Clear Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain Pen w/Gold clip ~ True workhorse and man does it take beating and keep on trucking'
AND it is a super smooth writer !!!
http://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Classi...r-Body/pd/6628
Clear Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain Pen w/Gold clip ~ True workhorse and man does it take beating and keep on trucking'
AND it is a super smooth writer !!!
http://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Classi...r-Body/pd/6628
Looks like you removed the inner cap (the white piece VertOlive was talking about). I think that piece is only there to keep the nib from drying out (either that or to make the cap look prettier when the specks of ink isn't as visible).
Any chance you can show that pen next to something like currency or something else to get an idea of it's size, I know Kaweco are small, but I always see them photographed by themselves that I never really get an idea of just how small.
Last edited by earthdawn; June 2nd, 2014 at 10:00 PM.
:P Nice buttons.
Baby Swan 2.jpgWyvern 5 bJPG.JPGLike others here I would never keep a pen in my trousers...
I liked the Swan SF112B shown earlier.
Here are my two old mini pens.
First at 11cm capped,the Swan SF100B and then at 11.5cm the Wyvern ring-top.
Rgds
Cob
VertOlive (June 3rd, 2014)
How embarrassing: I forgot. There are two more, both about 11.5cm
The Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Junior I have up for sale on a well-known auction site, and the lovely Swan 230B/60 which sadly has the wrong cap. I am lucky in that they both have glorious nibs.
CobParker 2 small.jpgSwan 230B_60sml.jpg
Lady Onogaro (June 4th, 2014)
For those that choose not to carry any pen in their pocket:
Perhaps it would be more useful to say why you make this choice, so that the OP and others might give consideration to your reason(s). All I see now are subtle admonishments or incredulous remarks along the lines of "it's just not done".
Um, it depends on the pocket and the pen.
Inside jacket pocket - so long as the pen has a clip that's fine.
Shirt pocket - needs a reasonably stiff clip, and to be short enough.
Trouser pocket - not for me. That's where I like to keep things like nuts, bolts, nails, keys, drill bits, spindle moulder cutters, penknives, sawdust and so forth in them ... you know, just the usual sort of stuff everybody carries around with them. Not the ideal environment for a pen really. And if I'm not carrying that stuff around I'll invariably have a shirt or jacket pocket anyway.
And some pens really deserve to ride around in style in a pouch, especially the clipless variety. Like this one:
Blackbird01S.jpg
(My apologies for that. I know most people find that sort of picture gratuitous and tasteless, but I couldn't resist).
Cob (June 4th, 2014), kaisnowbird (June 5th, 2014)
This is the key, IMHO. 27 years as a soldier (so far), wearing a uniform with lots of pockets, I've become somewhat of an expert of what kinds of things should or shouldn't go in various pockets...
In general, I wouldn't carry a pen in a front pants pocket (not even a cheap ballpoint). Mainly because it's an easy way for them to get broken and then leak. There are some exceptions though. A Fisher Space Pen, for example, is no problem. A Kaweco Sport managed a year in Kandahar with no issues. I'm confident in the liliputs and FC model 40 as well, based on their size, materials and design (when capped). There are probably similar styles that would also be suitable.
LagNut (June 11th, 2014), VertOlive (June 10th, 2014), writingrav (June 4th, 2014)
At the moment I am carrying a Swan 1060 in my shirt pocket when I go to work. Asking for trouble I know...
Lady Onogaro (June 4th, 2014)
If we are talking about shirt pockets, I don't think I have a pen that doesn't fit in mine. I'm 6' tall and I guess all of my pockets are big enough for an Edison Hudson. If I am worried about structure or leakage, I have a pack of clear plastic pocket protectors that I'm not afraid to use. So all of my pens are pocket pens in that regard.
Grrr I really quite fancy a 1060!
A 4461 arrived today (No 4 nib) It's really nice I must say - and FAT! Totally off-topic here I'm afraid.
P.S. I have put the three grey ones up as a lot on you-know-where; I need to rationalise - there's another Swan on the way as it is and I want to buy a decent eye-dropper or two.
Cob
That's about as ringing an endorsement as I've ever seen. It's a fantastic utilitarian design.
Thank you. It's a BCHR Blackbird, apparently just known as the Blackbird Black; the presentation date on the band is January 1929. I've noticed that there seems to have been an influx of Mabie Todd fanciers recently and thought it was worth reposting the picture.
Cob (June 4th, 2014)
Ah yes, well Mabie, Todd and Co. (I might have guessed - or at least, should have!). That company made so many different models and so many stunningly beautiful pens - most in excellent taste it must be said; no wonder there's an "influx!" And on top of that, a very high percentage of their output - at least as far as I know, are delightful when fulfilling their intended function - M,T made wonderful nibs.
Thanks again for posting the picture; phew! What a beauty!
Best wishes,
Cob
Definitely the Pilot Stargazer for me. Check out my review for more info.
My "trousers" are usually jeans, and the pockets just aren't deep enough to carry any kind of pen in. I wouldn't trust it to not get damaged or to fall out. And I don't wear shirts or blouses with pockets, generally.
I could see using a ringtop pen of some kind, and I can see myself using that pen loop that Franklin-Christoph makes.
In the main, I just don't think most women's clothing is made with functional pockets.
Lady Onogaro
"Be yourself--everybody else is already taken." --Oscar Wilde
fountainpenkid (June 12th, 2014)
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