Montblanc Simplo No. 2
This button-filler pen appears to be a Danish Montblanc Simplo No. 2 with the bandless, tapered “flat top” cap. The production run for that model of pen was from 1937...
Month: May 2018
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Making a new cork gasket
This is a Matador Express 814 – a German pen made in the 1940’s. A short history of Matador can be found here. I didn’t take any shots of the...
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Harvesting cork for gaskets
Occasionally, I repair a piston filler pen that needs a new cork gasket (like this oneand this one). One place to find cork is at the top of a wine...
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Parker T-1 fountain pen and fibre tip/rollerball
The Parker T-1 (T for Titanium) is possibly the last pen made that was intended to be a usable pen, but wound up being a collector’s item (in contrast to...