Ira Stone shows us his Daily Carry Pens

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Ira Stone, aka writingrav, is this week’s Poster Child for Fountain Pen Geeks everywhere. Not only does he carry 12 pens one day then 10 pens the next, but in his own words:

“In addition I carry 3 pens in my pocket for emergency: two Kaweco Sports and the Jitterbug.“

Ten or twelve pens in a case plus three “emergency” pens? Being prepared never looked so good!
We caught up with Ira on a day when he had his 12 pen case.

Left Side:

Ira Stone Daily Carry 01

Left to Right:

  • Lamy Safari in Blue with Medium Nib
    Filled with Noodler’s Cayenne
  • Franklin-Christoph 25 Eclipse with Medium Nib
    Filled with Noodler’s Saguaro-Wine
  • TWSBI Micarta with Medium Nib
    Filled with Noodler’s Brown
  • Edison Nouveau Encore in Turquoise Lagoon Resin with Medium Nib
    Filled with Diamine Ultra Green
  • Edison Pearlette in Blue/Black Ebonite with Fine Nib
    Filled with Lamy Turquoise
  • Chilton Style Writer in Royal Blue with Medium Nib
    Filled with Rohrer & Klinger Alt-Goldgrun

Right Side:

Ira Stone Daily Carry 02

Left to Right:

  • Lamy 2000 with Fine/Medium Nib
    Filled with J.Herbin Anniversary Rouge Hematite 1670
  • Jinhao 950 Blue and White Porcelain (Dragon) with Medium Nib
    Filled with Noodler’s Habanero
  • TWSBI 540 ROC 100 with Medium Nib
    Filled with Private Reserve Dakota Red
  • Lamy Accent in Metallic Violet with Broad Nib
    Filled with Diamine Orange Crush
  • Edison Herald in Amber Tortoise Artisan Acrylic with Fine Nib
    Filled with Akkerman Hopjesbruin
  • Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler with Broad Stub
    Filled with J. Herbin Perle Noir

Emergency Pocket Pens:

Ira Stone Daily Carry 03

Left to Right:

  • Kaweco Guilloch 1930 with Double Broad Nib
    Filled with Platinum Mix-Free Earth Brown
  • Kaweco Classic Sport in Black with Medium Nib
    Filled with J. Herbin Black
  • Bexley Jitterbug in Blues In The Night Blue with Fine Nib
    Filled with Noodler’s Saguaro-Wine

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  • MrsGouletPens

    Very nice! Although that’s the strangest looking Lamy Accent I’ve ever seen…

    • http://fpgeeks.com/ Dan Smith

      Discreetly, please.

      • MrsGouletPens

        My apologies! Tact has never been my forte. The name of that pen is escaping me… almost looming over me….

  • ianmedium

    Very very nice selection, I love the Tortoise Edison especially. You know, until I got my pen pouch I would never have used in a day all the pens I do now. If you were to look at my journal I seem to change every couple of pages now i have all that I do for selection on a daily basis. But boy oh boy you beat me! Tell me, what is the motivation to change pens during the day for you. For me it is a bit of emotion and a bit about what I am writing at the time rather than practical considerations like speed or such.

    • writingrav

      I write pretty much all day for a living in addition to writing for fun. So, each project gets a different pen and ink, usually that’s three or four per day right there. Each page of my daily journal gets a different pen and ink for that day; that’s usually another three or four. I write approximately five letters a week, each letter written twice, once in my letter journal for so I have a copy, and then copied out on paper for posting. That’s two pens and ink per letter. You get the idea:)

      • ianmedium

        Ahh, your like me. I too write each day in part for my work so different ideas require different pens. I keep the same ink in them all though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/fredpitts Fredric Pitts

    “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Anyone know how to put an accent mark over the e in weave?

    • ethernautrix

      Wéave? Weavé? Wéavé? Wèavè? *snicker, snicker*

      Anyway, I’m stumped. That little Jitterbug is sure sweet!

  • pelahale

    I’ll cast a vote for *****. Not my favorite, as it’s not really heirloom quality.

  • writingrav

    One correction. Either I or Eric erred, the Lamy Safari has a 1.5 italic nib on it. Otherwise, thanks for sharing guys.

  • David

    Nary a vintage soul in the lot ;-(

    • http://fpgeeks.com/ Dan Smith

      Well, we don’t know that for certain. If Ira’s Lamy 2000 was make in the ’60′s, I’d consider that vintage.

  • http://twitter.com/Ned_Detroit Edward Collins

    Something sounds foreign about the purplish prose describing one shiny metallic writing implement.

  • Maja

    Really nice selection, Ira! That Edison Nouveau Encore in Turquoise Lagoon Resin is calling me…. :)