News — Platignum senior pen restoration
Platignum Senior pen restoration
Posted by collectablepens . on
Thr Platignum Senior is a stud filler made around the late 1940s. As it's name suggests, it is quite a long and substantial pen with a posted length of a little over six inches. The first step in the restoration, removing the nib section, proved a little awkward as the section had been well and truly glued in place. A number of gentle heat treatments, using a hairdryer, and a lot of patience finally did the job. As expected, the old ink sac had solidified and came out fairly easily, more or less in one piece. The filler 'stud' is...