New / Old pen

[Firefyter-emt]

Here is one I was working on that needed all new parts. The filler was shot and too far gone to repair and the nib was corroded at the feed. It is a Morrison from the 1940's and was a converter fill pen when new, but it was a hard tube glued to the section.

Now for the new, this pen is now sporting a nib feeder and inner tube from a Jr.Gent style pen (without the metal section) and one of Lou's nibs.

Once the original section had the old nib, feeder, and the plunger filler removed, I found that I was able to gently drill 3/4 of the inside larger and tap the rest to match the plastic inner section from the Jr.Gent kit. The nipple where the old piston filler had the exact right size for a Schmidt converter to attach to the Jr.Gent stuff. I then put a bevel at the hole in the original section so that it looks just like a pen kit with a screw in nib assy. The original section is a screw in to the body just like our kits so refill is done just the same.

This pen will be a welcome home present for my Dad who is retired Navy. I think he will like it!


Nice save, Huh?

 

[jhs494]

Nice work Lee, and I am glad you Dad is home.
Perfect coming home present, your Dad will really like it.

As always Lee great work and Thank You for sharing it with us!

 

[R2]

Great work Lee. I'm sure yout dad will love it!.

 

[alamocdc]

That ain't a bad fix at all.[^]

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Thanks guys.. I was looking at the photos and they really do not show how nice this pen came out so I re-took them but I can't edit the first post so here is a better photo, as well as a photo of the section out of the pen body. Except for the minor drilling to clearance the Jr.Gent parts and the tapped threads inside the original section, this pen is all original, mile polish with no sanding to the body.

My photo's are not the best, but this one shows the pen much better!

 

[jwoodwright]

Great save. Great pen. Your Dad will love it.