The third most popular post here in the supply room has been Lindy Pens. Lindy stick non refillable 460m pens have been one of my favorite pens of all time. I remember going to the local store in the 60s and early 70s and seeing the Lindy display with at least 12 different colors. The one color that I am still looking for is orange. In the picture you will see a rare Lindy display from the late 40s to early 50s. The display that I remember is in the top right of the picture. This old cardboard display shows the four basic colors that Lindy had at the time. It was some years later when they added the other colors. This is the first Lindy cardboard counter top display that I have ever seen. Non working Lindy pens are currently going for about $10.00 a piece on EBay so you can see that this display was not cheap. Well worth the cost if you are the Lindy pens biggest fan. Add them all to your collection.
I LOVE Lindy pens. I wish they were still being sold in store.
ReplyDeleteI agree, one of the best pens in my collection.
ReplyDeleteI have been looking all over for these. I guess in vain. When I was a young piano student, my teacher would come over every week and mark my music with a different color Lindy pen. She would often forget the pen and leave it at my house. They were great.
ReplyDeleteLook at some of my other posts on Lindy pens. I have around 250 Lindy pens. If you would like one just email me at moose@hot.rr.com.
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ReplyDeleteI've had a blue Lindy stick pen (midget, very cool pen!) for at least 40 years and I thought I'd try selling it on ebay (or maybe keep it for my cool self, ha)
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It still writes (intermittently) but I'd like to get it into good writing condition first. I'm thinking I'll try retrofitting a modern cartridge.
The current cartridge is labeled "Sanford No. 53401 0.7 94.1" and is 78mm long. The butt end seems a little ragged so who knows, I may have tried a retrofit sometime in the dim past. The 0.7 is probably the width of the ball itself. Not sure what the 94.1 means.
Was Sanford a supplier to Lindy? Have you tried retrofitting any of your Lindys? Thanks for any input.
Refills are easy to do. I have found that for any of the three size Lindy pens the best refill is a Pilot BP-S pens. They are also called the Better Ballpoint pen. I get my pens on ebay. I currently do not have any blue. Just take the plug out of the top of your Lindy and push the point, push the old refill through and with pliers just pull it out. Take the new refill, cut to size and place some scotch tape around the barrel about a half inch from point. Push in till the point gets tight and will not move. You may need more or less tape. Just email me at moose@hot.rr.com if you need more help. Lindys were great pens.
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