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[Widget]

I have studied the forum pics and descriptions and I think I might have stumbled across an OS Roseglow Lever fill Balance.  Please look at the pic in my gallery or perhaps admin can attach.  I still haven't worked out how to do it.  The seller said the pen was 51/2" capped and 1/2" girth.  Have to wait now for it to arrive from US

 

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[Roger W.]

Looking at the pic and the pencil that it comes with (assuming it is the correct matching pencil) this is not OS.  1/2" girth on the cap is not thick enough.

 

Roger W.

[david i]

Cap diameter at cap lip (outer edge to outer edge) indeed is > 1/2", more like 9/16th", but barrel is narrower than cap.  Picture I suspect i quite distorted, but it does not look OS from here. Nothing wrong with a nice Standard (Statesman) or Sovereign (Long Slender) though....

 

Regards

 

david

[Widget]

Roger W What does the pencil tell you?  David  You have both concentrated on size but I was more interested in whether I had learned how to spot a Rose Glow.  1 step at a time.  I'll learn about sizes eventually.  I only said OS cos of the 51/2"as it sounded a long pen.  I did not even consider girth.  I think you are both correct as the 1/2" is the barrel girth,

[matt]

looks to have the skinnier stripes of Rose Glow.

[Roger W.]

Widget;

 

The pencil is not an OS pencil.  Roseglow has gray to it that carmine does not and irregularity in the banding that again, carmine doesn't have.  OS would be rather a great pen to score in roseglow so you shouldn't bandy it about lightly - typically a $1,000 pen with the OS pencil being worth over $200.

 

Roger W.

[david i]

Regarding color, it certainly it is a Roseglow.   Good score on that front. Any Roseglow is a nice find, though the larger models command the real premiums.

 

best regards

 

david

[Widget]

As I was only looking to find a pen that was Rose Glow I'm happy and Roger, I will not mention OS again without further tuition but when you consider the short amount of time I have been studying I think I am doing remarkably well.  I prefer small pens myself and like metal ring tops especially gold ones.  The challenge I set myself was to study the pictures posted on here with regard to carmine v rose glow to see if I could find 1 that was not so described.  I apologise for using the term OS and will make sure when I eventually find a Rose Glow OS, with tuition re size from this board, I am absolutely sure it is what I describe. 

[JonSzanto]

Pay no heed to the OS descriptor police.

[david i]

Hi Widge,

 

I'll go out on a limb and speak for Roger;  I believe he was not seeking apologies just clarifying details as many of us who collect obsessively like to do. 

 

We're here to learn and to discuss, or at least that is one of the missions for this board.  Unfamiliarity with something certainly does not require  apology. Indeed, we'd have little reason to have the Board if everyone already knew everything that anyone happened to discuss. We'd have no questions.  It would be... boring.    This is a good discussion. We've confirmed your new set is Roseglow.  We noted the  image posted seemed a bit distorted, making final sizing difficult if based mostly on that shot.  In my view anyone who has uncertainty about something is serving the prime purpose of FPB by exploring that uncertaintly.

 

Returning again to your pen, I note  that there are three models in White Dot form  for Balance  that can be about 5 1/2" long: Sovereign is slender, Statesman is Standard, Premier is OS.  The OS Barrel indeed is about 1/2" in diameter. As Roger had noted the cap though is wider. You didn't specify which part of your pen is 1/2" wide. Options are open. Still, even with image distortion, something about your  pen suggests a non-OS.  When you get it, do share more shots.

 

One thread I offered awhile back was Absolute Roseglow, showing my fairly extensive collection of Roseglow pens.  Here is link:

 

ABSOLUTE ROSEGLOW

 

 

I'll share that image here. At risk of grandiosity, I suspect this is one of the most comprehensive accumulations of Rosies out there. There are some interesting variants here as well.

 

 

 

regards

 

David

[david i]

Something not many have been able to offer. A fistful of OS Roses...

 

 

regards

 

David

[david i]

And a classic older montage  (these days I don't leave any white fringe at edge of pen).

Carmine and Roseglow. Carmine like all the other striated Sheaffers, has a black base. Roseglow is the only to have a pearlescent gray base. Too the Striations tend to be a little wogglier with Roseglow.   This one I guess is an educational photo.

 

 

 

regards

 

David

[Widget]

That's the pic I studied as well as reading all the comments.  I will post pics of the pen as soon as it is polished to my satisfaction.  I'm sure you all know by now 'patina' is not allowed in this household.  Can I say for the record I won't be collecting Rose Glow pens in any size in fact from the pictures (never seen a Rose Glow in the flesh) I prefer the Carmine and I've got 1 of those with a superb nib.  I was looking on E Bay for some spare parts for 1 of my Snorkels which has a non WD cap with a 2T conical nib so I was looking for a non WD pen with a WD cap in pastel green.  I thought there would be lots but what popped up was a BIN on the rose glow so I bought it to put on here to see if I had managed to find 1.  I was so excited (sad life) I posted the E bay pic prematurely.  In retrospect I should have posted the link to the auction and asked the question 'Is this Rose Glow' but I have nothing to repair at the moment and it said needs new sac so I thought I could have a tinker with it and see how it writes when it has had a nib smooth if necessary.  I had just sold a few pens on E Bay and it never stays in my Pay Pal account long.

[Roger W.]

As I was only looking to find a pen that was Rose Glow I'm happy and Roger, I will not mention OS again without further tuition but when you consider the short amount of time I have been studying I think I am doing remarkably well.  I prefer small pens myself and like metal ring tops especially gold ones.  The challenge I set myself was to study the pictures posted on here with regard to carmine v rose glow to see if I could find 1 that was not so described.  I apologise for using the term OS and will make sure when I eventually find a Rose Glow OS, with tuition re size from this board, I am absolutely sure it is what I describe. 

Widget;

 

I did not mean the OS thing as a big negative just that OS Roseglow is a big pen, cachet wise.  Roseglow is often mis ID'd by sellers so it is quite a valid exercise to hone ones skills on.  I'd like to score an OS roseglow pencil but it is just as likely to find an OS roseglow on Ebay.  It is one of those pens that seems as though the majority have been found and are in the hands of collectors and specialized dealers as they rarely can be found on Ebay but, do pop up at shows much more frequently.  Basically, an OS roseglow can easily be had if you've got the cash.

 

Roger W.

 

Note the irregularity to the striping - a good sign of roseglow

[Troy Mayfield]

I had no idea I was buying one until it arrived in my box.  I love the way it looks.

[Widget]

Well, Roger I think your pens look very pretty on that rose pink background and perhaps now I'm not sure which I prefer.  I will have to be patient and wait for them to arrive.  It would help me enormously if you explain why not an OS pencil.  Is it just size or shape or trim?  If I could recognise I would know if 1 turned up in my many job lots that I buy from on line auctions.  If I do I will wing it straight to you. Pencils are not popular and go for significantly less FP's.  I've picked up some gorgeous solid silver old YOL's for peanuts.  Mind you I then send them to YOL to get any repairs done and they also sort any dings out but that is not cheap.  You (sorry I) never know what will turn up in a job lot.  Mine are mainly rubbish but just occasionally I get a diamond that some one has missed.  The reason I joined this forum was to stop me making really expensive mistakes.  I've always believed knowledge is power.  I have managed to assimilate an enormous amount and even joined the PCA.  The information on there is so vast I am still finding my way round.  I'm better with small amounts.

[talkinghead]

I had no idea I was buying one until it arrived in my box.  I love the way it looks.

Lucky guy, you......

[Troy Mayfield]

 

I had no idea I was buying one until it arrived in my box.  I love the way it looks.

Lucky guy, you......

 

I should have said, I didn't realize that the pen was as desirable as they seem to be.  I bought it to get a pearl and black WD Balance for a bit of a discount.  You know, spend a little more for two pens to amortize the cost to SWMBO!