New additions in the www.rotringmuseum.com

Discussion by Brand rOtring
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Nice edit to the patent graphic to add the image of an ArtPen. Looks cool.

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Thanks. :hugs:

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Do some artpens have no body logo prints? I bought one 10-12 years ago and upon recent check seems to not have the logo and is semi transparent wine colour.

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These are Smartpens, transparent version.

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Impressive collection! I have owned most from the mid 80s to late 90s on your site there, but you’re missing one that I can’t recall the name of. It was a clicky jotter style rollerball and instead of the wavey rib grip or knurling, it had tiny cutouts on a metal sleeve that went over a silver barrel. The pen was shiny gunmetal and the red ring was on the button, and it was quite thick. I remember it basically falling apart, so you’re not missing much but I thought you might want to know to keep an eye out for one.

ed: I think my memory is failing me slightly, it’s similar to the Trio with the ring, aside from the grip and color. I’m thinking it was from 89-92.

ed2: Quattro sounds familiar! It’s not at all like the one you have though, it’s smooth barreled and gunmetal gray.

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Thanks. Still have a lot of rotring items to cover…it takes time.
Could you be talking about Jazz pen?

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Sounds like the Jazz?

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Welcome to the forum @Earl_of_Knurl (I love your screen name)

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It might be! I’ve moved countries a dozen times since then but I think it’s still at my father’s. I will call him, if he can dig it out I’ll send it to you.

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Hah, thanks, it’s preposterous, but it made me chuckle. I do love me a crispy knurl.

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Tikky S metal - new addition to the Museum

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I thought the S metallic had a smooth grip?
like this
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That was the rotring fineliner S 0.5 from 1979/80:

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The Tikky S Metal came later.

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Just out of interest, there was another sliding sleeve 0.5 mm from rotring that appears to predate the fineliner S, known only as the 74077 as far as I can tell:

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It doesn’t appear in any of their drawing instrument catalogues, so I’m not clear what market it was aimed at.

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All amazing pencils!
Between the 74077 and Fineliner S, is there a difference other than the finish and the text at the top of the shaft?

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I think the metallic S goes unnoticed because it’s so similar to the LS automatic.
…from the 1990 catalog:

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(thank you for posting the link to the Rotring catalogs btw :pray:)

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Clip is different. S has circle on it.
74077 is the one I showed you…I and the gold version is the same one just don’t know the article number.

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These both are mid 70s…pre tikky S

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Yes. These were never shown in any catalogs.
Probably planned for different, more exclusive market then as technical tools for which most known catalogs are.
I am hopefull that one day some 70d b2b catalog for pencils, rollers and fp will turn up somewhere.

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Added two versions of Tikky automatic LS with comparison photos.

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