I have received this beautiful gift, and I thought I should share it with you.
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A gift to me
I have received this beautiful gift, and I thought I should share it with you.
Attachment 18713
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Re: A gift to me
That's beautiful, Chrissy. Have you inked it up yet?
Lady Onogaro
"Be yourself--everybody else is already taken." --Oscar Wilde
Chrissy (May 6th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Thank you. Yes I have as it happens. I tried it with Diamine Bilberry, but that combination was far too wet. So I refilled it with Mb Einstein, and that seems to be much betterOriginally Posted by Lady Onogaro
It's one of my occasional strange quirks that I sometimes like to fill with an ink that matches the pen in some way. Please don't get me wrong, I'm not fanatical about it, and I'm not a grey ink fan. But for now I like it.
Re: A gift to me
I forgot to add details. For those of you who are interested, this is a Centennial, that was made in Newhaven, England in 1993.
It has spent almost all of it's life thousands of miles from home, and looks like it was hardly ever used. It has now returned to the Country where it was made. I think that's rather poignant.
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Re: A gift to me
(I simply had to redact my little joke - I didn't have any idea this was a pen from the 90's)
Last edited by Jon Szanto; May 6th, 2015 at 04:40 PM.
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Chrissy (May 6th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
The Centennial is a pen worthy of the Duofold designation.
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Congrats. Beautiful pen. Post a writing sample?
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Beatiful pen! Congrats!!
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
[Socrates]
Sometimes I post some words about Fountain Pens and Handwriting at my blog
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Wow, I like it!
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Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Thank you. Here's a writing sample
Attachment 18755
Re: A gift to me
Thanks for the sample. So classic and beautiful. The nib is outstanding with the pattern. Definitely a treasure.
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Beautiful pen!
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
I didn't mind your little joke. I should have put the details in sooner anyway.
(I simply had to redact my little joke - I didn't have any idea this was a pen from the 90's)
Re: A gift to me
A really nice pen, Chrissy! Since I'm partial to the 1920's Flat-top DuoFold Seniors, I'm also quite taken by these early 1990's re-release Centennial Flat-top's. Mine is all black. . . you can never have too many black pens.
Enjoy it! It is definitely a classic.
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
How very lovely.
Chrissy (May 7th, 2015)
Re: A gift to me
Just wow! That is all...
Sam O
"A fountain pen with a bad nib is like a Ferrari with a flat tyre..." - Brian Gray, Edison pens
Chrissy (May 8th, 2015)
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