Platinex 615N

Platinex 615N from Artex pen company. We used this pen in school, very good eyedropper pen. The nib is new, minor damage to clip plating due to flaking. Otherwise this pen is very well preserved. Neglected new old stock! Very happy to get one unit of this pen, nostalgic appeal for me.

The individual pens.

I would be showing photos of these recovered pens one by one now.

This pen is named Linda, model G 200, stamped made in Japan. Never knew about this pen. Can any one tell us more ? Price paid Rs 75 [ about $ 1.25 ]. Only minor oxidation damage on the gold cap, small pitting on the barrel end finial, all else is good. Aerometric filler works and the sac looks good. Nib is scratchy, needs tuning.

I had been asking Mr. Riyaz Ali of Calcutta Pen Hospital for spare nibs and feeders. Finally he could find time to sort out old junk pens to retrieve various parts and gave me a call. From what was sorted out I picked up some very dirty old pens which are otherwise complete. Also found some nibs and feeders. This is how the 38 pieces of dirty pens look! Most of these were not even inked, a few have the plastic turned brittle and a few have their barrel gone slightly bent due to standing in the shelf for very long.

I spent one evening cleaning and polishing up these pens. These are mostly various models of Wilson, Artex and Swan and couple of unknown brands. This how the pens look after cleaning. Most have brand new nibs, not yet ink tested any. One or two pens have the ink sac wasted away, but most pens are good condition. One or two pen have nib damage- extra work!

This pick makes me very happy as this shows a period of Indian pens in the sixties to seventies, particularly what used to be commonly available in the Kolkata side. Later I would post individual photos.

I am sharing these for the viewers who particularly like old Indian pens.

Duke complete esteem

Duke 962

Duke 932

DE WEN 2008

Crocodile 215

Charm LS 3180C

Baoer Calligraphy

Baoer 68

HERO 8012

Hero 1078

HERO 759

HERO 56A

Hero 359

Wing Sung Lucky Celluloid

Wing Sung Lucky 401

Wing Sung 728

Wing Sung 613

WEN JUE 668

UK Demon 2025

Duke 911 Black

Duke 209 Matte Black

Duke 96A

HeroLiseur 2008- revisit

Hero Liseur 607

Hiding the Picasso pens!

I would be hiding away my Picasso Collection for a few years till the curious invader at home grows up to be a man. Perhaps by then Picasso would come out with many more mind-blowing models. Picasso remains my most admired Chinese brand next only to Wing Sung classic models. Here is a few snapshots of what I would miss.

Hero 901

Picasso 908

Picasso 903

Huashilai , no model number

Hero Liseur 2008

Hero Engraved barrel pen-no model number

HERO 9612

HERO 9108

HERO 3160

HERO 3160

HERO 3112