A lovely Fountain Pen Day gift from the nice people at The Writing Desk.
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A lovely Fountain Pen Day gift from the nice people at The Writing Desk.
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A D.J. Kennedy.
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An early run Montblanc 342g/ski slope/amber window/concave section in 14k "f." Its so tiny its kinda cute!
farmdogfan (November 12th, 2016), fountainpenkid (November 11th, 2016)
Delta Journal. Tossed a bid on it yesterday thinking I'll never get it. I got it. Just gotta wait for it to show up now. Can't Wait!
Another Parker Challenger in stunning cosmetic condition (the innards are a different story, which is what I'm working on) and A 5.25 inch Sheaffer Balance Signature older model with lever-filler.
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Finally: my 'holy grail' is on its way to me. A Mabie Todd Swan L245/62, even prettier than the lovely L205/47 I have just sold. If the nib on the '62 is half as good as that of the '47 I shall be content.
Here's a seller's snap of the L245/62, followed by a picture of the late-lamented L205/47
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Cob
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a pelikan twist and franklin christoph 31
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Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), VertOlive (November 1st, 2017)
I just received this 1920's Mabie Todd Blackbird Self filler with an absolutely wonderful 14ct broad italic nib.
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I know, it's not a pen.
But I'm planning to make pen parts with it and if the stars (and the ducks) lined up, pens.
Cob (November 16th, 2016), Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), da vinci (November 16th, 2016), farmdogfan (November 17th, 2016), VegHead (November 16th, 2016)
Currently awaiting for the postman to deliver two Noodler's products: an acrylic Konrad in "Olde Salem" and an acrylic Neponset in "Rattlesnake & Adrenaline."
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Lady Onogaro (November 19th, 2016)
Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), Lady Onogaro (November 19th, 2016), VegHead (November 18th, 2016)
Franklin-Christoph Model 45 XLV in prototype green with a Masuyama F cursive italic nib (fine tuned by Jim Rouse) purchased at the recent Dublin, Ohio pen show...
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An update on my recent Swan arrival. Unfortunately it did not have my ideal nib, but happily I had a suitable one. So after a bit of a clean up, sac &c., here's the result. I am pleased with it.
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Cob
amk (November 22nd, 2016), Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), da vinci (November 20th, 2016), fountainpenkid (November 20th, 2016), Haefennasiel (November 23rd, 2016), Lady Onogaro (November 19th, 2016), penwash (November 19th, 2016), VegHead (November 21st, 2016)
Last edited by Runnin_Ute; November 19th, 2016 at 09:16 PM.
Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain
amk (November 22nd, 2016), Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), farmdogfan (November 20th, 2016), Haefennasiel (November 23rd, 2016), jodylud (November 20th, 2016), Lady Onogaro (November 19th, 2016)
I shockingly won both of these on eBay from a reputable dealer for around $175/each. Still can't believe it.
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Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), Haefennasiel (November 23rd, 2016), Lady Onogaro (November 22nd, 2016)
After 35 years of collecting I finally picked up my first Platinum (just never had any interest in them) as I could not resist this color / translucence. I am literally taken aback by its beauty as well as performance! For a FP well under $100.00 it is fantastic!
The joy of this is that this has introduced me to a new genre of fountain pens. Japanese pens that don't rip your pocket off trying to pay for them! I do own a Nakaya, but it is a rather high end instrument, but with this introduction to a less expensive origin I am looking forward to adding a few more to my collection.
I found this old black pelikan 400 NN at a fleamarket yesterday, and it looked good when i got it cleaned up, even the piston seal was fine , it also writes very nice and smoothly (M size nib).
Last edited by farmdogfan; November 27th, 2016 at 05:03 AM.
amk (November 28th, 2016), carlos.q (November 27th, 2016), Crazyorange (December 3rd, 2016), kaisnowbird (November 27th, 2016)
As something of a Frankenpen enthusiast I have a sneaking admiration for those brave enough to put a tatty example up on ebay. I am very pleased to have bought the one pictured below: a very scruffy (and rare) Swan L645/60 - the forerunner of the famous 2060. No Swan 6 nib of course (and no clip either plus a missing cap band). What swung it for me was the rare - and asit turns out lovely Onoto No 4 nib. The picture shows a simple dip test.
Cob
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