Uncle Red
April 26th, 2013, 10:29 AM
I'd been looking at these pens for a while and finally decided to pull the trigger. I ordered from Papier Plume in New Orleans, LA on Sun. The tracking number for the package was emailed to me the same day and I received my pen and ink (for a later review) on Thursday. You don't need to see the USPS box, we all know what they look like. I threw the outer cardboard sleeve on to the floor behind me and was left with this classy box
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Cleo Skribent is a small company in the former East Germany, they advertise 100% hand made pens.
The Box is opened
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The Pen
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Under the pad, where's the cartridge or converter?
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That's right, this is a piston filler
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My first impression was that the Classic felt more like a vintage eyedropper than any modern pen I've held. It's the constant taper from the wide part of the barrel through the section, you can grip the pen however you want. The balance is good both posted and unposted and it's long enough that the pen should be easy for even the biggest hands. The piston is plastic and turns smoothly, I was surprised how much ink was sucked up, it's not a TWSBI but it does hold a good amount. I got the steel nib but 14K gold nibs are an option.
A writing sample on Triomphe paper
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Here's the Classic beside a TWSBI 540, both capped
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and uncapped
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So we're clear, the Classic is longer than the 540 but thinner. The nib on the Classic is smaller.
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Cleo Skribent is a small company in the former East Germany, they advertise 100% hand made pens.
The Box is opened
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The Pen
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Under the pad, where's the cartridge or converter?
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That's right, this is a piston filler
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My first impression was that the Classic felt more like a vintage eyedropper than any modern pen I've held. It's the constant taper from the wide part of the barrel through the section, you can grip the pen however you want. The balance is good both posted and unposted and it's long enough that the pen should be easy for even the biggest hands. The piston is plastic and turns smoothly, I was surprised how much ink was sucked up, it's not a TWSBI but it does hold a good amount. I got the steel nib but 14K gold nibs are an option.
A writing sample on Triomphe paper
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Here's the Classic beside a TWSBI 540, both capped
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and uncapped
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So we're clear, the Classic is longer than the 540 but thinner. The nib on the Classic is smaller.
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