Pneumatic Filler!
Hi Pen Fans!
I'm proud to announce that the Edison Pen Co is releasing a Beaumont Pneumatic Filler to the Signature Line.
This is a pretty unique filling system. They were very popular in the 20's and 30's, as well as the 50's and 60's. As long as my pen history is correct, no pen company has made pneumatic fillers on a production scale since then.
Please watch the video below for all details.
Highlights from the video....
00:17 - Pen Announcement, General Description
04:10 - What is a Pneumatic Filler? How Does it Work?
07:07 - Why a Pneumatic Filler? What are the Advantages?
10:12 - How to Fill
13:52 - Maintenance
16:51 - Pricing
Please visit the Beaumont Pneumatic Filler Main Page for all specifications and pricing.
Please note that the sacs used in these pens are 100% silicone. This is much better than latex, which has been typical in fountain pens from the beginning until now.
From the seller of these sacs:
"100% silicone sacs will outlast conventional latex sacs several times over; unaffected by the most reactive inks. Latex sacs can release sulfur compounds as they age, which discolor plastics such as celluloid. To preserve original color, and to stand up to modern inks, 100% silicone is the best choice available"
We have almost 40 of these pens currently inventoried and ready to ship. Please visit the following link to see all Beaumont Pneumatic Fillers that are currently inventoried and ready to ship. Or, of course, you can place a custom order in whatever material you would like.
Let me know if there are any questions!
Thanks for the comments!
I also love demonstrators. But unfortunately, the brass tube has to be brass or another metal. Nothing translucent. So the demonstrator that you see in the video is about as good it can get.
Also - I use a light dusting of talc on the sac to keep it dry and moving smoothly. This talc kind of mucks up the view! That's primarily why the demonstrator in the video looks a little rough.
So I can made demonstrators out of this pen, but they simply won't be totally clear, and they have to have the brass tube hiding the sac. Just the nature of the design.
Seriously though, the pen is fantastic and the demonstrator will be even cooler. There are all kinds of filing mechanisms out there, but the pneumatic is hardly used and perhaps almost forgotten. The "coolest" brands make lever fillers, that I also love, perhaps to get the vintage-loving slice of the market, but ignore pneumatic fillers for some reason, while they're equally, or even more practical and cool. That's why I think that you've got a genius idea producing this pen. Great job!
Kudos and Well done to all at Edison - beautiful looking pen and great filling mechanism - funds will be found to purchase one!!!!
Patrick
As long as Edison exists (and we're not going anywhere), we'll service the pens, no problem.
But even if there is a problem long after I'm dead and gone, any pen repair person can re-sac the pen. The section is sealed with shellac, so it's easily reversed.
Thanks!
Thickness is the key. The tube needs to have walls of around .012" thin to work with this design. I'm not aware of any acrylic or any other material that is clear that could be this thin and work in this application
If I used acrylic, the pen would be ridiculously thick.
The nib will unscrew from the section, just like all other Edison Pens, so nib exchanging will be easy.
I will do a video blog in the near future explaining this.
Thanks
Although I'm flattered, I wouldn't anticipate a snorkel-type filler with this pen. The engineering for this pen as is has been going on since early October. Adding a snorkel to this might take me a couple of years, if I honestly wanted to take that on, I'm sure!