Opus 88 Koloro "The Colour" Medium Nib

Hire cost:
Hire this Opus 88 Koloro Demonstrator "The Colour" for just £3.00 per week!

Description:
The Color is a really pretty pen, with a partially translucent barrel overlaid with random patches of pastel colours. Ivory coloured trim and a polished pocket clip complete the look.

The filling system is most often known as 'Japanese Eyedroppers' (though these aren't Japanese) and you use an eyedropper to get ink from the bottle to the pen barrel.

There is a piston like mechanism which is a valve used to seal off the ink supply just above the nib. Why? Well, for one thing, it makes the pens safer to carry, as only the ink that's already in the feed can leak into the cap if it gets shaken about. It can also be used to work around a common problem with eyedropper pens. With a lot of ink and air held directly in the barrel, as the heat from your hand warms up an eyedropper pen, they can push a bit of ink out through the feed, onto the page. It's not usually a problem when the pen is full, only when there's air in the barrel, but if it happens to be a problem for you, you can just keep the valve closed, only opening it to allow more ink to the feed as needed.

In use, you just need to unscrew the valve a little before you start a longer writing session, and tighten it back up for safety when you're done. And if you just need to make a quick note, the ink that's already in the feed should be plenty, so it doesn't slow you down.

Filling system:
Glass eyedropper (supplied)

Dimensions:
147mm long capped, 137mm uncapped. 14.5mm wide, 11mm at grip. Weighs 26g. It doesn't post, and the cap takes around 3.5 complete turns to remove/tighten.

Condition:
Excellent

Blemishes:
None

Replacement Value:
£99

Shipping:
Shipping cost is for UK only. Not available to hire outside the UK.

Packaging:
Pen will be posted in a reusable box. Please return in this box.

Other instructions:
None

Choice of ink:
I have a wide range of inks and these are all listed on my profile. If you'd rather receive the pen empty, that's fine too - just let me know.

Country: United Kingdom
Availability check: Available
Brand: Opus 88
Pen price (not rental value): £50 - £100
Pen type: Modern
Nib width: M: Medium
Nib speciality: None
Nib material: Steel

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