FANTASY HYPOTHETICAL: New Owner of SHEAFFER PEN CO. What's your pen lineup?

[IJKWS]

On 10/20/2022 at 10:32 PM, donnweinberg said:

Hi, IJKWS.  First of all, it is so nice to see my quotation translated into Chinese (Mandarin?), so thank you for that, even if that translation was automatic in your system.  

 

Second, your comment surely must be true.  Perhaps when the snorkel-fill models were sold, Sheaffer assumed (or hoped) that people would fill their snorkels only (or primarily) from the classic Sheaffer bottles, which have a wide brim and a smaller special filling section even closer to the top.  My October 13 comment is primarily related to today's reality, with so many ink brands and bottle configurations.  

 

Several bottles are small and/or thin (e.g., Robert Oster; Noodlers).  Especially when such a bottle is less than half-full, it becomes very difficult to visualize the tip of the snorkel in the ink.  As a result, I end up dipping at least a portion of the nib into the ink (typically, most of the nib).  Of course, this is not the "end of the world," and this should be the worst thing that ever happens to me.  : )

 

As a technical matter, in the current situation, the snorkel may be less of an advantage than it was in the past.  It has not stopped me from buying snorkels or from enjoying them.  I enjoy the mechanism even if I don't achieve the intended benefit of saving the nib from being dipped in the ink.

And I also get the new 1oz bottle(2022), it suits the snorkel very well.I have had some long talks with the total dealer in China,but it was sad because the market of mordern Sheaffer in China is too small though the classic sheaffer is quite popular in Chinese FP lovers.