Vintage carry at work?

[caleath]

I have been writing down what pens I carry ever day in my pen/ink journal. Just to keep trackofwhatgets used the most . Today I startto write them down....Sheaffer's Imperial 3, Parker 45 and finally Esterbrook transitional J. All the moderns are in my backpack, anyone else carry vintage on a daily basis?

[john]

A 40's Parker vacumatic.

[KrazyIvan]

Esterbrook LJ is with me today.

[fpquest]

A Parker Vacumatic today. Other days it might be an Esterbrook.

[dgator]

Today...Parker Duofold Jr. and Sheaffer's TM Touchdown ImageUploadedByTapatalk1367858984.885290.jpg

[Uncle Red]

I rotate through my pens so I always have a mix of modern and vintage.

[tandaina]

Almost all the pens I own are vintage. So yes, most of my everyday carry pens are 60+ years old.

[carlc]

I rotate through my pens so I always have a mix of modern and vintage.

Me too, but the most regular 'vintage' (not according to Jar though) work pen is a Parker 51 but often there's a Skyline as well.

[carlos.q]

Besides my EDC pen (M200 Pelikan) this week I carry a vintage Pelikan 400 Tortoise (1950-56), with an awesome KF nib, filled with the ever delicious Pelikan Edelstein Topaz....

[Laura N]

Right now I'm working mostly from home, so I don't have to carry anything especially for work. But when I do, I will. And I can't think of a better pen for that than a Parker 51. Unless it's an Aurora 88K. Or a vintage Pelikan. Or a Vacumatic. Or a Sheaffer Balance. I am starting to look forward to it.

One good thing about vintage pens is that they are smaller on average, which makes them pretty easy to carry around in a shirt pocket, if you are a man, or a purse or briefcase.

[reprieve]

The vintage pens that get carried around:

several Parker 51s
red Parker Duofold Senior
red Parker Duofold Junior
blue Parker Vacumatic Major
black Sheaffer OS Flat-top
Sheaffer Snorkel
several Esterbrooks
Lamy 27
green Pelikan M140
black Pelikan M130 ibis
Montblanc 234 1/2

I recently acquired a Pilot MYU 701 (circa 1974) and will surely carry that beauty.

Most of my other vintage pens stay at home--either because of their nibs (difficult to find, usually factory stubs or extra-flexible) or material (fragile or an uncommon color) or general rarity. The pens I use most often are modern (and replaceable) but I do enjoy a good reliable user (see above list).

[fountainpenkid]

Pelikan 400 black stripe
Parker Slender Vacumatic.
Two of the nicest pens I've ever used. No leaks, almost never any burps, just pure good writing experience. I find modern pens to be nice, but the slender vacumatic is incomparable for a pocket pen (IMO).

[Uncle Red]

I rotate through my pens so I always have a mix of modern and vintage.

Me too, but the most regular 'vintage' (not according to Jar though) work pen is a Parker 51 but often there's a Skyline as well.

Oh, today I had a GF metal Wahl pen with a factory stub nib. I carry Waterman pens a lot since their my favorite. The GF straight capped pen with the over/under feed stays home most of the time since it's very wet and the cheap paper at work can't handle it.

Parker 51's are vintage (older than the Waterman CF) just without flex nibs.

[caleath]

Thanks for all the feedback, my problem is my work is 75% office 25% out in the field. I just unload my pocket when I get in my van. I keep a Energel in my cup holder to use in the field.

[drgoretex]

Two 1945 Parker Vacumatics. Love 'em.

Ken

[woosang]

A 1960s lamy 99e and a 1920s Orbison & Glass Dip pen

[Zanshin]

I usually have a mix of old and new on me. The current vintage are a Waterman's Ideal, a Conway Stewart short no 15 and a Mabie-Todd Blackbird. The Waterman's is more or less a permanent fixture for its lovely semi-flex nib.

[nxn96]

I'm seldom without a Parker 51 Aerometric (or two).

I'm not sure it quite counts as "vintage", but I also carry a Parker 45 Flighter (cap-actuated) ballpoint from the early 1970's as well.

[Pensivedoc]

I'm alternating:
Vintage: Parker 51. Not vintage: the Limited Edition Ebonite Morgan I just received, really enjoying it.

[liapuyat]

Right now, a marine green Sheaffer Balance, and a blue Sheaffer Craftsman lever-filler. (Occasionally I have to refresh them in a dip of water as they can dry out in an airconditioned environment, but that's something I happily live with, since they write very nicely.)