The making of… a facetted Omas celluloid pen

This pen was recently offered in ebay: an Omas Extra Medium size lever filler from around 1935 Here is the seller´s description. Not 100% precise... So here is a little sum up of how a celluloid cap would be made. Shown using various original pen parts out of Omas. 1. Omas would receive the celluloid … Continue reading The making of… a facetted Omas celluloid pen

Imprints and Engravings

Here is a little detail about vintage pen´s brandings. They were mostly imprinted by pressing a logo with heat into the surface.This results in the material compressed, no material is lost. The opposite happens with an engraving, the logo is created by mechanically removing material. Name engravings normally are made like that. Now, look at … Continue reading Imprints and Engravings