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[S-K]

Hi,

I came to know that this forum have leaders and experts of the field, so questions are better answered.

New member, name Sreekumar, from India. Doctor, Aneasthetist by profession.  Was making fountain pens with my lathe, some how it couldn’t find much market.  Was also a retail pen seller, but later the shop shut down due to financial losses.

Now the first question goes like this…

Does the Parker’s lucky curve feed really works? I haven’t seen it but only pics. The claims by Parker seems very high. But why no body including parker do not make it now? Does it works only with eyedropper?

If I get positive answers I can go ahead with a few…

( Am I the lonely Indian member here?, any one else?)

Thanks

Sree

[Norm]

Since you came here for expert answers, I should probably keep quiet. I am no expert but I believe the Lucky Curve was the same as the "Christmas Tree feed". If so the feed was used on Duofolds which were not eyedroppers until the early 30's when the Vacumatic was introduced with a feed that had fins.  I think the Lucky Curve was discontinued at that time, at least in part, because the newer feed was more efficient.  I think also because it was easier to service a pen with a straight feed. 

Edited by Norm, 02 November 2014 - 02:20 PM.

[S-K]

hi norm,

As my knowledge about antique pens and pens outside india

touches near zero, please answer whatever you know. What is 

Christmas feed? I am not able to open Richard Binder's site

though google search shows that the answer is there!

[Norm]

I think the Lucky Curve is nicknamed by collectors as the Christmas Tree feed because it resembles a pine tree when protruding from the collar of the pen.  I am not certain if all Christmas Tree feeds were also Lucky Curves but I believe they were.  Some probably had the curve part cut off at a later date to make removal easier.  The top feed in the picture is not a Lucky Curve.

 

Edited by Norm, 02 November 2014 - 04:48 PM.

[S-K]

Ok, got it...

Many thanks Norm,

Regards

Sree

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