I was reading on a thread on the other site about a person who had a NOS Parker 51 and was hesitant to ink it up. This is a subject that pops up now and then, and I don't believe any kind of consensus has been reached, though I may be wrong on that account.

In my limited collection of about 30 pens, more of an accumulation than a curated group of course, there still sits a NOS vintage Aurora 88P. Somewhat similar to the person in the thread alluded to above, I remain challenged by the choice of to ink or not. On the one hand these pens were made to be used, and like most people I would have no hesitancy in inking it if it was a new modern pen that is still being produced*. However, with vintage pens there is always the little thought in the back of my mind that vintage pens are limited in number and that it may be of some value to preserve unused examples.

Is this last a reasonable thought?


*I do wonder about this, as even if a pen was discontinued I would likely still ink it... if it was a modern new pen.