O-Rings to Replace Original Cork Seals on Vintage Pelikan 100 Fountain Pens
For some time we have been replacing original cork seals with synthetic rubber O-rings. They are durable and easily installed. Use with silicone grease for smooth action. We are now offering them for sale, in a package of a dozen. These are used in pairs, so each package is good for repairing 6 pens. Installation is straightforward: once the filler mechanism has been removed from the barrel, either pull out the front retaining disk from the piston (if friction fit) or unscrew the retaining collar clockwise (reverse thread), depending on the construction method. Slide on a pair of O-rings, and apply silicone grease liberally in the gap between the rings. We recommend roughening the exterior bearing surfaces to reduce stiction.
The replacement seals are shown installed in a Pelikan 100 with a modern replacement demonstrator barrel. The seals will also fit early Pelikan 100N pens with piston seals originally of cork.
NOTE: These seals will NOT fit Pelikan pens with pistons originally made to use synthetic (that is, non-cork) seals. We sell synthetic replacement seals for Pelikan 100N, 400, 120, and 140 which are listed separately. These seals are not made by, nor warranted in any way by Pelikan -- use at your own risk. Early Pelikans are famously fragile, especially the barrels.
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vintagepens is run by David Nishimura (Vintage Pens LLC) based in historic Providence, Rhode Island. David has been buying, selling, and writing about old writing instruments since the late 1980s. He has been on eBay since 1997, the same year he launched one of the first vintage pen collecting websites. David is an active pen history blogger, and a regular presence on pen collecting forums and social media, as well as at traditional pen shows.