Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens Reviews

A very well built and thought out pen. A true throwback to an earlier time.
You should like to take apart fountain pens and work on them some. Use a little silicon grease or oil on the o-rings. It takes a little practice to keep from getting ink on your hands. While exposing the nib and feed, if you see that ink is going to leak out, tap the bottom of the pen a few times lightly on a soft surface to allow the ink to flow back into the chamber. Really a great retro pen. The best built Noodlers pen I have seen yet.
A good writer, typical Noodlers flex nib. I think other #5 nibs should fit also.

Excellent pen! It surprised me because it's not the most sexy pen, but it feels so good to hold and write or draw with, that it is almost my favorite pen. It feels so good unposted. The ebonite makes it a slightly heavier pen than resins. It takes some patience sometimes when extending the nib, so that no ink is spilled. I recommend it to artists who need to work with bonded inks!

Nifty feed mechanism

Noodler's Boston Safety Pens are completely satisfactory and easy to use, to clean and feel great to hold in the hand. It would be a great option to choose additional size nibs

The pen smelled like burning rubber as I retracted the nib. Mind you, I think stinky things are fun, so I wasn't particularly troubled by this (I'm a biologist/chemist by education and experience). I was surprised how much effort I had to put into extending and retracting the nib. Perhaps it won't be as difficult once I ink the pen. It could also mean that my antique Moore's safety pen needs new gaskets.

Bought for the historical aspect. Not so much a writers pen as an artists tool. Watch Mr Tardiffs YouTube videos about the Boston safety. He covers it very thoroughly. (InkNeedLastForever) is the Channel name.

I got this pen in the Chestnut ebonite a couple of months ago, and admired it greatly. It makes a fine signature pen, because it is always ready to write once extended. I have been waiting with bated breath for the Black ebonite pen to come back in stock, and when it did I grabbed one of them too. And I am as delighted with it as I am with the Chestnut. I cannot help but think a red ripple or green ripple would sell as well.

I am enjoying this pen far more than I expected to do, to be honest. For straight non-flexed use, it's the most pleasant Noodler's pen I have yet owned (out of multiple Ahabs, Nib Creapers, Charlies, and a Tripe Tail). It railroads pretty easily when I flex-write, but I am not too worried about that. I prefer the nice Fine line it uses otherwise. I made a mess the first time I filled it, but I have learned my lesson. It's a treat to use, and I will get a black one at some point (I have the brown one, which looks great).

This pen can be fun, but it has some frustrating aspects. There is a pin in the cap which pushes down on the feed to prevent nib damage if you accidentally leave the nib out while trying to cap it. In my case, the pin actually hit the retracted nib and bent the point. This was a 14K flexible vintage nib that I had installed, not the standard Noodler's nib. This was sent to IndyPenDance, where the nib was straightened out, and the offending pin was removed.

To use the pen is frustrating. The body diameter could use an increase. It is tight to move the point in and out. The motion of retracting the nib creates increased air pressure which is released through the feed. The result is that the pen spits out ink on my desk, or the wall, as I retract the point. I want to try to move the point back slowly to avoid this, but it's hard as the point movement is stiff. Overall - mixed feelings about this pen. Great concept, and a beautiful replica of the Moore Safety Pen. However, there are problems in real life use.

I love the Noodlers Boston Safety Pen. It looks like it’s a 60 year old vintage pen. Each pen is made entirely of Ebonite. The pens are either solid black or brown and black swirls. I have 2 of each. One I write with. The others I keep in my display case.