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I have been a fan of the Pilot Capless/Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen since I bought my first Vanishing Point 10 years ago. Eight years ago I started collecting the early Vanishing Point and Pilot Capless (the predecessor to the Vanishing Point) pens, and I started to keep a file of all the information I found on these great writing instruments. |
At the history page you will find historical information on the Capless/Vanishing Point fountain pens gleaned from my files and collection, and from the many VP fans that have shared their information with me. This is a work in progress, and I don’t claim to be an expert in this line of fountain pens. I am just a fan who has an interest in its history, would like to acquire more information about these fountain pens, and share this information with those who are interested. |
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One of my hopes in making this information available on the Internet is to find other fans of these fountain pens who would be willing to contribute pictures, scans or photocopies of pens, catalogs, ads, pamphlets, documents, etc, to this Capless/Vanishing Point compendium. | ||
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pens were made in the orange, 900 for the U.S. market and 300 for
Japan (I am still looking for other market info). I love
the orange color and the orange case it came in. Most retailers
are already sold out. If you find one for sale, grab it before
somebody else does!!! For those of you who are interested in the
smallest minutia of this model ... this was not the first time Pilot released the
VP in orange. Back in March 2005 Pilot issued a very limited
release in the orange, along with the turquoise, to Tokyo-area
stores. These pens were NOT numbered and did not come with the
fancy orange case. So some of you folks
might run into orange Capless pens that are not numbered.
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| Click below for Pilot Capless/Namiki Vanishing Point/ Pen ink filling instructions. |
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Ink Cartridge
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(Large Document - English & Japanese) |
| Press-Plate (Squeeze) Converter and Twist Converter |
| Twist Converter with Ink Bottle |
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Updated: April
17, 2008
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