Initial Impressions: Scriptorium Pens Aeterna in Tibaldi Impero celluloid

[rpsyed]

My Scriptorium custom arrived yesterday! I was at school when it arrived and then had work immediately after, so it was past midnight when I could finally ink it up. It's beautiful! The camphor smell is just beguiling.

The pen has a sterling silver roll-stop, which Renee commissioned from her silversmith. I ordered the pen with two nibs, a fine and a medium - both are rhodium-plated 18kt gold. You can see the Scriptorium "S" shield logo engraved on the nib.

Being celluloid, it could possibly stain. I ordered a spare black ebonite section, to prepare for that possibility. I could not find any instances of the Tibaldi Impero celluloid staining, but it's a possibility and I figured a spare section was a good idea.



It's really hard to capture the depth of the material. This photo is taken with as much focus as I could get with my shaky hands.

I had asked for a pen in the flat-top Romillo style with a circular roll-stop. This was a custom order but Renee liked the model and added it to her lineup under the name Aeterna, which means "everlasting, eternal" in Latin. This is a medium-size pen on her pen dimensions chart.

Renee did a fantastic job. I've been fortunate enough to own custom pens by some of the other pen craftsman and Renee's craftsmanship definitely holds its own.



This one is taken with HDR on. As you turn the pen in you hands, light plays inside the chipped ice pattern with deep blue veins and it's just stunning.

I've so far just used the medium nib and inked it up with Diamine Damson. It's a wonderfully smooth writer!



Here's the Aeterna compared to a few other pens I had close by. From left: Hakumin/Edison Pearl, Shawn Newton custom, Romillo Eo #9, Scriptorium Aeterna (medium-size), and Eboya Kyouka (medium-size).

I'll do an in-depth review when I've had some more time to use it.

[bluesea]

Fairly spectacular I'd say.

[carlos.q]

Ahhh... This a Romillo look-a-like for the rest of us!!!

Congratulations!

[rpsyed]

Fairly spectacular I'd say.

Thank you! This is my first celluloid pen and I'm smitten.

Ahhh... This a Romillo look-a-like for the rest of us!!!

Congratulations!

Thank you! Renee's name choice for the model is so appropriate. It's really a timeless design.

[writingrav]

Congratulations! Renee's work is second to none.

[rpsyed]

Congratulations! Renee's work is second to none.

Thank you! Agreed =]

[Miss Fountain Pen]

Awesome pen! I can hardly wait for my Scriptorium Master Scrivener. I believe Renee will make it and ship it by the end of the month. In the meanwhile, I keep checking her Instagram in a somewhat OCD fashion (which I'm somewhat embarrassed by, but I can't help myself).

[rpsyed]

Awesome pen! I can hardly wait for my Scriptorium Master Scrivener. I believe Renee will make it and ship it by the end of the month. In the meanwhile, I keep checking her Instagram in a somewhat OCD fashion (which I'm somewhat embarrassed by, but I can't help myself).

Thank you! Ooh, I'm sure you'll enjoy it and that material you picked is so striking and beautiful! My first Shawn Newton pen is made of Alumilite. If you haven't had a pen made of it before, it's a great material and has a wonderful feel in the hand, and it's easy to grip.

Renee's threads are super smooth, everything is precisely fitted and finished -- it's definitely something to look forward to!

I did the same thing. I actually still check Renee's Instagram almost daily, as well as Shawn Newton's Instagram and a couple others. Renee will email you when your pen is up on the queue so you can follow along online =] It's fun to see you pen be made out of the raw rod stock.