It's more than luck. I'd been looking, and someone found just what I've been hunting!
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It's a Mabie Todd Swan SF230, and it's a lovely writer. It came well-packed from Scotland, thanks to Goodwriters Pens. That long lever provides more than enough pressure on the sac.
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"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
It’s a fine semi-flex, lovely and smooth.
Blue Note (July 12th, 2022)
TFarnon (September 19th, 2022)
This suave example showed up today - a Canadian Duofold in lapis, all the way from Paris. I can only share a couple of the seller's photos, but the pen presents just as well in person. Very happy to finally have a good representative lapis lazuli in the house.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
amk (July 29th, 2022), carlos.q (July 15th, 2022), Chrissy (August 15th, 2022), Empty_of_Clouds (July 15th, 2022), FredRydr (July 15th, 2022), Prettypenguin (July 15th, 2022), VertOlive (November 24th, 2022)
Beautiful pen, Jon. I have one similar but with the wrong clip. I didn't notice when I bought it because it resembles a Duofold clip so closely. It's only when I happened to notice that the writing on the clip reads "Raja"... Raja is a rarity now but made pens that looked as like Duofolds as possible. I'm not going to change the clip. I like that it now resides on an actual Duofold.
Chrissy (July 15th, 2022), Jon Szanto (July 15th, 2022), Stands on Feet (July 15th, 2022)
Well hello Deb.
Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens
Deb (July 15th, 2022), Sailor Kenshin (October 9th, 2022)
Hello Chrissy
Chrissy (August 15th, 2022)
Wow, Jon- that lapis is gorgeous! Duofold pens in general turn my head, but that color! 💙💙💙
Jon Szanto (July 15th, 2022)
Jon Szanto (July 15th, 2022)
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
I just received a new Laban 325, Fire red with faux ivory cap and barrel tip. I really like the color combination. Steel medium nib although it writes more like a fine. I had the same thing happen with a Tibaldi N60 a few months ago. May they are using Japanese mib? The pen wrote terrific out of the box. The nib needed no tweaking, and it has moderate feedback. I''ve looked for this color combination for a long time. My only concern, although a small one, is if the faux ivory section will stain much with use. Overall I'm quite pleased the the pen.
Mark Meske
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Empty_of_Clouds (July 15th, 2022)
I found yet another blue Sheaffer Fashion, this one comes with the tapestry pen holder and is clipless. I also found a blue Parker Super 21. I love the wet medium nibs on the Fashions, and am excited to see the difference between the 21 and both the regular and Special 51s for myself. No pictures because they are in transit still.
Jon Szanto (July 28th, 2022)
A Sheaffer Craftsman touchdown filler from Ron Z.
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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
Chrissy (August 15th, 2022), Prettypenguin (August 17th, 2022), Scrawler (August 14th, 2022), Yazeh (August 17th, 2022)
I just got home from a visit to one of my local stationery stores, and found this ridiculously lovely Cross Wanderlust Malta. I went in with a hankering for a blue pen, and while this does have blue elements, the design just blew me away and I had to have it.
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