Detailed Description
Here we have an early 1940's Japanese Hotho
Pen. I do not know much about this pen company except that
it was listed in the 1926 Japanese Pen Maker Directory, so
they had been in business for at least that long. I've never
seen a pre-war Hotho, but I would guess that they were hard
rubber Onoto-style under-over feed pens. I have found a few
of these war time Hotho's however. I've never seen a post
war Hotho as well, so I would wager that the company didn't survive
the war. Often pen companies were retooled during the war
to manufacture bullets and bombs, making them ideal targets
during the Tokyo bombing runs.
Unlike most of the Hotho's that I have seen this pen is in a lovely red and orange flame celluloid. Most of the Hotho's are either black hard rubber or a plain black celluloid.
The nib has a little scratch to it, but as you would expect from a War-time Japanese pen, the nib has some wonderful springy flex
The pen is a Japanese eyedropper filler with
the ink cutoff plunger. For
more information on Japanese eyedropper pens click here
| Nib: |
Iridium tipped
fine point with flex. |
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| Filling
System |
eyedropper |
| Working
Condition |
Excellent |
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| Faults:
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The pen has some wear. |
| Payment
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I prefer Paypal, but will accept
International Money Orders from a post office. |
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Shipping |
Regular Airmail: $8 to anywhere
in the world. Takes 7 to 14 Days. Unless the Customs people
decide to inspect the item, and then it can take as long
as three weeks.
Express Mail $20 to anywhere
in the world. This includes a barcode on the package and
a tracking number. If the item is delayed, we can find
where it is. Takes 3 to 5 days. |
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| Note |
If you have any questions
at all, please send me an email at rd@kamakurapens.com
Stay Well
Dr. Ron Dutcher
Kamakura Pens |
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| Quote |
"If eBay had a
Nobel Prize, Kamakura Pens would win it."
Guy Lesser, Harpers Magazine
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