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    Quote Originally Posted by Skip View Post
    Really interesting minis!... -How about some names? I'm really curious about the smallest one that looks like an orange lipstick? ~And how that double ended one on the end works? ~And that purple and white one that looks like a deodorant stick? ~Names, please???
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    Pilot Elite circa 1970
    Kaweco Lilliput fireblue
    Wancher pu chi Co
    Kaweco Sport stone washed
    Pen7 ebonite
    Schon design
    Kaweco Nomos brand (I have a Nomos watch)
    Montegrappa Gnomo


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    More mini pens capped and posted. L-R, Ohto Rook, two samples of the Stypen Up. A Waterman's something or other. Sheaffer Flat Top, small Esterbrook Dollar Pen.

    Notes. The Ohto was a cheap pen, and I've never been able to tweak the nib to write nicely. Certainly not worth sending out. But the extra long cap, which makes it a normal length pen when posted, does make it interesting.

    The Stypens are also relatively inexpensive pens, but they write well enough, nothing special. What's interesting is the retractable nib. They still need to be capped to keep them from drying out, but it does provide a little extra protection against getting ink on one's fingers when uncapping.

    I think that the Waterman was quite a good pen, but I haven't used it in a long time. Too many pens. But now that I've been reminded of it, it's on my list to be inked again at some point.

    The Sheaffer is definitely a good pen, and I'll use it again at some point.

    I haven't used any of my Esterbrooks in quite a while, but when I do, this one is at the top of the list. I put a 9788 nib in it, which is my favorite Esterbrook nib. I cleaned the ink stain off of it after taking the picture.

    None of these are inked at the moment, but again, the three vintage ones will be at some point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaputnik View Post
    More mini pens capped and posted. L-R, Ohto Rook, two samples of the Stypen Up. A Waterman's something or other. Sheaffer Flat Top, small Esterbrook Dollar Pen.

    Notes. The Ohto was a cheap pen, and I've never been able to tweak the nib to write nicely. Certainly not worth sending out. But the extra long cap, which makes it a normal length pen when posted, does make it interesting.

    The Stypens are also relatively inexpensive pens, but they write well enough, nothing special. What's interesting is the retractable nib. They still need to be capped to keep them from drying out, but it does provide a little extra protection against getting ink on one's fingers when uncapping.

    I think that the Waterman was quite a good pen, but I haven't used it in a long time. Too many pens. But now that I've been reminded of it, it's on my list to be inked again at some point.

    The Sheaffer is definitely a good pen, and I'll use it again at some point.

    I haven't used any of my Esterbrooks in quite a while, but when I do, this one is at the top of the list. I put a 9788 nib in it, which is my favorite Esterbrook nib. I cleaned the ink stain off of it after taking the picture.

    None of these are inked at the moment, but again, the three vintage ones will be at some point.
    I had a Stypen and loved it. Not sure why I sold it.

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    Default Re: Mini Pens talk...

    It's interesting how the details of such pens can cause so much admiration!

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    ^^^ spammer
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    Bump.

    Even though a spammer took a brief part in this thread.
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    Default Re: Mini Pens talk...

    I love my mini pens…really only the Omas pens speak to me. The sections and overall girth tend to be a bit wider than normal pens their size. They are unmatched in their elegance, to my eye. This is an Extra in moss green celluloid. IMG_0293.jpg
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