Originally Posted by
penwash
Originally Posted by
fountainpenkid
Originally Posted by
penwash
I'll submit 2 ideas, both ebonite pens.
1. A big woodgrain flattop. A Wahl-Eversharp Decoband if you want to be fancy, or something like a Lincoln (National Pen Co.) if you want something that (in my eyes) just as beautiful but less hit on the wallet. If you get a good body, then you can take your time to find a nice and flexible vintage nib that will fit the size.
2. Eboya. They are made by the same company who made the Nikko ebonite. Just a few models to consider, and go for the big model. Beautiful pens that will contrast your current set of curated collection.
This is quite attractive to me...
https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/eve...-restored.html
Any ideas of how hard it'd be to find a correct flexible nib for it?
Wahl made a lot of nice flexible nibs, so you may luck out and get a flexible one on the Decoband already.
The hard part is to find a sample of the pen that is not exorbitantly expensive.
I would consider pen shows or high-end vendors like Pete Kirby (Petespenshop.com) or go-pens.com or ...
I did find one on Pete's pen shop, with a Canadian flexible nib!
but...
I found what I think is a deal ($375) for a user-grade Pelikan 101N tortoise like Christof's above...all parts are there and in good shape, just needs a cleaning and possibly piston seal replacement. I realized that my gut was telling me a 100 is the pen I dream most about *using* and the long captop will be unique in my lineup, as will the contrasting piston knob. Can’t wait till it arrives!
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