Anyone know anything about Marossy pens (14k nib)?

[tamas]

I've been working with fountain pens for about 15 years in Budapest, and I've seen a lot of different types over the years, but this one seems very unique. I have never seen a fountain pen like this anywhere else. It was probably made in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. The tip of the 14 carat gold pen is also branded, meaning it was not intended as a cheap promotional pen. Marossy is a Hungarian name, meaning that he probably emigrated to Germany (or Austria) in 1956 or before. So if anyone can provide any information about this pen, or its namesake, I would be grateful. I would like to write an article about this man for my pens website (https://tompens.com/). Thank you!

[MME]

Hello dear Tamas! It’s a pleasure writing to you from Oradea (Nagyvarad) Romania, near hungarian border. I am very passioned on vintage West Germany fountain pens. They have a stunning quality, in my opinion almost unmatched today, regardless of the price we are speaking. I put my hands on a very nice A. Marossy vintage fountain pen, on the local flea market. When I buy such a pen, I like doing little research on it’s history, year of manufacture, etc. Unfortunately I found very little on A.Marossy pens, just found that “Alexander Marossey Schreibgeräte” was post-war pen factory, located on Ladenburg am Neckar. The nib is 14k gold, extremely nice flexibility and is printed with “OSMIPOINT”, meaning the nib was made by Osmia, which is great, they had extremely well made nibs back then. Also, your pen, same as mine, being the same, were made between 50’s - 60’s decade. I would have liked to know more information about these extraordinary pens. Best regards!!

 

[Kaweco]

Hello NME

"..........printed with “OSMIPOINT”, meaning the nib was made by Osmia,.........."

The nib was made by Bock. I talked with Otto Bock some years ago about this pen.

"Osmi" means that the nib tip was made from an Osmium alloy, a compound with a high percentage of Osmium, the rest is Platinium, Ruthenium etc.  It was a Patent alloy at its best made in 1919 and the Böhler brothers took an exclusive contract for these the nib tips for some years. Since then they named their fountainpens "Osmia". Today Osmium is extremely expensive and it  is substituted by Ruthenium

Kind Regards

Thomas