the group

Soennecken 110, probably made for Swiss Market only, the second best...

Unknown, probably Italian made pen. "HKZ" stamped on nib and cap, "Helios" imprint on barrel, nice piston filler

Global, Swiss made second or third tier pen, nice flexibel gold nib

Osmia 232, pre war button filler, near mint

black and brown marbeled no name pen with 14 ct. bock nib, probably German

 

That's it for now, more about these pens later...

 

C.

[vates]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing!

[Xof72000]

Very glad to see you "back", Christof !

What is the white blind cap end on the Soennecken Rheingold 613 (second from the left) ? It looks like a rubber ... ???

[BMG]

Good to see a new post from you. Thinking I might have missed a post here, from time to time I'll take a peek at your Flickr page to see what new pens you might be up to…

 

There are some interesting ones in that lot, the Luxor and Osmia in particular are intriguing. Are you planning to restore them all?

[christof]

Very glad to see you "back", Christof !

What is the white blind cap end on the Soennecken Rheingold 613 (second from the left) ? It looks like a rubber ... ???

No rubber, it's casein.

That's the push knob, a Rheingold speciality.

I will do a sketch when I find the time.

c.

[christof]

 

There are some interesting ones in that lot, the Luxor and Osmia in particular are intriguing. Are you planning to restore them all?

Of course, what do you think?

c.

[BMG]

Of course, what do you think?

c.

 

I wasn't sure, as I didn't know if you restored all your pen finds. I look forward to following along...

[Keyless Works]

I would love to see more pictures of the Rheingold. I have been thinking about a 111 Extra to go along with my 1 Extra but these older Rheingold models are intriguing. I know they come in different sizes. Do you have any information on the lineup?

[christof]

No rubber, it's casein.

That's the push knob, a Rheingold speciality.

I will do a sketch when I find the time.

c.

Here comes the sketch:

 

 

...shows how simple and elegant the Rheingold works.

 

C.

[christof]

I would love to see more pictures of the Rheingold. I have been thinking about a 111 Extra to go along with my 1 Extra but these older Rheingold models are intriguing. I know they come in different sizes. Do you have any information on the lineup?

I am sorry, the Rheingold is disassembled completey already and is waiting for restauration. I will take pics when finished again.

Yes, there are different sizes and a numbering system which I do not know and understand completely. Sorry.

 

c.

[dcpritch]

Christof, it is great to see you back in action, and it's plain to see your standard of excellence has only increased. Looking forward to more great things!

[Soot]

You always gets some great finds, Christof. Good to see you back in action!

[christof]

Thank you David and Bob...

 

Over the week end I worked on two of the lot: The Luxor and the Osmia.

 

Interestingly, both are made of celluloid, which pattern usually can be found on Soennecken pens

 

 

 

The Luxor is a remarkably well made piston filler. The whole pen is very well made and feels sturdy in hand. Also its size is very comfortable with 125mm and compareable to Pelikan 400s. I am not 100% sure about but I guess that this is pre war production. The broad cap band is decorated which is typically for Luxor pens and the heavy brass sword-clip is just great. Both gives the pen a weighty and impressive look.

 

 

The replacement of the cork seal was a little bit a challenge because the original seals are very thin walled. Only the best cork material can be used in such cases and a very careful proceeding is necessary.

 

 

The pen has a nice and flexible 14 ct nib which allows expressive writing!

 

 

 

The Osmia 232 is very well preserved. Hard to believe that this pen has seen lots of use. Its a button filler and dating was much easier because exactly this pen is mentioned in the book of Andreas Lambrou. (...#9 on page 229.) The pen has been made around 1938 and is pre war production as well. The pen is rather small with 117mm but the cap posts very well and so it's a handy pen as well.

 

 

Rebuliding was an easy job

 

 

Also this one has a marvellous and flexible EF nib.

 

 

Both pens are filled with black Quink and are lying on my desk now for a while. After some playing, writing, sketching and doodling, the one or other may find its way to the cllassifieds, but lets see what's next

 

c.

Edited October 6, 2014 by christof

[dcpritch]

Those are great looking pens, and what nibs! I am unfamiliar with the Luxor other than through your post, and the detail on the cap band is intriguing. Would you be able to provide a close-up photo of it?

 

The other thing I was wondering about is the similarity of the celluloid to that used by Soennecken, in style and tone. Do you see it as identical?

[mirosc]

Nice work and nice presentation - as usual.

Your thread is really something special.

[christof]

Those are great looking pens, and what nibs! I am unfamiliar with the Luxor other than through your post, and the detail on the cap band is intriguing. Would you be able to provide a close-up photo of it?

 

The other thing I was wondering about is the similarity of the celluloid to that used by Soennecken, in style and tone. Do you see it as identical?

 

David, I think that Soennecken and Luxor bought their celluloid from the same supplier. Just speculation....

 

c.

[dcpritch]

That cap band has an intriguing similarity to a band I was given more than 30 years ago, worn every day since:

 

[Kaweco]

After a long period of blind fishing in the darkness, I finally was able to find some new pens.

Some are rather trivial, some are not...

 

 

from left to right:

 

Luxor, german Piston filler, probably pre war

Soennecken Rheingold 613 in green marbeled celluloid, the highlight of the group

Soennecken 110, probably made for Swiss Market only, the second best...

Unknown, probably Italian made pen. "HKZ" stamped on nib and cap, "Helios" imprint on barrel, nice piston filler

Global, Swiss made second or third tier pen, nice flexibel gold nib

Osmia 232, pre war button filler, near mint

black and brown marbeled no name pen with 14 ct. bock nib, probably German

 

That's it for now, more about these pens later...

 

C.

#7 looks like an ERO

[farmdogfan]

Very nice pens those Soenneckens.

[Baroz]

Wonderful sketches and pen finds, Christof! Can you tell me how you source good cork for piston seals? I have not had much luck myself from using wine cork...