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Originally Posted by Mr. Dalliard
Used to play with them as a teenager. Was devastated recently when I found out the Osmiroid no longer existed.
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I had to look them up I'm afraid - the name comes from the chemical element Osmium?
It's fascinating from the standpoint of the materials that have been used to manufacture fountain pens over time:
- Iridium
- Chrome plating (chromium)
- Osmium
- Stainless steel
- Gold
- Plastic
- and probably others I'm unaware of.
I'm told that most products marked 'iridium' nowadays aren't - but wouldn't that be false advertising?