{"id":13010,"date":"2024-05-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=13010"},"modified":"2024-05-28T17:17:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:17:18","slug":"pen-research-vintage-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-research-vintage-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen Research: Vintage Pilot Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>I don&#8217;t get the opportunity to write these posts very often, as I&#8217;m not big on vintage pens. However, recently Jim came across a vintage flat top pilot pen with a factory oblique nib. Because it has an engraving on it, it was selling for peanuts. I love oblique nibs and was curious, so we got it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The pilot pen, capped, showing the engraving\" class=\"wp-image-13016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163244.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The engraving could mean so many things, but I assumed that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;ODA&#8221; is either initials or a person&#8217;s first or last name,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;AFRICA&#8221; is referencing a trip to Africa, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;80&#8221; is for 1980.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So that&#8217;s where I started, a Google search for &#8220;Pilot fountain pen 1980 oblique.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which gave me bupkis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to back out a bit and search for &#8220;vintage pilot flat top fountain pen.&#8221; That search led me to a post on Fountain Pen Network: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fountainpennetwork.com\/forum\/topic\/366145-vintage-pilot-pens-please-help-identifying\/\">Vintage Pilot pens &#8211; please help identifying<\/a> which led me down a rabbit hole search for the &#8220;Celemo (\u30bb\u30ec\u30e2)&#8221; because the pen on the far right had a thick\/thin cap band that my pen has. I thought maybe they were related, but different years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fountainpennetwork.com\/forum\/uploads\/monthly_2022_05\/PXL_20220502_062934436.jpg.dccebe0835b79cc39725895a21d5cb8d.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo from the Fountain Pen Network post mentioned previously.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, that turned out to be a false lead. After reviewing several links, It became obvious that I don&#8217;t own a Celemo. Nor do I own a Young Rex \u2014 a name that came up during my searches for the Celemo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I widened my net and searched for &#8220;Pilot fountain pens 1980.&#8221; While I didn&#8217;t find what I was looking for, I did find links to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pencollectorsofamerica.org\/reference-library\/\">Pen Collectors of America reference library<\/a> which widened my awareness of what they have available, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilot-custom.jp\/en\/history\/\">Pilot&#8217;s history of the Custom model<\/a> \u2014 I added that to my <a href=\"\/blog\/stationery-resources\/\">Stationery References page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The historical reference made me wonder if that would be the way to go instead, and I searched for &#8220;Pilot fountain pen history 1980.&#8221; From that search, I found <a href=\"https:\/\/estilofilos.blogspot.com\/\">Cr\u00f3nicas Estilogr\u00e1ficas<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/estilofilos.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/datation-of-japanese-pens-i-introduction.html\">Datation of Japanese Pens series<\/a>. My pen, however, did not have the date on the nib or on the body. It&#8217;s possible the date is on the back of the nib, but I couldn&#8217;t remove it to see. So, I was back to square one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"close up on the vintage pilot nib\" class=\"wp-image-13018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163046.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I still had the tab for &#8220;vintage pilot flat top fountain pen&#8221; open, so I took another look at that. Fairly close to the top \u2014 which I would have noticed if I hadn&#8217;t detoured to searching for the Celemo \u2014 was a photo that looked just like my pen. I clicked through to another Fountain Pen Network post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fountainpennetwork.com\/forum\/topic\/365895-vintage-pilot-identificaion-14k-nib-finemedium\/\">Vintage Pilot identificaion, 14k Nib Fine\/Medium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fountainpennetwork.com\/forum\/uploads\/monthly_2022_04\/vinter-pilot-fountain-pen-14K-solid-gold-Medium-nib.thumb.jpg.6a94c833e146ec6fe1041086e0bab57e.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The photo that caught my eye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All photos in that post looked exactly like my pen. It looked like I have a Pilot \u30b0\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0 (trasliteration: <em>gurandamu<\/em>). Apparently there isn&#8217;t an English name for it, but according to Google it translates to Grand Dam, which can mean everything from old woman to female ancestor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post also included a link to another Fountain Pen Network post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fountainpennetwork.com\/forum\/topic\/356549-please-help-id-this-pilot-pen\/\">Please help ID this Pilot pen<\/a>. It still looked exactly like my pen. Even better, there was a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilot.co.jp\/100th\/en\/gallery\/\">Pilot&#8217;s old advertisement gallery<\/a>. While generally just cool, following the &#8220;instructions&#8221; in the FPN post, I found the two &#8220;posters&#8221; mentioned. Each advertisement features the <em>gurandamu<\/em> and the Pilot \u30b0\u30e9\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3 (trasliteration: <em>gurandi<\/em>) AKA Grandee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilot.co.jp\/100th\/en\/gallery\/img\/poster\/1978_10_blacktradition.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:328px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1978 advertisement for the <em>gurandamu <\/em>(right) and <em>gurandi<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilot.co.jp\/100th\/en\/gallery\/img\/poster\/1979_7_letter.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:328px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1979 advertisement for the <em>gurandamu <\/em>(left) and <em>gurandi<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I have a Pilot <em>Gurandamu<\/em>, likely manufactured in 1979 or 1980, based on the inscription. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing left, because the advertisements give me the original data, is to figure out a price. I can&#8217;t get an exact equivalent, but I can get a ballpark, maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pen sold for \u00a55,000 in 1979. That year $1 USD was approximately \u00a5214.51 (working off of an average for the year, then averaging across several sources). That would make the pen about $23.31 USD, if purchased in 1979. Which, averaging across several inflation calculators comes to about $102.78 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at it a different way, \u00a55,000 in 1979 is roughly equal to \u00a58,039 today, which comes to only $51.22 USD according to Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, neither of those take into account the way prices for goods inflate at different speeds. For example, in the first calculation, the inflation rate was 340.93%. However, In January 1979, the price of gold was about $230 per ounce, and on 5\/24\/24 it was about $2,340 per ounce. That&#8217;s an inflation rate of 917.39%. Then there&#8217;s also the change cost of labor, other materials, and the fluctuating market price of fountain pens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, I&#8217;m happy to have this pen. While the factory oblique isn&#8217;t ground at a particularly steep angle, it does give a hint of &#8220;oblique character&#8221; to writing. And it&#8217;s buttery smooth, which I really love. If you happen to find a <em>gurandamu<\/em> in the wild at a good price, I&#8217;d recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The pilot gurandamu uncapped\" class=\"wp-image-13017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240528_163114.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever heard of the <em>gurandamu<\/em>? Would you want one? Let me know in the comments! I&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Make sure to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=d9c28d9c11226013eb8c0544e&amp;id=fb56c60d55\">subscribe to my blog<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/randomly_._rachel\/\">follow me on Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;so you don\u2019t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently picked up a vintage Pilot I knew nothing about. Since you all seem to enjoy these types of posts, here&#8217;s where my research led me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-research-vintage-pilot\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pen Research: Vintage Pilot Edition<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[426,209,135],"class_list":["post-13010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fountain-pens","tag-pen-research","tag-pilot","tag-vintage-pens","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/penResearch-featured.jpg?fit=288%2C288&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-3nQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12180,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/2023-top-pens\/","url_meta":{"origin":13010,"position":0},"title":"My 2023 Top Tens","author":"Rachel","date":"December 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Once again, I\u2019m sharing my current top pens. 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