Strange old multicolor pen restoration - Restoring project

I bought a lot of 4 old items a while back the lot had this multicolor refill pen, the razor (brand is razo) and two completely worthless rusty items. I knew this pen would make a good video and also the razor might make a video. After searching Ebay I saw one of those razors being sold for 100 USD and I think the pen could be worth at least 60-70 USD and I paid around 16.5 USD euro for the lot so it was a good deal if I want to sell those. I'm actually not sure if this should be called pen or pencil in English but pen is shorte, so...
The pen is probably made of nickel silver (aka german silver or alpacca) and it could be silver plated but that I don’t know for sure. The metals are the same color. The pen has 4 tips that take 1.18mm refills but they can to be only around an inch long. It’s supposed to be used for multiple colors (black, blue, red and green in this case). The mechanism inside is quite fascinating, but it’s still relatively simple. The outer shell of the pen locks the tip into outside-position and a spring pulls it back when it’s released.
After some searching, I found that both nickel silver and real silver can be cleaned from oxidation bu putting them is a solution of warm water, baking soda and salt with some aluminum foil. All the tutorials showed this worked in minutes but to me it took at least 2 hours and still it took some rubbing with toothbrush to get the oxidation off. I didn’t try any chemical methods on the mechanism because it had multiple metals which could lead e.g. to corrosion of the springs. I used WD-40 type multispray and eventually also brass brush to remove all the dirt and oxidation. After cleaning I polished the parts with metal polish compound and a Dremel with wool wheel and cleaned them with acetone to get all the wax from the polish compound off.
I wanted to also do something to the pen case I got with the lot. It was in decent condition, so I only re-oiled it with lanolin, which (in this case) was from a wool care product. This will make the leather softer and last a lot longer. If the leather dries up it will start cracking.
Thanks for watching. Please subscribe, like, comment and share as that helps me to create more content in the future. This video was probably more goofy than the typical ASMR but I'll try to more both in the future as you seem to like both jokes and the ASMR aspect.
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[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Took me far too long to realise you meant water when you had the tub labeled hot ice 🤦

[@rhiannonhookings7122]

I didnt realize until I read this comment.

[@menacingsociety9571]

@@rhiannonhookings7122 same

[@Blakegibertoni]

Same

[@drthmik]

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[@altogumanator3000]

I thought it was some colloquialism for a reaction somewhere between the aluminum foil, salt, baking soda, and water

[@ms.frahman4128]

"wow, this young man restoring broken things? how nice to see that there's young people who still do that in this era of throwing and replacing broken things" - a grandma in a nursing home where i do volunteering, 2020

[@chris6969]

You made a lovely job of the aluminium foil. Very skilled.

[@josch9195]

My Grandma did this with her silver spoons

[@OddTinkering]

After looking into the age more closely, this size of lead was typically used from around 1915 to 1930's so the pen was probably made back then. EDIT: it's a Mont Blanc pen from 30's. Huge thanks to all those who told that in the comments!

[@OddTinkering]

Hmm.. It sure looks like it. I guess it's missing the clip.

[@littlebacchus216]

@@OddTinkering A quick look on ebay and some are going for hundreds of pounds. I'd find a pen collector forum and have it looked at.

[@RKH991]

brings back memories from high school.. u used to b the OG if u had one of these pens...but they plastic tho

[@OddTinkering]

I had one of those plastic ones with 20 different ball point pens as a kid but I never really liked it. It was huge and plastic, but this... this I like.

[@RKH991]

@@OddTinkering yea...those plastic ones...the cool kids pen lmao

[@baykutTr]

How old are you

[@reedrancho]

Yeah, carried in a plastic pocket protector

[@mehere8299]

The 4 colour ones? They still sell them.

[@littlebacchus216]

Mont Blanc Alpacca four colour pen, ~1930

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks! I'm guessing it was a good deal even without the clip

[@nickguzenko1895]

@@OddTinkering Last time I saw one on ebay for about 700-800$

[@giangtrungnguyen]

Mont Blanc 1930, are you kidding me?! You got a treasure!

[@FlutePlayer777]

Wow!! I just looked it up. It runs an average of $8000 or so.

[@MisterRorschach90]

That is not a Mont Blanc alpacca four colour pen from 1930. There is no star at the top, and pre war 1930s alpacca four colour pens were faceted not round. I don’t know what brand this is, but it’s not mont blanc.

[@aviohebshalom3392]

Next video, table restoration😁😁😁

[@jefferytatro2244]

Omg I was just watching a video and thought the same thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@UltimatelyEverything]

That would be a dope video

[@serioushex3893]

1 million subs video should be restoring all the tools and surfaces in his workshop.

[@LiveEnd06]

So if he restores broken things... can I send him my heart and soul 🥺🥺

[@nenucorocks1]

We need the recipe for the hot ice🤗

[@thomascalton3067]

I believe it's dihydrogen-oxide

[@systematicshannon2978]

Like a really early version of the BIC 4 colour pen.

[@spetsnaz1014]

@1:30 - No, that's where the rubber (eraser) was stored. God I feel old now.

[@pothikaitamilsingam]

No.... i dont like eraser......

[@pothikaitamilsingam]

Pls understand...ok

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@@pothikaitamilsingam what?

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@@pothikaitamilsingam 😂

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[@minnabyskata6168]

Noticed that you are from Finland, by looking at the salt package😂

[@nksnrd4362]

How about the water container "peruna salaatti"

[@roska6009]

From the very first video I saw from him, I noticed Forssan perunasalaatti package. I was so sure he's one of us. Then later with other videos there was finnish news papers and such. I was so proud of myself that I recognized perunasalaatti package and fellows Finn from the first video 😂😂😂

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@@roska6009 Also noticed the bottom 1/3 of the "F" in Forssan perunasalaatti :D

[@JP_Tonic]

I haven't seen a chuck norris joke in so long i forgot that it existed 0-0

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You know he could win Connect Four in just three moves.

[@twoodbeats]

@@VerbenaHA LMAO nice

[@jhershey82]

This is the only channel where I hit the like button BEFORE I even watch the video. It's always guaranteed to be AWESOME.

[@Taterzz]

pens use ink, pencils use graphite. love your use of humor in these restorations, not to mention the skill required to clean such tiny pieces of metal.

[@Crylhound]

I don't know why but I really, really enjoy these kind of restoration videos lately :) btw. nice pokeball

[@barryhernandez6428]

I've seen pens of that type with plastic bodies but hadn't seen a metal one. It looks well made. Nice job. Thanks for another interesting vid.

[@nothankyou5524]

You still haven't... It's a mechanical pencil that uses colored leads, not ink.

[@Z.ack.1]

Your 4th wall banter is ridiculous. Love your channel dude!

[@dgpsartscrafts]

My childhood in this video. I had one of that in elementary school, was great :)

[@AntonyThorburn]

no words, no music, and an Artist. im in.

[@thedarkknight1971]

Don't worry in future projects you saying "No power tools being used etc etc"... Your high speed sections of you tooth brush scrubbing of metal items kinda satisfies the 'power tool' needs in us hahahaha 🤣😎

[@mitbol7110]

you should do a video where you restore your table next time

[@mrtoodamngoodtoyou]

This was the sneaky-funniest video I've ever seen on youtube. love it.

[@amitexo]

I'm one of those nerds who has antique colored lead for mechanical pencils so i sure did absolutely enjoyed the restoration of this beauty!

[@Celticshade]

These were made in nice materials? Who’d a thunk it? Ive only ever seen these in plastic! It never ceases to amaze me what people find to restore. Absolutely love it!

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Markings on the products make me think you are in Finland ❤️ which is awesome

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Why am I SOOOOOO addicted to your VIDEOS!!😫😫😍 Great video 💙🐝💙

[@donfenton7473]

I had a pen like that when I was in school. It was cheap plastic and made by Bic. I thought it was the coolest thing, but I was easily amused back then. Your’s is a hundred times better. Thanks again.

[@BoostBlix]

Lol back in 4th grade these were the coolest thing you could own. Didn’t know they were that old.

[@AlexGTAgamer]

Quite a nifty item that pen is. Takes me back to my school days when I had a more "modern" plastic version multi-colour pen.

[@ryanwatts7239]

What every kid felt like they were doing in middle school

[@Madlintelf]

Wonderful restoration with comedic relief, you are a strange and wonderful person, never stop and thanks!

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks William!

[@nanami9617]

Just the idea of him walking around with his pen bag is somehow so CUTE

[@Thx791]

._.

[@VerbenaHA]

Because pocket-protectors are SO last season.

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Those subliminal "subscribe" messages really worked on me...

[@thefinalunnamed312]

Same

[@Zone_Tan]

IKR

[@H.EL-Othemany]

Me too

[@Thx791]

Same here

[@ganrimmonim]

Beautiful restoration and a lovely item.

[@millsxi]

I had a plastic version of one of these in Highschool. Looked the same shape wise too. Fun to use!

[@adriangradinariu]

Love this video!! You did an awesome job restoring that pen.

[@jonnygrace2927]

Farm Repo do you do similar things? I just checked out your channel.

[@adriangradinariu]

Jonny Grace yes I do

[@jameswalker199]

I had a similar pen that had two colours of ink, a mechanical pencil, and a stylus for early touch screens, as well as a rubber in the top for the pencil. Not as old as yours, but when it finally broke I had a good look at the mechanism inside. It was pretty interesting since it only had one button and the selection was made with help of gravity by rotating the pen so that the label you wanted was facing up.

[@woogaloo]

Gotta catch 'em all! I really enjoy watching your restorations. I also enjoy the creative SUBSCRIBE labels!

[@jonvincentmusic]

Nice work. The cheap plastic version of this was a hardy favorite in Christmas stockings during the 1980s. I must've got one every year from my mom for five years straight.

[@marsu268]

I really love your videos!!! Always amazing work!!!

[@javastripper7375]

You could restore your table haha Love your channel

[@Braixie]

When you poured the water into the tub labled "hot ice" my first reaction was to say: Huh yeah that is pretty hot ice.

[@MagnusSFors]

You did the first cleaning in the wrong way, 1 aluminum foil, 2 pen, 3 baking soda, 4 salt and finally hot water that you spill over and then everything starts to bubble

[@Thx791]

Yaya

[@andreb9174]

here in Brazil there are pens like this with up to 8 colors, but there are ballpoint. Congratulations, i like this video.

[@oztint6032]

Great video, I love your work, keep being awesome

[@SirDuckyOfAlfheimr]

Nice video, what a neat pen! You crack me up with your jokes, keep 'em coming!

[@petejohnson8590]

Brings back memories, I had this kind of pen for a (21) birthday present, so so long ago now,( Ahahah) thank you for the video , 👍❤️✅

[@AllThingsMech]

I've watched a few of your vids now, and I thoroughly enjoy the quality of your work and your sense of humor. Subbed. Keep up the good work man!

[@SaltyCuntno1]

hot ice gave me a good chuckle thumbs up mate

[@alfiejunior63]

This video was lit keep up with the good work. Respect bro

[@lindysmith13]

Any idea of the year it was made? I was born in 1959 and remember having pens with different colors in one. I don't think plastic was huge in the early 60s so maybe I had a metal one? I guess I can google. thanks for the video.

[@Cetoke]

Somebody confirmed this to be from around the 30's

[@MisterRorschach90]

Cetokeke that person wrongly confirmed it to be a Mont Blanc pen but it is most definitely not a Mont Blanc from 1930. No star. Not the same shape.

[@mop9507]

jordan secrist i’m actually p. sure that is a mont blanc. it looks like one, just without the clip.

[@NaveedKhan-wl1rq]

After Watching this I decided to subscribe this Channel ! Now I am your new subscriber...and I love this restoration.. From Pakistan

[@alexanderdegothia]

Superb pen, great work!

[@Firan25]

Used to see those back in high school. Never saw one made of metal though. Those pens are nifty.

[@unlisteduser9502]

Odd Tinkering: *colors Pokéball incorrectly* Pokémon fans: *A N G E R*

[@spicybeantofu]

Naw not at all.

[@Thx791]

Na

[@user-vt9gj1rf3v]

Wonderful job!

[@zalipsumi]

That was amazing pen its priceless,those type of pen are still available but sadly its plastic

[@scar3394]

vilo kitzzz I agree

[@jennywatson7563]

What a beautiful pen!

[@avinav2003]

You have commendable patience

[@franmol01]

lol.. love the apron of Irish whiskeys:)

[@jazminwise7528]

🖋Nice restoration. I decided to subscribe. It's that great

[@skeeter7932]

If you simmer water and put the foil on top with just baking soda the reaction would have been instantly. You should try it it's amazing! I remember learning that on a show called Mr. Wizard in the early 80's lol loved that show!!

[@onar_]

That pen looks awesome

[@NurseMickiLea]

That is a neat thinning shears.

[@PracticalFixes]

looks nice after restoration. I would use Brasso and then polishing compound on both the metal mechanical pen and the razor.

[@TheVenon10]

Hey man... Good job.... Very very Nice pen!!!

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Very good restoration bro 👏👏👏👏and video cool 👍👍👍👍👍

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I found this channel through my recommendations. I'm not sure why it was there, but I'm glad.

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Hey, this is the second video of your channel I've watched, good job and definitely subscribed, also realized form the peruna container and the merisuola box that you are from or in Finland, no niin, I live in Helsinki. Hyvä päivää!.

[@pelinalwhitestrake7352]

Good humor and good at restoration? I gladly give you my sub!

[@sarochiel]

That pen gives me sonic screwdriver vibes. 😍

[@Damsel_In_Distress_528]

Lmao, that was one cheeky hidden "subscribe".

[@kevinmoore4355]

I only realized how great your sense of humor was when you had the "insert dirty joke here" part 😂😂😂

[@nonplayerzealot4]

I had one of these back in the 80s in working condition. Dunno what happened to it, but I got it from a batch of pens and mechanical pencils that came from my grandma or somethin. Looked exactly like that.

[@APHRODITEEEEEE]

Metals, Wood, Electronics AND Leather!?!? Damn... Damn

[@metalxhead]

Whoaaa at 11:38 that is a badass handmade pen!!!!

[@thenextstepp]

I've got a few of those type. They are so nice when redlining plans. I just wish they made different types of refills.

[@serenity6415]

"Insert dirty joke here." Way ahead of you. I was thinking that on the first loa-.. UM shot... shot of lotion. That's another thing I love about restorations... endless innuendos.

[@gayleklein7243]

The trick with the baking soda and salt solution is to have the water actively boiling when you pour it in. Will be much quicker result.

[@hannahjudd6072]

Definitely, and probably would be less labour intensive scrubbing with boiling water. I use this technique (no salt) to clean my sterling silver jewellery works well

[@mohammadalhasan4253]

You need to get oil-resistant gloves, I used the same gloves and they don't protect from oils. the "multi spray" is some type of mineral oil, which penetrates the skin and might not be safe. plus: keeping the gloves on gives you a pro look ;) especially that you live in Finland!

[@zsandmann]

I think The Doctor may come looking for his Sonic pen soon XD

[@lossatbear16]

ZSandmann it’s a sonic screwdriver idiot (This is a fucking joke so don’t get offended pls)

[@mikehernandez8063]

The videos are so quiet that the damn ads scare the crap outta me! Lol

[@_Mr.Tuvok_]

RIGHT?!?!?!

[@tobeypeters]

Metal version of the cheap plastic one. Nice

[@loneaxolotl]

I have a metal pen with a digital clock and it was a nice pen, a rare one. It was my grandfather's. I misplaced it though. If I find it, I will donate it to you.

[@renees766]

2:07 Hilarious! Great sense of humor!

[@vafagalla]

Very fucking nice job dude! So great!!

[@JeffStylez69]

U should do a video restoring your table. No but seriously that would be amazing

[@philb8186]

I do like the clever ways you sneak in "subscribe" For that reason I did lol

[@metalxhead]

Caught me off guard with that subscribe, thought for sure it would be written by hand at the end of the video to test the pen!

[@82danielrider]

You make my day with the Chuck Norris joke...

[@varalyn9714]

Is it just me or is this video a little more...fever dream than usual?

[@marciachin4505]

I clean lots of flea market jewelry with foil, baking soda and barely boiling water. I put the foil in the bottom of a glass dish, add the silver jewelry, sprinkle with baking soda until covered. Then add the barely boiling water. The solution should bubble. Metals come clean in minutes. No scrubbing required. Good luck for next time.

[@HujaneOG]

Now you made a mistake bro.. I'm also finland bytheway ;D

[@neinzukorruption9321]

which mistake? do you accidentally know him? :-)

[@denis197534]

Hot ice.....your not getting me a second time....im on to you!

[@Zone_Tan]

Well I was going to say a dirty joke But it is getting old and rusty by now.

[@Jackmjedi]

no

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I feel like this joke works both ways...

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Ha! Nice Captain Disillusion logo at the end

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**Insert funny response to dirty joke here**

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5 star channel.