Vintage Pens: Osmia Progress 96

Description

It is rare we come upon a filling system we aren’t familiar with, but this Osmia Progress 96 has some kind of neat, still-working pump filler. We wonder if this is the same filler the Dunn Camel pen uses. Regardless, you unscrew the tail nob, pull out the plunger and replace it multiple times to fill the pen with ink. Everything seems to work, but we can’t guarantee how long it will continue to work. You will write a nice semi-flexible line with its 14k gold nib. Our Osmia Progress 96 has some feedback, but it goes from extra-fine to about .5mm wide. No cracks, light wear and a little brassing. There appears to be a viewing window, but it appears to be too dark to see through. We are guessing it is from the 1930s, but we don’t actually know. 14.2cm capped.