Filling System
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Orion 474 / Montblanc hybrid
I bought this pen on an auction in Sweden, taking a gamble that it was a Montblanc #2 Safety pen from the early 1900’s. Once it arrived, I could easily...
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Montblanc 144
The Montblanc 144 is a smaller pen than the 146, and has a snap-on cap as opposed to the screw-on version like the Chopin 145, which replaced it. This is...
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Waterman C/F
The Waterman C/F is regarded as the first production cartridge-filler pen, although that credit actually goes to an Italian company called LUS for their Atomica model. Although it’s a great...
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Parker 51 Aerometric
This British 51 was cleaned up for a friend who has started collecting fountain pens. Everyone needs to have at least one or two 51s in their collection. It’s a...
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Fountain pen converter sizes and lookup chart
The top graphic is a link to one page that lists converters by size This one includes dimensions and capacities. The next is a guide by pen brand.
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J.S. Staedtler MARS no. 4290
This is a J.S. Staedtler MARS no. 4290 chased piston filler that needed a new cork gasket. I made a new one using the same procedure as I used on this pen....
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Parlament art deco style
This is a Parlament pen, made in Denmark, and obviously styled after the Eversharp Skyline. It’s made of ebonite and brass and actually feels considerably more robust than the Skyline....
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Montblanc 256
This piston filler from the 1950s is the largest in the 25x series. It was designed by Albrecht von Goertz, a German-American who primarily designed cars for manufacturers such as BMW...
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Penol de Luxe (8K)
In the late 1930s, Penol’s top-of-the-line pen was the de Luxe model, which was available in 4 sizes, designated “O”, “A.O.”, “B.O”, and “C.O”. In 1938, they made a variation...
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Haro II
The Haro brand was named after the first two letters in the name of its founder, Hans Roggenbuck. The company was started in 1926 in Pomerania where they produced fountain...