I inherited a Senator Regent from my father, who was a portrait artist and liked to work over a water colour--after drying--with black accents. This pen is very reminiscent of old Pelikans; interestingly instead of a straightforward piston knob at the bottom of the barrel, there's a blind cap that conceals a smaller knurled piston knob. Thanks for the review!
I actually like the Senator Regent even better than the Windsor. I've surprised myself more than once with that pen when I start writing and...suddenly it's empty and I have a lot of pages of text.
It's just so satisfying when you get a vintage pen that works immediately, isn't it? Looks like this pen will give you years of enjoyment. I sympathize with a pen uncapping on you. Just had my '37 Parker Challenger do this yesterday when I was out and about. In the pocket of a light blue shirt, under a khaki waistcoat. With green ink. Fortunately no leaks or staining. This time.
While I enjoy the challenge of fixing a fountain pen, there is something to be said for a vintage pen that just works. With the description of your outfit, it sounds like you got lucky!
Another nice one. Keep enjoying it. And an ink window piston filler to boot! It doesn’t get any better. Re: pocket protectors, see my reply to Nicolas Adams’ comment. In the last 2 decades I have had three good shirts ruined with large stains from 3 different pens. A first gen MB StarWalker roller that would unscrew from cap while clipped in the pocket, a heavy metal pen with polished course threads on cap and barrel. A Lamy Dialogue 2, whose nosecone section would frequently unthread when clipped to a pocket, leaving the refill to wick its contents into the pocket. And a Retro 51 -I have a few- I find I cannot train myself to take the time, and 2 hands to retract the ball tip of a Retro after use. I didn’t and the green refill drained its contents into my pocket. Ha, Ha, perhaps I should have seen this coming, for this was the black with green demon “Absinthe” Retro. No more pocket protectors, Rollers, or BPts for me. These 3 “offenders” as well as a couple other Retro 51s will be forever safely under glass for display only as long as I own them.
I don't think I've ever ruined a shirt, but i have ruined one or two pairs of pants with a pen. I used to use roller balls for a while in high school, and recall a red one leaving a bloody-appearing mark in my pants. Yes, some pens are better looked at than used!
The history of the pocket protector needs to be written. My understanding, based on nothing much, is that the pocket protector was developed to counteract the tendency to put a ball point pen point down either without a cap or without retracting the point. Any thoughts?
The ballpoint theory seems very plausible. I remember my dad using them for work in the early 1970s, as much of his work pens were ballpoint pens. (He actually preferred felt tip ones, but that's what the University of Michigan provided. I remember always running across the ones imprinted with "PROPERTY OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN" around the house. Seemed like the only ones outside of my dad's Flairs.😁)
@@paulherman5822 Thank you! It's a great subject...I seem to recall that in college we rather looked down (snobs that we were) on students who used plastic pocket protectors: it was decidedly uncool from our point of view. There has to be a niche market for them (people collect everything). I just checked eBay: there is! Typically they have company logos and the like. Most of these are for technical professions--I didn't check to see if there was a pre-war pocket protector. But they are not cheap...
Yeah, I think the ball point pocket protector hypothesis is correct. Forgetting to retract the ballpoint and the propensity of some 50s-early60s ballpoints to build up a encrustations of ink at the tip, which would often scrape off upon retraction onto the outside of the barrel end. Yuck, sticky inky fingers the next time the pen was used,and often stained pockets. My first Sheaffer ScriptSert FP, and later Parker 21 never did that -slip soft stop caps. So I have been a nib writer forever.
Здравствуйте! Имею бюджетную ручку senator Windsor с поршневой системой заправки. Столкнулся с проблемой, конец ручки двигающий поршень может крутится выдавливая чернила из ручки. Не подскажите как борятся с такими проблемами, думаю распространенная. Опасаюсь носить в кармане брюк.
Не видя ручки, я советую не надевать колпачок на ручку, за исключением того, чтобы прикрыть наконечник. В противном случае у этой ручки не должно быть проблем в кармане. Извините, я не могу вам помочь, но я не говорю по-русски.
Hello! Please tell me, have you disassembled this pen? I wonder how possible it is to completely disassemble it for cleaning and lubrication? What do you think, in what year did they stop producing this model? What do you feel about the quality of materials and assembly - is it made qualitatively, are there any inconsistencies , irregularities , castings? As a pen in quality, when compared with the Reform 1745 ? If I'm not mistaken, this model unscrews the pen, as on the Reform 1745. Do you think the price of $20 is normal for such a new pen? Sorry for the bunch of questions!
I try to be only minimally invasive with my pen repair. So I have not disassembled this pen. The pen was discontinued in the 1980s, but I'm not sure of the specific year. It is a quality pen, and I think comparable to the Reform 1745. One complaint I had with this pen was that its cap would unscrew naturally in my pocket. I don't have that trouble with the Reform. And, yes, $20 is a good price!
Question Waski - I was so excited to get my Sailor Pro Gear pen all the way from Japan in a 21K nib in a Medium. It writes ok, but the nib does feel somewhat fragile, because it is so thin compared to 14K nibs. I feel like I have to be careful and not press too hard due to how thin the nib is. Any thoughts on 21K nibs? This is my first one and I probably won't be getting more
Can you ask me this again in a few weeks? This morning I inked up a Sailor I'm considering selling, so I'll have more thoughts on it then. But, right now, my comment would be that I haven't treated mine any differently from other nibs. But, if you have a firmer hand, your mileage may vary.
I inherited a Senator Regent from my father, who was a portrait artist and liked to work over a water colour--after drying--with black accents. This pen is very reminiscent of old Pelikans; interestingly instead of a straightforward piston knob at the bottom of the barrel, there's a blind cap that conceals a smaller knurled piston knob. Thanks for the review!
I actually like the Senator Regent even better than the Windsor. I've surprised myself more than once with that pen when I start writing and...suddenly it's empty and I have a lot of pages of text.
A very likeable vintage pen and a reliable writer. It's wonderful that pens like this still continue to give good service.
They were well made. Properly cared for, I should be able to pass this one on.
Hi Windsor meint bestimmt das englische Königshaus 😊 bzw. Ist als Anlehnung gedacht um Wertigkeit auszustrahlen 😊 tolle Vorstellung viele Grüße
Vielen Dank! Ich war nervös, eine deutsche Feder mit einer britischen Königsfamilie in Verbindung zu bringen. Ihre Antwort hilft also sehr!
Of course the Windors are the Saxe-Cobergs.
It's just so satisfying when you get a vintage pen that works immediately, isn't it? Looks like this pen will give you years of enjoyment.
I sympathize with a pen uncapping on you. Just had my '37 Parker Challenger do this yesterday when I was out and about. In the pocket of a light blue shirt, under a khaki waistcoat. With green ink. Fortunately no leaks or staining. This time.
While I enjoy the challenge of fixing a fountain pen, there is something to be said for a vintage pen that just works.
With the description of your outfit, it sounds like you got lucky!
@@WaskiSquirrel Wasn't as fortunate with a light blue shirt and blue ink. Though the ink was fortunately washable blue. 😁
Nice looking pen!
Thank you! They knew how to make them understated and classy!
@WaskiSquirrel Definitely my vibe!
Another nice one. Keep enjoying it. And an ink window piston filler to boot! It doesn’t get any better. Re: pocket protectors, see my reply to Nicolas Adams’ comment. In the last 2 decades I have had three good shirts ruined with large stains from 3 different pens. A first gen MB StarWalker roller that would unscrew from cap while clipped in the pocket, a heavy metal pen with polished course threads on cap and barrel. A Lamy Dialogue 2, whose nosecone section would frequently unthread when clipped to a pocket, leaving the refill to wick its contents into the pocket. And a Retro 51 -I have a few- I find I cannot train myself to take the time, and 2 hands to retract the ball tip of a Retro after use. I didn’t and the green refill drained its contents into my pocket. Ha, Ha, perhaps I should have seen this coming, for this was the black with green demon “Absinthe” Retro. No more pocket protectors, Rollers, or BPts for me. These 3 “offenders” as well as a couple other Retro 51s will be forever safely under glass for display only as long as I own them.
I don't think I've ever ruined a shirt, but i have ruined one or two pairs of pants with a pen. I used to use roller balls for a while in high school, and recall a red one leaving a bloody-appearing mark in my pants.
Yes, some pens are better looked at than used!
Thanks for the review & you reminded me I have one of these in red,Will have to get it out into PIU👍
It's a good one. You really should!
The history of the pocket protector needs to be written. My understanding, based on nothing much, is that the pocket protector was developed to counteract the tendency to put a ball point pen point down either without a cap or without retracting the point. Any thoughts?
I don't know when they first came out. I just always thought it was the finicky nature of bladder-fill pens. Yours makes sense too.
The ballpoint theory seems very plausible. I remember my dad using them for work in the early 1970s, as much of his work pens were ballpoint pens. (He actually preferred felt tip ones, but that's what the University of Michigan provided. I remember always running across the ones imprinted with "PROPERTY OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN" around the house. Seemed like the only ones outside of my dad's Flairs.😁)
@@paulherman5822 Thank you! It's a great subject...I seem to recall that in college we rather looked down (snobs that we were) on students who used plastic pocket protectors: it was decidedly uncool from our point of view. There has to be a niche market for them (people collect everything). I just checked eBay: there is! Typically they have company logos and the like. Most of these are for technical professions--I didn't check to see if there was a pre-war pocket protector. But they are not cheap...
Yeah, I think the ball point pocket protector hypothesis is correct. Forgetting to retract the ballpoint and the propensity of some 50s-early60s ballpoints to build up a encrustations of ink at the tip, which would often scrape off upon retraction onto the outside of the barrel end. Yuck, sticky inky fingers the next time the pen was used,and often stained pockets. My first Sheaffer ScriptSert FP, and later Parker 21 never did that -slip soft stop caps. So I have been a nib writer forever.
Nice review. Windsor is a Royal town in England also a city in Ontario Canada.
Good point. I'm not very familiar with the intricacies of royalty.
Здравствуйте! Имею бюджетную ручку senator Windsor с поршневой системой заправки. Столкнулся с проблемой, конец ручки двигающий поршень может крутится выдавливая чернила из ручки. Не подскажите как борятся с такими проблемами, думаю распространенная. Опасаюсь носить в кармане брюк.
Не видя ручки, я советую не надевать колпачок на ручку, за исключением того, чтобы прикрыть наконечник. В противном случае у этой ручки не должно быть проблем в кармане. Извините, я не могу вам помочь, но я не говорю по-русски.
thanks for review, good pen!😊
My pleasure! It's well made and I'm glad to bring back an old pen!
Hello! Please tell me, have you disassembled this pen? I wonder how possible it is to completely disassemble it for cleaning and lubrication? What do you think, in what year did they stop producing this model? What do you feel about the quality of materials and assembly - is it made qualitatively, are there any inconsistencies , irregularities , castings? As a pen in quality, when compared with the Reform 1745 ? If I'm not mistaken, this model unscrews the pen, as on the Reform 1745. Do you think the price of $20 is normal for such a new pen? Sorry for the bunch of questions!
I try to be only minimally invasive with my pen repair. So I have not disassembled this pen. The pen was discontinued in the 1980s, but I'm not sure of the specific year. It is a quality pen, and I think comparable to the Reform 1745. One complaint I had with this pen was that its cap would unscrew naturally in my pocket. I don't have that trouble with the Reform. And, yes, $20 is a good price!
Good video.
How does one define vintage as opposed to antique?
I've read some definitions. Might be a good topic to do as a video.
Question Waski - I was so excited to get my Sailor Pro Gear pen all the way from Japan in a 21K nib in a Medium. It writes ok, but the nib does feel somewhat fragile, because it is so thin compared to 14K nibs. I feel like I have to be careful and not press too hard due to how thin the nib is. Any thoughts on 21K nibs? This is my first one and I probably won't be getting more
Can you ask me this again in a few weeks? This morning I inked up a Sailor I'm considering selling, so I'll have more thoughts on it then.
But, right now, my comment would be that I haven't treated mine any differently from other nibs. But, if you have a firmer hand, your mileage may vary.