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    Default Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Hey there, I see many familiar names/ faces/ avatars here.
    I know many of you from FPN, Pentrace, Zoss, etc.

    I've been collecting fountain pens since 1995. I started with Pelikan 800-family pens, particularly the LE's.
    A couple years later, I discovered the even wider world of vintage.

    I still collect both vintage and modern. I usually carry modern pens day-to-day, since they are generally easier to replace than special vintage ones.

    I have around a thousand pens now, and particularly focus* on:
    Modern: Bexley, particularly the Poseidon family; Omas Tokyos; the chunkier Deltas; Lamy Safaris
    Vintage: Early (pre-1935, but the earlier the better) Waterman; LeBoeuf; Esterbrook (everything); Sheaffer PFM; Sheaffer Tuckaway; Sheaffer Petite Balance; Sheaffer Signature/ Autograph; Wahl Bantams

    Looking forward to spending some time here,
    greg

    * I know, this is clearly not much of a "focus."

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    zoink! "around a thousand" Thanks for making me feel better!

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    KIRKLAND!

    I'm moving to Kirkland in two weeks! (Actually two weeks from today the truck gets filled with our stuff!) Perhaps it is time to form a Kirkland pen club!

    (I was born in Michigan, have lived in Texas for almost 7 years)
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    Current pen rotation: way too many!

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Hola! I'm based down in Renton, so not too far away from your neck of the woods.

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Cw



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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Welcome, Greg! I can't comprehend that many pens, but I am impressed. Having just shown the Lovely Ms. Marie most of my meager accumulation just last week, I am no longer apprehensive. I can always tell her that I know a guy with a thousand pens!
    John

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    welcome welcome

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Wow so many pens. How do you store them?
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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    I keep my nicer Waterman pens in this old dealer cabinet.


    I keep most of the rest of the pens in a re-purposed blueprint cabinet. I joke with my wife that if I ever outgrow this case, I'll need to be able to live in it.



    It holds A LOT of pens. Here is an older pic of one of my Esterbrook drawers:


    Best Regards, greg

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Hi Greg,
    I enjoyed talking with you some years ago at Ron Meloche's store in Lakeside, CA.

    Don

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Welcome to the forum from Canada.
    Mags or Rob Maguire MB 149, 147, 146,144, Mozart, Boehme, Sailor Realo, Aurora Optima, Churchmen Prescriptor and Parson's Essential, Parker 51 1.3 mm stub, Parker Vacumatic 1939 OB Can, TWSBI's (540,580, Mini and Vac 700), Pelikan M 1000/800 Demonstrator 600/200 demoM/200 OBB, Visconti Rembrandts (2), Lamy, Cross, Watermans, Pilots, Sheaffer's, Omas 360 LE 84/360, GvFC, Esterbrooks J and SJ, Bexley Jitterbug, Taccia, Eversharp 1952 flex, Edison Herald, Franklin Christoph Piper.

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Awesome photos of your storage. I hope you share some more photos of your lovely collection!

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    WOW that Waterman's case is awesome !

    Thats a LOT of storage as well lol

    Welcome...

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Thanks! It has been a while, but I enjoyed your visit, and the many Saturday's at Ron's shop.
    greg

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Welcome,Greg! I'm envious of those printer's cabinets,but I know I'll never have that many pens
    in my collection!

    I remember you from the "other" pen forum.


    John

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Welcome to the madness, though I think you've been down that road well enough on your own. Somehow I feel much better about my 20 pens Anyway, I'm sure someone with 1000 pens has a lot of knowledge to go along with them - I'm looking forward to learning about your pens and yourself!

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    Default Re: Hello from Kirkland, WA (originally from San Jose, CA)

    Now that's a collection! Welcome!
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