Page 6 of 8 FirstFirst ... 45678 LastLast
Results 101 to 120 of 141

Thread: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

  1. #101
    Senior Member stevekolt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    WV
    Posts
    559
    Thanks
    53
    Thanked 109 Times in 75 Posts
    Rep Power
    11

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    Thanks so much for the links, will definitely be placing an order!

  2. #102
    Member HeresyHammer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Location
    Pennsylvania
    Posts
    78
    Thanks
    7
    Thanked 95 Times in 28 Posts
    Rep Power
    10

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    My favorite pocket pen is a "Franken-Pen." I found a hard rubber pen with no name at an antique store. It's similar in size to a Waterman 52v but has no marking on the barrel or cap. The nib that was on the pen was so covered with dried ink and corroded that it took some time to get to the metal. It's still not fully cleaned and I'm not sure it ever will be. The original nib says "Manos Special." I cleaned and restored the pen and fitted it with an extra Waterman Ideal nib that I had laying around. So I call it my Waterman "Anon" Pocket Pen.

    With the original feed to the pen and the Waterman nib, this little guy lays down a bucket of ink on the page. I mean, when writing, it looks like those fancy invitations with raised printing and yet, I haven't seen horrible feathering, even on computer paper. This is a curse and a blessing. A curse because it take about 1.5 minutes for PR American Blue Fast Drying ink to fully dry and over 2 minutes for Diamine Ancient Copper. However, it's a blessing, because when flexing this nib, I have yet to see it railroad... ever. The feed looks like the Grand Canyon.

    All in all, it's a great pen that I attach to my pocket watch chain when wearing a vest and it hides away in those little vest pockets perfectly.

    20140702_052938_resized.jpg

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to HeresyHammer For This Useful Post:

    Cob (July 9th, 2014)

  4. #103
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Southern Indiana
    Posts
    55
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts
    Rep Power
    11

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I am surprised that no one has mentioned the TWSBI Mini. I like mine (which I had Shawn Newton grind to a .5mm Cursive Italic), because it fits in my smallest pocket on various polo shirts as well as in my pants pockets. It holds a great deal of ink and weathers pockets quite well. I highly recommend this model.
    I get the point!

  5. #104
    Senior Member Chi Town's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Albuquerque, NM
    Posts
    254
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 82 Times in 45 Posts
    Rep Power
    12

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I found an ONTO Rook from Jet Pens, for 16.50, it is about 3" long and very narrow and only takes cartridges. It comes in about 4 colors, but mine is; Aluminum with Orange trim, and it writes like a dream!
    Mike


    Visconti Last Lira aka Luigi Einaudi # 63 of 975, Stipula Yellow Da Vinci Carbon Fiber T, Stipula Model T, Vintage Fountain Pens, Delta Amerigo Vespucci LE F/P, Pelikan Special Edition Sahara F/P, TWSBI Micarta, Danitrio Mikado,Genkai Nakaya Decapodl Cigar, Watley in Woodgrain!, Marlen Yellow Liberty LE, Santa Fe Style Custom "51" Made by Ralph Prather - president New Mexico Pen Collector's Club

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Chi Town For This Useful Post:

    jde (July 5th, 2014)

  7. #105
    Senior Member Brisboy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    Western Queensland, Australia
    Posts
    185
    Thanks
    118
    Thanked 48 Times in 38 Posts
    Rep Power
    11

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I love mine too! I have it in the same colour. I've managed to squeeze in the kaweco squeeze converter. It doesn't really fit properly but it almost gets the job done. Had to push it in with a chopstick to get it seated in the section properly.

  8. #106
    Member Plume145's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Posts
    84
    Thanks
    13
    Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts
    Rep Power
    11

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I really like the Luoshi cigarette pens! They're not for everyone because they are very small and slim with a very skinny nib and no clip, but they are the smallest fountain pen I know of. The best part for me is that the nib is hooded with just the very tip showing, which makes the nib VERY slow to dry out. It's remarkable! I'm pretty sure I filled mine before Christmas and it still starts right away.

    I don't know if that's the case for you but for me a pocket pen is strictly for emergency use - if I know I'll be writing I take the flavor of the month - so the pocket pen needs to be okay with staying inked but unused for weeks at a time. The Luoshi is the only one I've found that does that and I have tried many smaller pens because I love miniatures.

    Otherwise, I haven't really tried a mini pen that was bad! Except maybe the ohto tasche, it was pretty skippy and I thought the design was awkward, but that's the only one.

  9. #107
    Senior Member kaisnowbird's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Sydney, Australia
    Posts
    1,100
    Thanks
    1,637
    Thanked 613 Times in 347 Posts
    Rep Power
    12

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    Can't remember if I posted in this thread and at the risk of contradicting what I said before, my favourite pocket pen is the modern Parker Duofold Mini. (My review of the pen and three other pocket pens can be found here.

  10. #108
    Senior Member Lady Onogaro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Lafayette, LA
    Posts
    2,197
    Thanks
    5,214
    Thanked 1,578 Times in 943 Posts
    Rep Power
    13

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I like the Pilot Petit-1. The new ones are pretty cool looking, and they write well for a $4.00 pen. The nib gives some pretty nice shading on Rhodia paper.
    Lady Onogaro

    "Be yourself--everybody else is already taken." --Oscar Wilde

  11. #109
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2019
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio
    Posts
    45
    Thanks
    128
    Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I work with Autistic teens, and a pen in a shirt pocket is just too vulnerable - and tempting. So, I HIP pocket carry. I use a stainless Liliput. I like it. Sports are a bigger lump, but the plastic ones eyedropper so well - Diamine Registrars, and if it messes up a nib (someday), they’re $11.50! I haven’t tried cart-filling with DRI, but it won’t be long: I just bought a brass Liliput.

    C’mon, the price was right! And Yeah, it took a brass shim overnight to wet up a #5 M enough to flow DRI.
    Last edited by ceebert; September 4th, 2019 at 04:37 PM.

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to ceebert For This Useful Post:

    Kaputnik (September 5th, 2019)

  13. #110
    Senior Member azkid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Colorado, USA
    Posts
    2,016
    Thanks
    3,725
    Thanked 1,703 Times in 822 Posts
    Rep Power
    9

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I like to carry my Safari in my front pants pocket clipped next to my pocket knife. It's pretty ideal for that I think.

  14. #111
    Senior Member Kaputnik's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    By the long tidal river.
    Posts
    1,043
    Thanks
    2,713
    Thanked 2,570 Times in 695 Posts
    Rep Power
    14

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    Quote Originally Posted by ceebert View Post
    I work with Autistic teens, and a pen in a shirt pocket is just too vulnerable - and tempting. So, I HIP pocket carry. I use a stainless Liliput. I like it...
    That's an interesting special situation. Not sure what I'd do in your place, as I like having a fountain pen always with me, but strongly dislike carrying one in a pants pocket. I imagine I could do that with my Liliput, though, which isn't a favorite, but is certainly good enough. I have found, though, that the pocket clip for Fisher bullet style Space Pens will fit on a Liliput with a little widening, and stays on there very securely, so I can carry mine in a shirt pocket. Plus, it makes a good roll stopper if I put it down on a table.
    "If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."
    G.K. Chesterton

  15. The Following User Says Thank You to Kaputnik For This Useful Post:

    ceebert (September 5th, 2019)

  16. #112
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2016
    Posts
    61
    Thanks
    25
    Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts
    Rep Power
    8

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    IMG-0954.jpg

    While I forgot my Parker Jotter, this is my collection of Pocket Pens: Franklin Christoph PP 20, Aurora Mini (just purchased from here yesterday!), Pilot Prera, 3 Kaweco Sports, Wing Sung "Space Pen", Stipula, and Moonman Mini.

    Mookie
    Last edited by mookie2112; September 5th, 2019 at 12:24 PM.

  17. #113
    Senior Member christof's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    Confoederatio Helvetica
    Posts
    1,875
    Thanks
    1,892
    Thanked 7,813 Times in 1,426 Posts
    Rep Power
    17

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    What a cool thread!!

    I find pocket pens fascinating for a very long time but I am not sure which is my favourite...

    I definitely like all generations of the Kaweco Sport:

    Kaweco Sport 12G 1 von -C.M.Z-

    but I also like Pilot Birdies!

    Pilot birdie 1980 von -C.M.Z-

    the Myu is a classic!!

    Pilot Myu1970 von -C.M.Z-

    ...but for the moment, I like my Pilot Elite sterling silver most:

    Pilot Elite Pocket Pen Sterling Silver 1975 von -C.M.Z-

    What a fine pen!

    C.

    PS: I forgot to mention my Sheaffer's Tuckaway which was a present by Richard Binder:

    Sheaffer's Tuckaway Sentinel von -C.M.Z-
    Last edited by christof; September 5th, 2019 at 01:36 PM.

  18. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to christof For This Useful Post:

    azkid (September 5th, 2019), catbert (September 5th, 2019), ceebert (September 11th, 2019), Lloyd (September 5th, 2019)

  19. #114
    Senior Member penwash's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Dallas, as in the 80's TV Series
    Posts
    3,661
    Thanks
    3,363
    Thanked 6,701 Times in 1,971 Posts
    Rep Power
    14

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I have a lot of pocket friendly vintage pens.

    But one of my most favorite, which is atypical for me, is this modern pen:



    Monteverde Jewelria Mini in Barley pattern. Why do I like it? Because it successfully incorporate design aspects that pay homage to vintage ones, but at the same time be a unique offering (not another minimalistic, not another cigar-shaped, not another demonstrator, not another acrylic kaleidoscope, not another all metal tough EDC pen, not another ... insert your favorite modern pen design cliche here).

    I rarely see this combination on any modern pens.
    - Will
    Unique and restored vintage pens: Redeem Pens

  20. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to penwash For This Useful Post:

    azkid (September 5th, 2019), Lady Onogaro (September 7th, 2019)

  21. #115
    Senior Member azkid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Colorado, USA
    Posts
    2,016
    Thanks
    3,725
    Thanked 1,703 Times in 822 Posts
    Rep Power
    9

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    My favorite pocket size pens are, top to bottom, Pilot Elite, Parker Duofold Jr., Parker Black-Tipped Jade Jr., and Pilot Stargazer.



    Truth he told the Elite needs some nib work. The clip is great and I really like the long cap style so I kind of want to collect examples from other Japanese makers.

  22. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to azkid For This Useful Post:

    fountainpenkid (March 2nd, 2021), VertOlive (September 8th, 2019)

  23. #116
    Senior Member pajaro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Tecumseh, MI
    Posts
    1,373
    Thanks
    561
    Thanked 614 Times in 411 Posts
    Rep Power
    13

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    If I carry a pen in my pants pocket, its a Pelikan M300 green stripe, usually in a Cross leather pen carrier.

  24. #117
    Senior Member FredRydr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania USA
    Posts
    4,907
    Thanks
    1,396
    Thanked 6,390 Times in 2,505 Posts
    Rep Power
    18

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    Not gonna touch this one.

  25. #118
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2019
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio
    Posts
    45
    Thanks
    128
    Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    Quote Originally Posted by azkid View Post
    My favorite pocket size pens are, top to bottom, Pilot Elite, Parker Duofold Jr., Parker Black-Tipped Jade Jr., and Pilot Stargazer.
    How do you like the Stargazer? I have a 95s (sweeet!), and briefly had a 74 (broken at work with Great Spectacle), and since then I’ve been Kawecos at work. The Stargazer - I hope - has the sense of presence/mass that makes a Liliput handle-able. I miss Pilot nibs, and Stargazers look cool.

  26. #119
    Senior Member azkid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Colorado, USA
    Posts
    2,016
    Thanks
    3,725
    Thanked 1,703 Times in 822 Posts
    Rep Power
    9

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I like it quite a lot. It is on the heavier side, about the same weight as a Metropolitan. Nib (f) has quite a bit of feedback but is very nice to use. It came to me a wet writer. It is really quite attractive in person. The online pictures don't really capture it. I can definitely recommend it.

  27. The Following User Says Thank You to azkid For This Useful Post:

    ceebert (October 3rd, 2019)

  28. #120
    Senior Member VertOlive's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Gulf of Mexico
    Posts
    3,886
    Thanks
    4,128
    Thanked 3,788 Times in 1,642 Posts
    Rep Power
    14

    Default Re: Pocket Pens - tell me about your favorite

    I’ve been using my fat little Moonman Wancai as my traveling pen. It’s an eye dropper, doesn’t leak, and starts every time. At $12, I don’t fret about losing it or roughing it up.
    Last edited by VertOlive; September 8th, 2019 at 09:37 PM.
    "Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine

  29. The Following User Says Thank You to VertOlive For This Useful Post:

    ceebert (September 11th, 2019)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •