Rotring Rapidograph 0.4 1960ties nm and boxed

Description

Rapidograph 0.4 1960ties nm and boxed
Model:
Rotring Rapidograph
Construction year:
1960ties
Colour:
black
System:
Stylograph with piston system
Size:
5,1 inches
Nib:
needle in a metal tube
Condition:
near mint and boxed condition
Features and informations about this pen:
You are bidding for a Rotring stylograph Rapidograph from the 1960ties. The factory Tiku GmbH ( Tinten Kuli ) was founded by Wilhelm Riepe in 1928. The Tintenkuli is a writing instrument that works with a piston system. The frontsection contains a a needle of platinum / iridium which wents to a little metal tube.If you put the pen on to the paper the needle will be pushed back and the ink begins to flow. Most of this pens have a needle that stucks in that metal tube. This comes from rust. Other pens have lost their colours and begin to get translucent, like a demonstrator, but thats only a material fault. You will find that problem very often on the 1950ties models. The pen in the auction hasn´t got this problem, its still complete black. Together with the pen will come its original description and its sales box. The pen has got a 0.4 needle and is engraved with the needlesize on the barrel. The needle in the tube is in working condition and the mechanism also is in working condition. It was filled with ink, but I have cleaned all sections in a ultrasonic cleaner. So it is in working condition now. The red decorative band is engraved with Rapidograph. Real a perfect collectors pen.