Hire cost:
Hire this Opus 88 Demonstrator Eye Dropper for just £1.00 per week!
Description (from the Cult Pens website):
The Demonstrator is a large pen, with minimalist styling that leaves the focus on the ink inside.
It may look at first as if it's a vacuum filler, but this is actually an eyedropper pen - you need to use an eyedropper (or syringe if you prefer) to get ink from the bottle to the pen barrel.
Teh vac-lookign mechanism is a valve, to seal off the ink supply just above the nib, to make the pen 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.
Dimensions:
Length uncapped: approx 137mm
Length posted: N/A - does not post
Filling system
Eyedropper
Condition:
Pre-loved
Blemishes:
Some ink staining within the lower barrel threads
Replacement Value:
£95
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:
By default the pen will be sent empty and clean. If you would like a courtesy fill of any of my inks, please choose from my bottled inks which are all listed for sale, or the samples I've accumulated over time, which are all listed on my profile.