What is your latest pen acquisition?

[Bogon07]

Crap, that is a beautiful pen!

Isn't it just?! 

And thank goodness Platinum eventually got the message & started to produce chrome trim converters. The gold ones looked terrible in the Lake demonstrators.

Congratulations on such a wonderful addition to your collection.
The chrome perfectly accentuates the gulloiche effect. The pen has such a delicate purity to it.
Once again masterful photography by Mr M.

I hope you aren't going to hide this one next week ?

[fountainpagan]

Had some friends coming over from China so I grabbed some Jinhaos. I have no idea what these models are. Please let me know if you know. Thanks. Attachment 20011Attachment 20012Attachment 20013Attachment 20014Attachment 20015Attachment 20016
The second pen writes horribly. Is there a way to fix it? Attachment 20017Attachment 20018Attachment 20020Attachment 20021

Your pens are:

Jinhao 1200

Jinhao Dragon and Phenix

Jinhao 500 Abalone

To smooth a nib use a 12000 micromesh but cautiosly, withe very light strokes, and trying it on paper, after each stroke.

[migo984]

Crap, that is a beautiful pen!

Isn't it just?! 

And thank goodness Platinum eventually got the message & started to produce chrome trim converters. The gold ones looked terrible in the Lake demonstrators.

Congratulations on such a wonderful addition to your collection.
The chrome perfectly accentuates the gulloiche effect. The pen has such a delicate purity to it.
Once again masterful photography by Mr M.

I hope you aren't going to hide this one next week ?

Of course not! I'll have them all inked up 😉

[anafin]

I just bought a sailor 1911 sailing-togi and I was wondering if the extra scratchiness is normal, or if something's wrong.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1436416517.945612.jpg

[BHB]

lovely pen and beautiful drawing.

[earthdawn]

I just bought a sailor 1911 sailing-togi and I was wondering if the extra scratchiness is normal, or if something's wrong.

Scratchy..not mine.

Mine feels almost exactly like a pencil when it hits its sweet spot.

[anafin]

Thank you! I'll check mine, there must be something wrong with it.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I just bought a sailor 1911 sailing-togi and I was wondering if the extra scratchiness is normal, or if something's wrong.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1436416517.945612.jpg

Is that your sketch? I love it!

[anafin]

Yes, thank you! I bought the saibi-togi because I'm looking for a really fine line in my drawings.

[earthdawn]

Yes, thank you! I bought the saibi-togi because I'm looking for a really fine line in my drawings.

HEY !

Sorry, I mis-read what nib you have. I have a NAGINATA Togi which is completely different.

You have a super extra fine. They can feel scratchy due to the very small sweet spot. Just look through a loupe to make sure the tines are aligned. I bet they are and you just need some time with it to find how it works to be held and the pressure it likes. You have a very very hard to find nib on that pen and one that is often sought after.

[Jon Szanto]

The first truly vintage pen I purchased, about 4-5 months into pen fancy (and that's about 5 years ago) was a Sheaffer Balance in the Ebonized Pearl celluloid. I've remained fascinated by that material since, and have a few different items. Recently one caught my eye, a vacuum-fil "First Lady" (D53WS, dating from around 1935 or later; ID made after I had the pen). I had only known of the pens as lever fill.

Anyway, when it got to me, at first I thought it was odd that the Ebonized part of the barrel was only in about the middle third; all of my other pens used the material all the way to the section, and further back on the butt. It was when I dug into the catalogs to try to ID the model that I realized something I never new existed in this material, or was possible. I've done the best I can to show that in the second photo. All I can tell you was that it was one of my biggest surprises lately, and a really learning moment!




So I post elsewhere, and got some very good info, courtesy Dan K.:

The early Vac-Fil pens used this multi-piece barrel construction, with a central transparent section capped by opaque pieces on both ends, using mortise-and-tenon joints for strength and sealing (the packing unit closure disk was captured during assembly between the central barrel section and the opaque rear portion). The Ebonized Pearl and the black materials were layered with a striped black/clear under-sheet and helically wrapped; marbled Gray Pearl also was helically wrapped, at least sometimes (I have to check some examples, as I have a memory that there were also some other construction[s] used). In the case of Ebonized Pearl, the material could not practically be curved or tapered, because the pearl chunks were not formable, and so Sheaffer chose to use plain black celluloid for the tapered ends of the pen as well as for the cap lip, which is also mortise-and-tenon jointed under the cap band (at least one prototype pen exists with Ebonized Pearl material throughout). The helical striping is shown in Sheaffer catalogs; an Ebonized Pearl example (the Lifetime version of the pen shown here) appears on page 6 of the 1935 catalog, available in the PCA library.

[Alanc]

These two arrived a couple of days ago.

Pelikan 100N, 1942-49
Montblanc 333 1/2, C 1939IMG_1907.JPGIMG_1903.jpgIMG_1904.jpg

[Thecla]

Sailor Profit (aka 1911) Standard Limited Edition Mocha Brown with H-MF nib.
I found it on eBay (used but like new) and feel very lucky (though I would have preferred a finer nib).

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[micat]

Sheaffer Balance was gift from a friend. Pilot Falcon was me finally spending my Christmas money.

[jadehawk]

My Latest purchased. Brand New Twsbi Micarta V2 805 and some ink Pelikan Edelstein Jade and Sapphire.. Pen is something else the micarta material is very different I am very happy I got my hands on one since they are no longer made..

[wangminze]

Sheaffer Balance was gift from a friend. Pilot Falcon was me finally spending my Christmas money.

Nice, that's a beautiful pen. That was my first love.

[FredRydr]

Nice, that's a beautiful pen. That was my first love.

Which one? I bought the same Balance II, used. Sheaffer modern factory stub nibs from that era are IMHO fantastic.

Fred

[wangminze]

Nice, that's a beautiful pen. That was my first love.

Which one? I bought the same Balance II, used. Sheaffer modern factory stub nibs from that era are IMHO fantastic.

Fred

Sorry for specifying. I was referring to the Sheaffer. I also bought that one used. It came with the feather touch nib. Definitely one of the smoothest I own!

[Runnin_Ute]

Pelikan M200 OB nib - coloration similar to the 100N Alanc posted. (derby cap top)
Parker 45 (M?) black - engraved with Sergio Lopes
Parker 45 14k (F?) burgundy
Parker 45 Flighter 14k

[Silverbreeze]

Lookie what I got!!!
Thanks Matt