No photographs of it as of yet. I am not even sure if this qualifies. However, after a 2-year hunt, I finally acquired the Marine Green cap I have needed for one of my Sheaffer Balance OS which, until now, had a black and pearl cap.
No photographs of it as of yet. I am not even sure if this qualifies. However, after a 2-year hunt, I finally acquired the Marine Green cap I have needed for one of my Sheaffer Balance OS which, until now, had a black and pearl cap.
Lady Onogaro (October 4th, 2018)
Has arrived earlier today, two 2018 BPS pens, one 2017 Susan Wirth Memorial pin, and the 1960s MontBlanc 14 with an 18C EF/F. Just trying to decide what I want to ink it with first.
Hoping to find a 2016 BPS pin that I missed out on, or some of the years before I got into fountain pens.
Blue Note (October 13th, 2018), da vinci (October 7th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 6th, 2018), Kaputnik (October 27th, 2018)
Replacement proper cap for Sheaffer OS
Blue Mabie Todd Swan 3220
Sheaffer #2 self filler BCHR
Waterman 52v
Carter's INX 2223 in HR
Montblanc Starwalker
Eversharp Skyline pen and pencil arrived tonight, thus ending a quest of many months.
I wasn't sure what to expect but the pen seems to tick all the boxes for me: girth, length, balance, weight. I had to tune the nib a little. Let's see how it works as I take notes tomorrow.
Ahriman4891 (October 16th, 2018), amk (October 17th, 2018), calamus (October 17th, 2018), da vinci (October 12th, 2018), Empty_of_Clouds (October 13th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 14th, 2018), Jon Szanto (October 11th, 2018), Kaputnik (October 27th, 2018), penwash (October 13th, 2018)
If you're lucky enough to purchase a oblique from Brian Smith then you get a nicely written note too!
Ahriman4891 (October 16th, 2018), azkid (October 13th, 2018), calamus (October 17th, 2018), da vinci (October 15th, 2018)
classic. Very nice indeed. And a lovely part of the world that both you and it hail from. Or should that be: from which both you and it hail? in order to avoid the dangling whatever.
That little beauty looks pristine. I have one very similar to that with the partially hooded nib. It is designated a #32.
Blue Note (October 14th, 2018)
Yet another Permapoint, this time brown lizard pattern. Also, a old Parker Lucky Curve in need of a replacement barrel and button bar.
calamus (October 17th, 2018), Cob (October 17th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 16th, 2018), Jon Szanto (October 16th, 2018), Kaputnik (October 27th, 2018)
20181016_175229 by Brad Merrill, on Flickr
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
azkid (October 17th, 2018), calamus (October 17th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 17th, 2018), Inky Poops (October 18th, 2018), jodylud (October 17th, 2018), Jon Szanto (October 16th, 2018)
Not my picture but the pen arrived last Friday. The UPS driver's LAST delivery of the night just before 8 PM.
1990 Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 with an f-m slightly flexy nib which also makes a wonderful ef line in reverse writing.
azkid (October 24th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 28th, 2018), thebenedictine (October 30th, 2018)
Conklin Crescent Filler with a flex nib, along with a Pre-owned Platinum Century 3776 Black Diamond with a Cursive Italic grind on the Broad nib coming from nibs.com
I probably won't see both until next week, so it will be eager anticipation.
These should be here in a few days.
azkid (October 27th, 2018), farmdogfan (October 27th, 2018), Kaputnik (October 27th, 2018), thebenedictine (October 30th, 2018)
farmdogfan (October 30th, 2018), Jon Szanto (October 27th, 2018)
The Conklin Crescent Filler is still in "pre-shipment" (USPS Priority, label printed last week).
But the pre-owned, near-mint, Platinum Century 3776 "Black Diamond" arrived today with the Cursive Italic grind done to a new 14K Broad nib by nibs.com tuned to "light to medium" pressure and "medium flow".
Haven't inked it yet, thinking maybe syo-ro since that might give a slight pink sheen that I notice on syo-ro when it's wet enough.
Ahriman4891 (October 31st, 2018), farmdogfan (October 30th, 2018)
A job lot of pens - the Swan snakeskin cost me £40, the Unique in cracked pearl £10, and the rest £40 in a bundle. One day's haul from antique shops. Now cleaning them up and re-sacking.
The little red mottled ebonite pencil works, has lead in it, and appears to be a Mentmore if I remember correctly - the clip has an M in a lozenge.
Cob (November 3rd, 2018)
This from a Massdrop. Because...Olivine!
"Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine
farmdogfan (December 19th, 2018), Haefennasiel (December 6th, 2018), Jon Szanto (November 3rd, 2018), Lady Onogaro (November 1st, 2018), thebenedictine (November 1st, 2018)
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