What is your latest pen acquisition?

[Cob]

A very decent rolled gold Swan Leverless with the quite uncommon "Waverley" style nib. Unlike the last Swan "Waverley" I had, this one is flexible!2S.jpg

Another snap:

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[amk]

Lovely pen Cob. Where *do* you find them?

[Cob]

Lovely pen Cob. Where *do* you find them?

I spend an outrageous amount of time in front of this damned computer! Funny thing is, I always ask the same question when I see things like this on ebay!

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[Cob]

Here's an oddball that turned up with a few other pens. An Osmiroid cartridge pen fitted with a music nib:

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[da vinci]

Lovely pen Cob. Where *do* you find them?

I spend an outrageous amount of time in front of this damned computer! Funny thing is, I always ask the same question when I see things like this on ebay!

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To me (and I know nothing about vintage pens) that looks an amazing nib. Surprisingly large for a vintage nib?

[Cob]

Lovely pen Cob. Where *do* you find them?

I spend an outrageous amount of time in front of this damned computer! Funny thing is, I always ask the same question when I see things like this on ebay!

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Cob

To me (and I know nothing about vintage pens) that looks an amazing nib. Surprisingly large for a vintage nib?

Hullo.

Yes it was the biggest as far as I know that Mabie Todd fitted to their fountain pens. I am fortunate to have one of my own on this unique presentation Swan. My nib is English and probably therefore a replacement as the pen certainly predates the time when English Swan nibs were first produced (about 1922).Sample New.jpg

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[Cob]

Yet another Swan: this time a L442E/60. Yes, the "E" means "Eternal" (= nail). I have replaced the nib in this lovely pen with a delightful flexible Swan 4 "Keyhole" nib.1.jpg

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[jodylud]

Platinum #3776 in Marble Ebonite (Jupiter) with B nib

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[Quantum Sailor]

Yet another Swan: this time a L442E/60. Yes, the "E" means "Eternal" (= nail). I have replaced the nib in this lovely pen with a delightful flexible Swan 4 "Keyhole" nib.1.jpg

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That's an awesome pen.

[myu]

The Armando Simoni Bologna Arco Extra! From my lovely wife for Christmas!

Nice! I didn't know this existed. Looks like a wonderful evolution of the Omas Arco Milord brown celluloid. A little larger, and immensely more expensive too!

[Bungle]

Been waiting a while to come across one of these babies.

[GTG]

Latest was a Parker 45. I have 3 now, cheap and quite good / reliable

[jodylud]

Franklin-Christoph Model 40 'Panther' with EF Flex nib S.I.G. by Jim Rouse.

It has taken me so long to acquire this particular model and it has now become one of my favorite F-C pen designs.

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[ShugPug]

Franklin-Christoph Model 40 'Panther' with EF Flex nib S.I.G. by Jim Rouse.

How flexy is that nib? The Pen Addict review seemed to suggest that it offered little over a standard SIG - what's your experience been?

[jodylud]

Franklin-Christoph Model 40 'Panther' with EF Flex nib S.I.G. by Jim Rouse.

How flexy is that nib? The Pen Addict review seemed to suggest that it offered little over a standard SIG - what's your experience been?

It definitely has a mild bounce to it that I find quite comfortable, with a consistent flow of ink (no railroading yet). I am new to modern 'flex' nibs and have no previous experience with vintage flex to make a sound comparison.

[Cob]

Another Swan Leverless, this one from the late 1930s with the relatively uncommon No 3 "Keyhole" Nib.

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[Cob]

And an ancient gold-banded Waterman's 52:Waterman's 52.jpg

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[Cob]

A keeper: Mabie Todd New York split-lever pen in sterling silver (1919)Silver Split Lever.jpg

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[marcelomelgaco]

The first one from left to right. TWSBI VAC Mini.

[Cob]

Another new arrival. I rebuilt it this morning and am very pleased with it: an Onoto Minor 1201.

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