Hello!
Been lurking and learning for a while - figured it was time to say hi.
It’s a fairly typical story: I got back into fountain pens about eight months ago, looking to find the handful of pens I used growing up - a Sheaffer Imperial II Deluxe, a Sheaffer 440, a Parker 61. I know these names now, though I didn’t at the time.
Quite by chance, I found them all NOS at Peyton Street (no affiliation, happy customer).
Then my wife, who didn’t grow up with fountain pens, and who likes a little more gold than my plain black and silver models offer, took an interest. We found this place (and the other place) and our horizons expanded.
I read about the love for the Parker 51 and the Lamy 2000 and subsequently acquired both. I read how the 51 inspired the Nizzoli Aurora 88 and got one of those too, which led to more vintage Italians with gold trim.
So far, it’s been educational, informative, entertaining (and expensive!) but the collective wisdom of the group hasn’t steered me wrong.
So anyway - first post. Hello!
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Originally Posted by caribbean_skye
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