Hello Azkid,
I have just noticed your location!
Is it true that Denver is a mile high (5280 feet) above sea level?
Hello Azkid,
I have just noticed your location!
Is it true that Denver is a mile high (5280 feet) above sea level?
Absolutely true! At least a few spots like the steps of the Capitol...
https://www.denver.org/blog/post/onl...-high-markers/
Of course there's all sorts of variation in the area. I'm on the south end of the metro area at 5519 ft ASL.
A shot comparing complete sets of Waterman Juniors and Eversharp Oxfords, both from the mid/late-1930s. I was intrigued to discover that both models shared the same range of colors:
aka Estragon (FPN); popcodswallop (Reddit)
WANTED: Vintage Pens with White Trim! –> Sheaffer: OS Balance w/ reverse trim (grey/red vein); Balance (grey/red fleck) | First-Yr Crest (silver cap); Canadian Balance 5-30 (roseglow, ebonized pearl, green) | Waterman: Lady Patricia (persian) | Wahl-Eversharp: Half Coronet (rhodium cap); Doric (Cathay); Skyline (SS/Sterling Cap) | Rebadged Parkers from Diamond Medal and Webster (silver web, pinstripe, etc.)
amk (January 14th, 2020), catbert (January 13th, 2020), christof (January 12th, 2020), fountainpagan (April 9th, 2020), JulieParadise (January 21st, 2020), penwash (January 12th, 2020), usk15 (January 12th, 2020)
BCHR pens from America with NPT. None is too uncommon, but it took quite some time to find squeaky clean examples:
From L to R:
1. c.1905–10 Waterman #52
2. 1920s Aikin Lambert Capitol Cabinet
3. c.1915 A.A. Waterman Twist Filler
4. c.1916 Parker Jack-Knife Safety #20 1/2
5. c.1916 Parker Jack-Knife Safety #20
6. c.1913 Sheaffer-Clip #3A
7. c.1923-7 Sheaffer #2
8. c.1921-2 Wahl Tempoint #72
Last edited by popcod; February 8th, 2020 at 03:22 PM.
aka Estragon (FPN); popcodswallop (Reddit)
WANTED: Vintage Pens with White Trim! –> Sheaffer: OS Balance w/ reverse trim (grey/red vein); Balance (grey/red fleck) | First-Yr Crest (silver cap); Canadian Balance 5-30 (roseglow, ebonized pearl, green) | Waterman: Lady Patricia (persian) | Wahl-Eversharp: Half Coronet (rhodium cap); Doric (Cathay); Skyline (SS/Sterling Cap) | Rebadged Parkers from Diamond Medal and Webster (silver web, pinstripe, etc.)
amk (February 9th, 2020), catbert (February 8th, 2020), christof (February 8th, 2020), Cyril (January 20th, 2024), fountainpagan (April 9th, 2020), FredRydr (February 8th, 2020), guyy (October 8th, 2021), jodylud (February 9th, 2020), Jon Szanto (November 20th, 2021), markiv (February 4th, 2022), RWS (February 9th, 2020), SchaumburgSwan (April 23rd, 2020)
What a cool mini-collection, congrats and thanks for sharing with us.
c.
ps: I specially like the guilloche of the Sheaffer‘s #2!
Last edited by christof; February 8th, 2020 at 03:38 PM.
There's a storm raging outside in the UK today, travel is discouraged, so I thought that I would share my mini-collection that I call "Pens whose makers I have met"
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Jack Row Mirage Sterling silver
Jack Row Canterbury Bronze
Ryan Kusak Legend Hand painted on antler - San Francisco Pen Show 2019
Matthew Martin Zirconium pen San Francisco Pen Show 2019
John Twiss Tiffany Casein with snake roll stop Chester Pen Show 2019
Bryan Lucas Worcester Pen Co Select in red delrin with gecko roll stop Chester Pen Show 2019
William Shakour Titan in taw titanium colour London Pen Show October 2019
Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens
RWS (February 11th, 2020)
I am a real fan of Jack Row, his work is of the highest quality,
https://www.jackrow.com/
And he is such a pleasant, unassuming young man. A privilege to do business with him.
I am not so sure about his more expensive "Architect" and "Jaali" pens, a bit blingy for me, but he obviously knows his target market.
I love that Twiss pen. John Twiss always seems to find such gorgeous materials, old French celluloids for instance. I regret not buying one of those pens when I met him at Cambridge pen show... I got a second hand Twiss pen a bit later but it's not quite as lovely as RWS's.
current collection of Parker 61:
C.
Pilot Pocket Pens von -C.M.Z-
Pilot Pocket Pens _ von -C.M.Z-
Pilot Elite Pocket Pen Sterling Silver 1975
Pilot Myu, black stripes, 70'er Jahre
Pilot Myu 701, 1980
Pilot Elite Pocket Pen 1985
Pilot M90 2008
C.
Last edited by christof; April 8th, 2020 at 01:22 PM.
Those are gorgeous pens!
It's all gone a bit quiet here, so here's a mini collection of wood or woodish pens.
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Bamboo Calligraphy pen from Andy's Pens
Unknown wood pen. I can't remember anything about it, but it is probably from the 1970s or 1980s
Pilot Custom Grandee Briar wood ?
Desiderata Soubriquet Dymalux
Graf von Faber Castell Pernambucco
Wenge pen with Sheaffer section from Przemyslaw Marcinski in Poland
Yew wood kit pen from the 1980s
Some yellow pens for spring.
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amk (April 28th, 2020), carlos.q (April 27th, 2020), christof (April 27th, 2020), Lady Onogaro (April 27th, 2020), RWS (April 28th, 2020)
The post man came this morning with my latest purchase, and I couldn't resist a quick mini collection of cylinders.
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Tombow carbon fibre
Venvstas Magna carbon fibre
The Silver Factory Hammered silver
Milimpro Bronze
Charles Lethaby Lighting Ion
Right Choice Painting Co Ti-liner
John Sanderson Brown dragon scales
catbert (April 30th, 2020)
Obliques.
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Clockwise from top: Kaweco Dia 805 OEF, Kaweco Schulfüller SM (=OM), Pelikan P1 OM, Montblanc 142 'O' (writes OM to OB), Pelikan P25 OB, Fend Norma OBB
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Left to right: Fend OBB, Pelikan OB, Montblanc O, Pelikan OM, Kaweco SM, Kaweco OEF
nice collection!
catbert (May 4th, 2020)
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