Brian Anderson shows us his Daily Carry Pens

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Our good friend (and recent inductee into the world of podcasting) Brian Anderson of Anderson Pens, responded to our Daily Carry Call without a moment’s hesitation.

The frist photo to arrive was of the case itself, along with these words from Brian:
The case is kind of beat up, but we’ve taken it to every pen show since our wedding in 2010, so maybe 15-16 shows now. A wedding present from Rob and Rita Lott, it is a Parker 12 pen case.

Brian Anderson Daily Carry Case

The next photo was the requisite teaser shot:

Brian Anderson Daily Carry 01

And then came the museum shot:

Brian Anderson Daily Carry 02

Left to Right:

  1. Waterman 414PSF Pansy Panel Sterling Overlay. Incorrect Reg. US Pat Off. #4 nib, but who cares? Writes like a dream. HNA on indicia.
  2. Waterman 0552 1/2 LEC Pansy Panel variant. Gold Fill Overlay. REBA on indicia. Factory Stub nib.
  3. Waterman 0552 1/2 in the hard to find “Oriental” Overlay. Super flexible nib.
  4. The last of my “Waterman Week” and a very special pen. This one usually stays at the ready on my desk, another Waterman 0552 1/2 Smooth Rose Gold Fill Overlay. “LRL 1917″ on barrel. Clipless pen with fantastic NY nib. One of the first gifts to me from Lisa, a birthday present in 2009. She not only shipped this to my house (she wan’t living in Wisconsin at the time), but hid ths in my sock drawer for months before my birthday. I honestly had no idea.
  5. The new Sheaffer Intensity, Chased pattern all steel pen with Medium nib. Screw cap, reminds me of the Levenger Newton.
  6. The new Sheaffer 300 Chased patter steel pen. Amazing pen most people have never heard of.
  7. TWSBI Vac700 Sapphire with Medium nib.
  8. Esterbrook J with 9668 nib. Classic black. Always works. Took many pages of notes in grad school with this one.
  9. Parker 75 with Medium nib.
  10. Sheaffer OS Balance in black with Two Tone Lifetime nib. One of my first Sheaffers.
  11. Black and Pearl Sheaffer Lifetime OS Flat Top. A pen I tried to sell years and years ago, but nobody was interested (even at fire sale pricing). It was meant to be. One of the few vintage Sheaffer pens that actually posts well!
  12. In honor of the Raleigh Show, and last year’s birthday present, a Diamond Point overlay in an unusual chasing pattern. Lisa bought this one for me at the show and kept it a secret for another four weeks!

They’re all gorgeous! I know which one I want. How about you?

And yes, just for fun I’ve misidentified one of the pens. Did you catch it? You earn extra credit for cleverly hinting at the error in the comments (without stating it outright – future visitors want to play, too).

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  • http://www.edisonpen.com Brian Gray

    Not a bad collection there!

  • Steve A

    I could be wrong, but that doesn’t look like a “xxx.”

    Probably a xxx

    Also, a small shout-out to the Anderson’s awesome customer service, keep up the great work!

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      Yep indeed, Steve, you correctly identified the misidentified pen.

      I’ve redacted your comment, however, so that future visitors can also play the game =)

      • Steve A

        lol, too good

  • The Scribbler

    I’d guess, but I have to fix the piston on my vacuum

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      Pesky repair work =)

  • s hills

    Chromed, not bead blasted.

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      Thank you Mr. Bond.

  • drhaust

    A xxx pen is rather a xxx than a xxx, I guess.

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      Right you are, Dr Haust. I have redacted your answer only so that future visitors can also test their observational skills.

      =)

  • seventysieben

    It’s not an xxx, but rather an xxx. That is, unless the xxx is actually an xxx, in which case the xxx would not be an xxx but rather an xxx, which I would find quite interesting. In all seriousness though, the answer became “crystal” clear to me fairly quickly.

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      LOL! Brilliant! Thanks for the chuckle =)

  • peterpen53

    Now what about that yyy? Shouldn’t that be a zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
    I’m sure you can tell vintage is not my cup of tea so I only recognize those two!

  • Maja

    Great mix of old classics & new classics, Brian! The Watermans are lovely but I don’t have an O/S Balance in my collection yet (and I should) so I’d go for that one. Once a Sheaffer fan, always a Sheaffer fan, LOL!

  • Darcy

    Nice set of pens. I’m guessing that Vac 700 must be one of the earliest produced, around the same time as TWSBI’s earlier offerings.

    • http://fpgeeks.com Eric Schneider

      Good eye, Darcy. I’d have to agree. It looks like a very early model.

  • http://tatuking.tumblr.com Dennis Lim

    never knew vacuums had pistons inside.

  • Freddy

    Obviously, no self respecting translucent pen in that beautiful collection would have a mirror finish clip. Therefore, I say same family but different pen.

  • http://www.andersonpens.net Brian Anderson

    I will say, I had to restore numbers 2 and 3 before inking them up successfully, but boy do they write well now!

    Thanks for letting me show them off Eric and Dan!

    Cheers!
    Brian

  • Bornagainscholar

    Thanks for the post. I think the pen with the wrong label is to easy to identify for your readers. Probably the only one which most readers are familiar with. That is if I am correct thinking it is the newest company to make their own pens out of the bunch.?