Old MB Safety Pen

[NoType]

Bo Bo Olson, thank you for confirming the Novus 7100.

I’m definitely intrigued by the forefinger-up method, as I want to stop my death grip and also write much less heavily.

 

Thank you for the tip to check the repair forum.  Several members here have encountered the Heritage 1912 scratching problem, and I’m sure someone has found a solution,

 

 

 

[specialk0449]

Please provide an update on the current status of your safety pen. Did you send it to Francis for restoration? If pictures and a writing sample would be much appreciated. 

[Bo Bo Olson]

Francis did wonders.

He didn't have a large snowflake so made me a slightly smaller top of the screw on top. (The old top shown next to the new one.)

He said polishing it up took a lot of time.

He admired the weak kneed wet noodle nib.

When one looks at the old pictures and the new, it is the work of a great repairman. I'd never expected such an improvement.

 

Before

 

The Weak Kneed Wet Noodle is wetter than my 52  wet noodle. The L's are wetter.

Capitol L is my only fancy letter.

 

And ED's 'BLOB' and ink rollers are no good against blobs....best to ignore it and let it dry naturally....less mess.

[specialk0449]

Thank you very much for the pictures and the writing sample. Francis did an incredible restoration job on your pen. He is a master craftsman. 
 

The R and K Salix is the perfect ink for this special pen. Enjoy your pen for many years to come. 

[specialk0449]

I believe the reason your MB safety pen is burping ink is because of the air pressure in the barrel versus the volume of ink. Holding the pen in your hand heats the barrel and causes the air pressure to expand thus forcing the ink to burp. The barrel on this pen is where the ink is stored unlike a lever filler with an ink sac. 

 

Try putting more ink in the barrel. By doing this there will be less air in the barrel of the pen. You might try holding the pen in your hand for a minute with the cap still on in a vertical position. This will allow the air pressure to adjust from the heat generated by your hand prior to removing the cap and extending the nib to write. I hope this helps solve your issue. 

[bunnspecial]

3 hours ago, specialk0449 said:

I believe the reason your MB safety pen is burping ink is because of the air pressure in the barrel versus the volume of ink. Holding the pen in your hand heats the barrel and causes the air pressure to expand thus forcing the ink to burp. The barrel on this pen is where the ink is stored unlike a lever filler with an ink sac. 

 

Try putting more ink in the barrel. By doing this there will be less air in the barrel of the pen. You might try holding the pen in your hand for a minute with the cap still on in a vertical position. This will allow the air pressure to adjust from the heat generated by your hand prior to removing the cap and extending the nib to write. I hope this helps solve your issue. 

My only safety is a somewhat recently acquired Waterman #42, but with safeties in general I'm not sure it makes a huge difference as to who made them.

 

In any case, I've used it every day for the past week, some days for an hour at a time and some days just for a brief time. I did initially fill it until I could see ink partially covering the nib(maybe too full?) and it burped quite a bit as I began writing with it.

 

After that, I started-as you've described-holding the pen upright in my palm for a little while before uncapping. If I set it down or quit writing for any length of time, I repeat nib up for several seconds. This is the same as I've done with eyedroppers in the past.

 

An impending burp, often preceeded by slightly increased ink flow, can also be stopped by turning the pen upright.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thanks for the anti-blob Safety Pen advice.

 

I've been incredibly lucky with my two Safety Pens; both repaired by Francis.

 

The 18k rolled gold Fendomatic (a branch of the German Fend pen company); made in Milan, was also repaired by Francis. He had to made a new spindle, in the previous owner tried to repair it with superglue and failed. I'd just sent it to Francis to be re-corked. He does go out of his way. I got it for the minimum bid....could be the dealers didn't know how to screw the nib out. A nice semi-flex nib. (Or knowing it was old enough to be cork dead didn't want to try and sell it that way.........once before Telephones and Computers hit the auction house, at a live auction, mostly I just had to beat the dealer who has to make a winning.......................unfortunately modern times happened and they let in all those thick wallet collector nuts from Ebay........who don't have to make a living....so have nothing else to do but drive up the prices!!!! 

 

Picture with permission of Penboard.de; they make professional quality pictures. My chasing is just a slight tad different. But I also really like the final on the pen cap.

 

There I was at the live auction counter....I unscrewed the cap, and not only had they stole the nib, but the feed too....I said "!@#$%^&."

I don't want to play poker with that lady....she took the pen from me, twisted the bottom and the nib and feed appeared.

So the guy who gave the MB Safety Pen  didn't know that, which is why my wife got it for free.

 

 

Sized, & then boiled in oil and beeswax, cork is the smoothest of all the gaskets. Marshal and Oldfield said so in their 'Repair' book.

Francis also slathers it afterwards with silicon grease.

[NoType]

@Bo Bo Olson,

 

What a bewitching Fendomatic rolled gold safety pen is this!  The cap’s final and clip rococo ornament is exquisite, setting off the simple geometric chasing on the cap and barrel to perfection.  Thank you (and penboard.de) for providing these arresting images and making my afternoon!  Your similar Fendomatic must be absolutely stunning.  Your humourous stories of the suspected stolen nibs and feeds are a wonderful accompaniment to this beauty-laced post.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thank you.

 

In I seldom buy new pens; I have money to buy old grand pens. If I bought only new pens, I'd be somewhere near 15 instead of 90.

 

I think one of the tricks to life is being able to laugh at one's self.....as long as it don't get to be a habit.

 

And it beats dry instructions to twist the 'piston knob.' One remembers should a Safety Pen ever cross your path, and there are companies making them again....you know what to do.......................HOLD it Up, when twisting the nib up...................not down.

 

That is not a lesson I've had to learn yet..........but it is something I keep well in mind, pointed up = a vast saving in Money.....in you will have your good pants on, and stain your floor. Murphy never sleeps.