Modern pens with Vintage appeal

[Sallent]

What modern fountain pens are there that look like, feel like and function like a vintage pen?

 

Feel free to submit one or more.

 

 

Here is my submission:

 

Pelikan M600 Souveran

 

1) The Pelikan M600 looks almost identical to Pelikan 400s made almost 60 years ago! A very traditional classic European design that has barely changed with time.

 

2) The materials are traditional cellulose acetate, solid 14K gold nib and the same piston filler mechanism that has served the company well for over 80 years, no cheap cartridges here, the filling mechanism (like the materials) is a true classic!

 

3) Although the nibs have no flex like vintage, they are springy and smooth like their vintage relatives. The company offers 8 or 9 choices of nibs such as Fine, Medium, Broad, Italic, Oblique, etc (just like most companies used to back then). So no need to limit yourself to the boringly familiar medium nibs that almost all modern pens come with.

 

Nibs are easy to swap out too (another vintage feature)

 

4) The Souverans are light weight, well balanced and suited for hours of nonstop witting like their vintage counterparts .

Edited December 22, 2008 by Dr Ozzie

[QM2]

How about this one!

 

A modern Conklin "Antique" silver overlay next to a photo of a Mabie Todd Swan "Leverless" rolled gold overlay c.1934

(pictured on the back cover of of Andreas Lambrou's Fountain Pens Vintage and Modern).

 

http://queenmargot.com/conklin_antique1.jpg

http://themagicfountain.blogspot.com/2008/...and-modern.html

 

 

[Sallent]

that Conklin is a beauty.

[xmattxyzx]

Lamy 2000 I guess.

[QM2]

There are also these:

 

first release of the Parker Duofold Centennial, and the

Conway Stewart Duro Heritage LE

 

http://queenmargot.com/duofold6.jpg

http://themagicfountain.blogspot.com/2008/...-flat-tops.html

[WillSW]

I'm not sure which vintage pen it resembles most, but the Omas Arco has a timeless beauty.

 

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn140/PENSnINKS/OmasArcotBrownOpensmall.jpg

[QM2]

Bexley Deluxe II in the "Antique" colour...

 

http://queenmargot.com/bexley_deluxe1.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/bexley_deluxe2.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/bexley_deluxe3.jpg

http://themagicfountain.blogspot.com/2008/...amy-deluxe.html

[PAKMAN]

Or these:

 

Thompson replicas!

Edited December 23, 2008 by pakmanpony

[FrankB]

I can only agree with the suggestions thus far. The Duofold Centennial and Bexley Deluxe are two of my favorites.

 

To the mix I will add the Sheaffer Balance and Balance II models. I think it is fair to include the MB 146 and 149 as their designs have not changed in many years and have in fact become recognized classics.

[davisgt]

How about the Waterman Opera?

 

 

 

Todd

 

 

[rroossinck]

I've always felt that the Waterman Charleston had a rather "Hundred-Year-Esque" look and feel to it. Both of 'em write really well, too!

 

The Taccia Staccato, to me, has always borne a similar look to the first-generation Vacumatics (purists and Tibaldi enthusiasts, don't get out your nooses).

 

The TrueWriter, I know, was designed to be a modern-day Esterbrook J; while I don't think they hit the nail exactly on the head as far as little Estie-esque details, they do bear a very passing resemblance.

 

Edison's pens (specifically the Glenmont, but to a point, the Herald as well) are reminiscent of Duofolds and Balances from the 20s and 30s.

 

The Delta Europa reminds me of a LOT of the wartime Italian vintage models, too. It's a shame that they don't make them anymore.

[RevAaron]

Lamy 2000 I guess.

 

Isn't it cheating if the pen being made today is the same as it was over 40 years ago?

 

My vote goes to the old style Omasii- both the faceted Arte Italiana and the rounded Ogivas. I was just thinking about this on my drive in to work this morning, early 1980s Omas pens are last great pens. Not that newer pens aren't wonderful, but the last pens Omas made before they switched to 18k nibs were almost identical to the pens they made in the 1940s- how they feel in the hand, how they look, and how they write.

 

 

 

[QM2]

How about crescent fillers? Here are the Conklin Mark Twain Crescent in chased plastic with

sterling trim, and the Stipula Saturno in green woodgrain ebonite with sterling trim.

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents2.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents3.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents4.jpg

http://themagicfountain.blogspot.com/2008/...s-crescent.html

 

 

[Glenn-SC]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/glenn-sc/BPBTrueBlueBigRed.jpg

 

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/glenn-sc/407bccd6.jpg

 

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/glenn-sc/PFMIIPFMIIILegacyIICapped.jpg

 

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/glenn-sc/ConklinNozac2Eras.jpg

[Thornton]

I've always found the Waterman Phileas to have a very appealing Art Deco look about it. It's actually one of the reasons I use the pen as much as I do.

[Rufus]

How about crescent fillers? Here are the Conklin Mark Twain Crescent in chased plastic with

sterling trim, and the Stipula Saturno in green woodgrain ebonite with sterling trim.

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents2.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents3.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/crescents4.jpg

http://themagicfountain.blogspot.com/2008/...s-crescent.html

 

I have both and agree unequivocally. The Visconti Copernicus, which I also own, is another crescent-filler that harks back to its vintage roots. I wouldn't say that about the Visconti Millennium Arc, however, because of its typical Visconti clip and the stylised crescent; nice pen nevertheless.

 

[Rufus]

I'd toss in several more Bexleys: the Original, the Classique, the Fifth Anniversary, the Sleeve-filler, the 56, the 2009 Owners' Club LE, the Decoband and probably several other. All are derivatives of vintage styles.

[QM2]

Okay, I will try to stop posting after this one! It's just that the concept of "modern pens with vintage appeal" basically sums up my collection focus!

 

Silver overlay, anyone?

 

http://queenmargot.com/so2.jpg

 

http://queenmargot.com/so5.jpg

[gyasko]

I wouldn't say that today's Pelikans look identical to their vintage counterparts. The vintage 400 lacks fore & aft Blingrings, and has only one on the cap. The nibs aren't as foofy, either.

[Glenn-SC]

OK, here you go ...

 

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/glenn-sc/SheafferNostalgia-14k.jpg