What pen/s you own hold the Greatest Sentimental Value and Why?

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What pen/s you own hold the Greatest Sentimental Value and Why?

[jar]

Family, hand-me-down pens by far. I have pens from my grandfather, father, mother and I think even my grandmother (but it may have been Gpops too).

[fountainpenkid]

As jar said, those that belonged to relatives. My late great uncle's collection of pens with calligraphic nibs got me into the hobby in the first place, so those are especially important to me. My grandfather's gold Parker 75 is another in that place.

[nospam666]

I don't have any. I am not a particularly sentimental person.

[Paddler]

I inherited my mother's Waterman "Hundred Year" pen. She died in 1996 at the age of 92. She taught for 25 years in the public school system. This is the pen she filled with red ink. I put a new sac in it and it still works well. There is no sign of the infamous celluloid corruption on it.

[Dronak]

My Cartier Diabolo, since it was a PhD graduation gift from my parents. My father has some old pens stored away somewhere, but I haven't gone through them and I'm not sure there's anything of particularly high sentimental value there, otherwise he probably would have mentioned it.

Edit: Since a later post suggested adding pictures, here's a small one of mine with the engraved name blurred out. For the record, this is actually the repaired pen -- the original cap developed a crack, and when I went to Cartier for repairs, I ended up getting a new cap, body, and nib (it was corroded). The only major visible differences between this and the original is the engraving (it's a different font here) and the nib color (this is two-tone and the original was all silver-colored).
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[Robert]

My Montblanc 149 that I bought in the mid-1970's. It saw me through law school, the bar exam and my first ten years or so of practice. Then one day I dropped it, nib first, onto a wood floor - - the nib had been damaged quite badly, and I figured it was ruined forever and replaced it with a Pelikan M800. The Montblanc sat in a drawer for many years until, on this forum, I learned about nibmeisters and the marvelous things they can do. And so off it went to Mike Masuyama, who expertly repaired the damage. He raised it from the grave, so to speak, and it has since been known as my Lazarus pen. I don't use it much these days, but it still holds much sentimental value.

[rpsyed]

All my custom pens - a Romillo Eo #9, two Shawn Newton pens, and an Edison Pearl with Karanuri urushi - are the pens I feel most sentimental about. I also have another Romillo on order and a Scriptorium Pens custom on order that I'm sure will be sentimental for me as well. The custom ordering process is one of the most satisfying things for me. To talk with Alvaro Romillo, Ernest Shin, Shawn Newton, or Renee Meeks is just a fantastic experience. It helps that all those craftsman are just wonderful human beings as well so talking to them is just a pleasure. Getting to go over your likes and dislike, nib choices, and to have this image in your mind of what you want your pen to be, and then seeing it all brought to life by an artisan, is just incredible. There's something special about knowing that none of those pens would have been made were it not for me.

The other handmade pens I have, like a Nakaya Piccolo, Eboya Kyouka, or Danitrio Mikado are made by hand but I don't really feel they were made for me. I assume the Edison Pearl was just cranked out of the CNC-machine at Edison Pens but the lacquerwork was all done by hand, to my desires.


I think my most sentimental pen is yet to come though. I graduate with my bachelor's degree this May. My mother has given me the opportunity to choose a pen to mark the occasion. I've read of others on message boarding commissioning pens to mark an achievement or event, but this will be the first time I'll be doing so. So far, I'm leaning towards commissioning a flat-top green celluloid Hakase but I may get a Romillo Sil #9 instead. I really like the idea of having a pen to mark a special moment of your life.

[penwash]

The Sheaffer Prelude (with custom nib by Shawn Newton) that I gave my dad for his 74th birthday.
I am so glad I can still buy him something that he'll enjoy having.

A small "Thanks, Dad!" for letting me mess with his Hero pens when I was little.

[Sammyo]

My Parker 45 Flighter, it was my Granddad's pen. It was researching how to clean it up and get it working again that got me back into using fountain pens after a long hiatus. If it wasn't for this pen, I wouldn't be where I am today :)

[jar]

The thread needs some porn.


Gpop's Balance

http://www.fototime.com/58A8DB926C0C2A0/large.jpg

the replacement for Gpops OS Balance that got stolen (see the story (http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/98451-a-journey-a-find-a-reunion-a-loss/?p=967404))

http://www.fototime.com/F7F4DD8FEEB19E0/medium800.jpg

Mom's '41 "51"

http://www.fototime.com/8D0130FAF3257BF/large.jpg

Dad's '43 Vac and his Lord Elgin watch that Mom bought him when I was born and even got to him in North Africa.

http://www.fototime.com/ADBA5FC6832510B/large.jpg

[Costanza]

Unfortunately, I don't have anything inherited but my most sentimental pen is the Montblanc 144 that my mother bought me when I received my undergrad degree.

[Pilut]

This first pen I bought. A cheap cross Bailey and a Parker 51 from my father in law. I also think that some pens that I have purchased myself may develop their own sentimental value, in time.

[Josephtibbetts]

It would have to be my Grandfathers old Sheaffer Imperial, nothing overly special about it to any other FP user, but to me, it's a pen I will never sell or trade. He used it every day I recall seeming him write with it, but I absolutely adore that pen. And then right behind that I'd have to say would be my second pen which is an Edision premier 2014 fall Harvest

[catbert]

Probably my Parker 75. It’s the pen I’ve had and used the longest, the one that instantly feels ‘right’ whenever I pick it up.

[inklord]

My first Lamy 2000, bought at my favorite brick and mortar stationary store in my hometown the year before it finally folded. The L2k is by far my favorite "factory" pen, the store has so many memories from my youth attached to it, and Gerd A. Muller's design truly exemplifies the minimalist industrial design my mother and I embraced... by now it has become a bit polished by use, and looks forward to the big anniversary of its model's introduction next year.

[ac12]

1st - My mother's pens. Unfortunately my father's pens are long lost.
2nd - The pens that my wife gave/gives to me.
3rd - Some of the pens that I used in school.

[Wahl]

That´s an easy one, my father´s Parker 21.

[Jon Szanto]

In honor of fountain pen day, here is the pen dearest to my heart: my first "nice" fountain pen, a gift from my lovely wife a few years ago when I was getting interested in all this. Beautiful NOS (from Teri at Peyton Street Pens) Sheaffer Targa in sterling silver. It has its own little house that it lives in, and sits front and center on my desk. Cherished.

http://i.imgur.com/KLq1KSr.jpg

[Llewellyn]

The Visconti Starry Night that my wife bought me and which is responsible for me getting into fountain pens is probably my most sentimental pen and I'll never sell it. I also have a Montblanc 144 that belonged to my father. I'm not very fond of it as a writing instrument but it's one of only a couple of things I have from him.

[pajaro]

Parker 51 midnight blue that is just like my father's pen.

Bordeaux Montblanc 144 medium I bought from the dealer I bought my art supplies from. He was a great guy.

Bordeaux MB 144 fine I bought in the Left Hand Store in Boston when I went up for my great aunt's funeral.

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

Mine is a Cross Ballpoint with an engraving on it. It was a gift from my very first employers. I worked for them through high school, college, and for a while after that. I actually don't like the pen, but I will always treasure it.

[I like mango pudding]

My Montblanc 163 rollerball. I got it from my sister 30 years ago. I wrote with it through university and I still have it. It is still in pristine condition. It got me started on MBs and now I have a whole case full of them.

[Empty_of_Clouds]

A Parker 51 in terrible condition that my dear mother gave me as a gift this year. The thought was there!

Two oblique holders that were a gift from an FPN member.

A Parson's Italix that was a gift from migo984

I always cherish gifts.

Everything else I have is worthless.

[Miss Fountain Pen]

A Parker 51 in terrible condition that my dear mother gave me as a gift this year. The thought was there!

Two oblique holders that were a gift from an FPN member.

A Parson's Italix that was a gift from migo984

I always cherish gifts.

Everything else I have is worthless.

Dude, you have some strong opinions! Here's a tip: give your "worthless" pens to people who'll cherish them. Your junk will be somebody else's treasure. :)

[Nom de plume]

I have four Montblanc and two Pelikan fountain pens from 70's and 80's which belonged to my father which have tremendous personal value for me. My mother also enjoys seeing me use the pens.

[butyougotmysoul]

I think it would have to be my first fountain pen. My friend got me into FPs and bought me a Waterman Phileas in marble blue. It's nothing especially fancy, but it was my first.