Pen cases

A couple of spectacle cases discovered at the thrift shop located on the ground floor of our flat. Typical Soviet-era in looks, sturdy build quality. Made of thick double layered leather. Put to different use now!

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Parker-Kingswood Frankenpen

A 'frankenpen', Parker 14K no. 10 nib with an Eversharp Kingswood cap and body, with very faint markings. Button filler. Came clipless so the tentacles caught hold of it. A beautiful, smooth writer, despite its dubious lineage!

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Boston, a Dutch piston filler

Boston, a Dutch brand, with a semi-flex 14ct nib. Looks like one of many generic piston filler models of that era, with a beautiful hatched pattern on the brown ink window.

I got this with the piston filler mechanism not working. Took it apart and manufactured a replacement cork. The nib also needed some work to get rid of the initial scratchiness. Now writes smooth with a bit of pleasant feedback.

 

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