Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens
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About the Noodlers Boston Safety
The Noodlers Boston Safety Pen has been created for use with bonded inks such as Committee of Safety inks, India inks gum Arabic and shellac, iron gall, etc.
The Safety pen bathes the nib and feed in ink and is unlike any other fountain pen. For this reason it is safe to use inks that will damage a regular fountain pen.
Created from ebonite with o-ring seals so it will not survive petroleum based writing fluids but it will survive other inks other fountain pens cannot.
Product Specifications
Capped Length: 6.0 in.(152.4mm)
Posted Length: 7.0 in.(177.8mm)
Nib Material: Stainless Steel
Fill Mechanism: Eye Dropper
Cartridge Type: Bottled Ink
Available Sizes & Colors
* Special orders typically ship in 2-14 business days. However, occasionally due to manufacturer inventory, items can take up to 1-3 months. For a specific shipping estimate on your special order contact Customer Care.
Guaranteed Quality
Each Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens we sell is guaranteed to be genuine, authentic and will arrive brand new & unused!
It's an interesting design. It has been created for inks that may not be fountain pen friendly. On this particular pen, the cap on the pen is threaded, it unscrews. The key into this pen is to keep your nib pointed upward when you pull the cap off if you have ink in the pen. This particular pen does not have ink in it, so you don't have to worry about that. The reason is the design is made so that the ink stays in the cap of the pen.
So, when you pull the cap off, you then screw the backside of the barrel and it extends the nib out. And once the nib is out all the way, it seals this so that it doesn't continue to leak ink. You can then turn it upside down and write with it. It comes with a stainless steel nib on the pen, silver in color, and has Noodlers Ink Co. engraved on it with the black fit on the backside.
The reason it does it is designed this way is to keep the ink inside the cap of the pen as well as the barrel of the pen. This allows the ink to continuously be on the nib of the pen, keeping it from drying out. So some of those inks that might be harmful to a regular fountain pen is not going to damage this pen.
One of the things about the pen as well is you have to unscrew the nib back down before you can put the cap back on the pen. If you leave the nib extended it can hit the end of the cap of the pen. Another thing about the pen is how to fill it. It uses an eye-dropper system. So you would fill it with an eye-dropper at the top of the pen with the nib retracted. Interesting design. A unique pen. Get your Noodlers Boston Safety Pen at PenChalet.com!
The Safety pen bathes the nib and feed in ink and is unlike any other fountain pen. For this reason it is safe to use inks that will damage a regular fountain pen.
Created from ebonite with o-ring seals so it will not survive petroleum based writing fluids but it will survive other inks other fountain pens cannot.
Product Specifications
Capped Length: 6.0 in.(152.4mm)
Posted Length: 7.0 in.(177.8mm)
Nib Material: Stainless Steel
Fill Mechanism: Eye Dropper
Cartridge Type: Bottled Ink
Available Sizes & Colors
- Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens - Black - Medium (Stainless Steel nib) *
- Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens - Chestnut - Medium (Stainless Steel nib) *
* Special orders typically ship in 2-14 business days. However, occasionally due to manufacturer inventory, items can take up to 1-3 months. For a specific shipping estimate on your special order contact Customer Care.
Guaranteed Quality
Each Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pens we sell is guaranteed to be genuine, authentic and will arrive brand new & unused!
Noodlers Boston Safety Video Script
This is the Noodlers Boston Safety Pen. It comes in a basic cardboard box with the Noodlers logos and information on about the pen on the outside. Inside is the Boston Safety Pen, as well as the use and care guide information and instructions for pen. And, of course, the Boston Safety Pen. This pen only comes in the black color with chrome clip. Noodlers logo is engraved on the clip and it has a small ring. On the side of the cap is engraved Boston Safety Pen Noodlers Ink Company. And it also has the same engraving here on the barrel of the pen.It's an interesting design. It has been created for inks that may not be fountain pen friendly. On this particular pen, the cap on the pen is threaded, it unscrews. The key into this pen is to keep your nib pointed upward when you pull the cap off if you have ink in the pen. This particular pen does not have ink in it, so you don't have to worry about that. The reason is the design is made so that the ink stays in the cap of the pen.
So, when you pull the cap off, you then screw the backside of the barrel and it extends the nib out. And once the nib is out all the way, it seals this so that it doesn't continue to leak ink. You can then turn it upside down and write with it. It comes with a stainless steel nib on the pen, silver in color, and has Noodlers Ink Co. engraved on it with the black fit on the backside.
The reason it does it is designed this way is to keep the ink inside the cap of the pen as well as the barrel of the pen. This allows the ink to continuously be on the nib of the pen, keeping it from drying out. So some of those inks that might be harmful to a regular fountain pen is not going to damage this pen.
One of the things about the pen as well is you have to unscrew the nib back down before you can put the cap back on the pen. If you leave the nib extended it can hit the end of the cap of the pen. Another thing about the pen is how to fill it. It uses an eye-dropper system. So you would fill it with an eye-dropper at the top of the pen with the nib retracted. Interesting design. A unique pen. Get your Noodlers Boston Safety Pen at PenChalet.com!
Noodlers Boston Safety 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.
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.
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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!
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Nifty feed mechanism
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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.
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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.
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