Thread: How do you carry a fountain pen?

Well--bummer that none of the home remedies have worked. But I'd think it would be worthwhile to send it to Paris and at least see what they have to say. Do you plan to?

~Rich

Yes! I'll let you guys know what the diagnosis and prognosis is in due course.

Good! I know too well that sometimes it's not economically feasible, but I like to see a fine object such as a good fountain pen brought back into shape and kept in service. I'll look forward to further developments.

~Rich

Just wanted to update those interested and to say thanks to everyone who made suggestions on how to deal with the problem.

I decided to send it to the S.T.Dupont dealer in the UK (Tor Imports Ltd). They called me immediately and said they were sending it to Paris to mend and would let me know the estimate in due course. About 4 weeks later I got another call to inform me that the repair work would be free of charge, but would take another 6 weeks.

Well, only a couple of weeks after that I got a package. Opened it up, and there inside was my pen. Next to it was the plunger that I had installed inside it, so I assumed there was no ink inside. I unscrewed the body and there was an ink cartridge, and not even the slightest hint of ink leakage. It had been sent airmail from Paris to Tor. And then again in the surface mail from Tor to me. Not a drop spilled. SO I guess that's theproblem fixed!

I'm so impressed with the service from S.T.Dupont. Here was a pen that was NOS, bought 13 years ago, never used. And they had no problem fixing it for free. Lifetime guarantee!

Anyway, the pen is great and I'm enjoying using it. Thanks to all who posted.

Cheers
M.