North Rite fountain pen

[magu2k]

Just scored this piece for about $1.00, anybody know anything about this brand?

This one is a transparent red fountain pen that can take a convertor or cartridge, has a shaeffer nib and black non-twist cap.

 

[ajkel64]

I can't help you but if you show us some photo's, someone else might be able to help you out.

 

[jar_]

Sounds like a FrankenPen.

 

[Heckle]

Just some quick google-fu showed very little information. What I did come across is that North-Rite was a Canadian brand (American owned? ) during the 50's and 60's that made both Fountain and Ballpoint pens. It is no longer in business and the Trademark on the name expired 1996

 

[r0ckrat]

Just some quick google-fu showed very little information. What I did come across is that North-Rite was a Canadian brand (American owned? ) during the 50's and 60's that made both Fountain and Ballpoint pens. It is no longer in business and the Trademark on the name expired 1996

I also located the following thread on TheFountainPenNetwork witha little additional discussion:
Ever Hear Of A North-Rite Pen ? - Fountain & Dip Pens - First Stop

 

[Alacrity59]

North-Rite came out of the Waterman's factory in my home town of St. Lambert Qc. I've never seen a fountain pen but very much liked a ball point that was given out after a fund raising drive for the Lion's Club.

 

[magu2k]

Here are some pictures, yeah, it's nothing too fancy, clear red plastic with a piece of aluminum at the tip, and a Shaeffer steel nib. I put in a Shaeffer ink cartridge and it rolls pretty smooth. There was also a who-knows-how-many-decades old empty shaeffer cartridge in it.

 

[nemo]

Sounds like a FrankenPen.

Seems to be so, good ol' familiar Sheaffer school cartridge body with a North-rite cap.