Pilot Capless Fountain Pen History

The decimo features a metal cap and barrel and comes in several metallic lacquer finishes.

Pilot capless fountain pen history.

In 1964 pilot s engineers created many new products to celebrate the tokyo olympics. Known as the vanishing point in the us the capless is the perfect combination of luxury and technology. The varsity is a disposable fountain pen that is pre loaded with ink. An online history of the pilot capless namiki vanishing point fountain pen which includes the carbonesque black red blue green raden abalone shell fermo barrel twist diamond silver black dark blue dark green decimo harvest yellow champagne pink pearl white dark blue dark gray and sesenta limited edition blue green red brown marble.

I dont know how old it is but the japanese price sticker is. It s one of the most famous fountain pens in the world for many good reasons. In 2012 the company released the metropolitan known as cocoon in japan a popular entry level fountain pen. The pilot capless decimo fountain pen is slimmer and slightly smaller than the standard pilot vanishing point.

Newcomers can be tempted to assume it s a bit of a gimmick but it wouldn t still be this popular over 50 years after its introduction if it wasn t a very good pen. The greatest of their achievements was the pilot capless fountain pen. I bought an old vp last year. Those who love fountain pens usually know the pilot capless pretty well.

This post serves two purposes. Pilot capless fountain pen review duration. New posted in japan asia. In 1963 pilot corporation introduced the capless unlike other fountain pens during its time the pilot capless featured a fully retractable nib.

Mostly i would like to show some differences between the old and new versions of the pilot capless vanishing point which ill call vp. The european production centre and the french subsidiary are now both located on this site. This is a work in progress and i don t claim to be an expert in this line of fountain pens. Pilot justus 95 fountain pen review duration.

At the pilot namiki capless vanishing point history page you will find historical information on the fountain pens gleaned from my files and collection and from the many vp fans that have shared their information with me. Namiki is a japanese brand of writing implements most specifically fountain pens owned by the pilot corporation namiki is mostly famous for its handmade maki e a japanese lacquerware craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts designs on urushi based lacquers. Namiki is the surname of ryosuke namiki the founder of the pilot corporation named namiki manufacturing company. Since 1st january 1997 the pilot corporation of europe head office has been established in haute savoie in the annecy region at the heart of the european market.