Has Anyone Heard Of Henry Simpole?

[tenney]

Hmmm... Maybe some of us over here in Northern California should call Mr. Simpole and ask for a delivery. Maybe he'd "drive" over with a case full of pens to choose from. There must be some silicon valley royalty collecting pens.

[esterbex]

Hmmm... Maybe some of us over here in Northern California should call Mr. Simpole and ask for a delivery. Maybe he'd "drive" over with a case full of pens to choose from. There must be some silicon valley royalty collecting pens.

 

Hmmmm....

[Ghost Plane]

Didn't we try that once before with a bulk order? :hmm1:

[esterbex]

Well....September's not far away....You are still coming to Dallas, Truffle dear? It's sort of in the middle of the US, though with a southern slant....

[coimbrareis]

Hello there!

I was also quit impressed by the princess story! Royal hands... on your pen Mr Simpole? That must feel good!

Recently Mr Henry did two nib repairs for me, on a MB 146 and a Pelican 400 both from the 50's.

 

Apparently both nibs suffered from the same illness.

 

The problem with the MB was obvious at sigh.

Here are the pictures before and after the Nib re-shape and re-set.

 

 

The Pelikan nib showed nice flexibility, but was writing a little on the dry side, and sometime the ink flow would just stop.

Again, before and after.

 

 

 

I am tremendously grateful to him, and I wish I had him in Lisbon.

Anyway, I may ask if I can send some more via mail...!

[Chris Chalmers]

Could you address the Princess as "your Fluffiness" - that would break the ice and give her a giggle too...........then she could be Ma'amie.........like in Marmite, not like Mamie though.

 

A By Royal Appointment now has to be stamped on all Simpole creations I think...........shall we vote on that? :roflmho:

 

Sorry I can't help with an adjustable nib either, but I can bend one if pushed to my giddy limits!

 

The postman keeps delivering little packages and boxes to my address...........all with the name of the sender being something like "esterbex"!!!! Thank you dear lady............... I've always wanted to know how to cope with flying pigs - :ltcapd:

 

Huge kissszsssses winging to you! :meow:

[Truffle Finder]

I'm pleased Coimbrareis, that you are happy with the work done on the pen nibs, as 'Old-man' Esterbrook used to say, "The integrity of any pen rests on it's nib!"

Profound words indeed! :embarrassed_smile:

 

I have been sorting out the overlaid pens that I will be taking up to the West End, for the Princess to make her selection, unfortunately, I didn't think to ask her if this second pen is destined to be given to a man or a woman, but anyway, I have got about 6 pens for her to choose from, that should be sufficient. :hmm1: I hope!

I have a funny feeling that I might [while I'm up there in the West End] have a look around for a pair of really nice shoes! I love buying shoes, and it is one of those occasions where I'm not concerned about the price, as long as they are comfortable, as well as looking good!

 

See Y'awll!!!

Truffle Finder.

[Ghost Plane]

I'm glad you don't know the recipient's gender as we don't want sexism bleeding over to pens.

[esterbex]

I'm glad you don't know the recipient's gender as we don't want sexism bleeding over to pens.

 

Here, here! But me thinks the Truffle is still caught in the past on some accounts and may be unaware of that perspective....

In any case, I can't wait to hear how it all turns out!

[tenney]

I have a funny feeling that I might [while I'm up there in the West End] have a look around for a pair of really nice shoes! I love buying shoes, and it is one of those occasions where I'm not concerned about the price, as long as they are comfortable, as well as looking good!

On a recent TV show (Anthony Bourdain "Layover" in London), he went to G. J. Cleverley for a pair of bespoke shoes. If you have the money, and can wait for them to be made, I'm sure that they would be very comfortable, good looking, and last forever.

[Truffle Finder]

Well, the deed has been done!

I went up to Sloane Square by tube and arrived in good time, sufficient time in fact to look around for a nice pair of shoes, but after I had unsuccessfully gone around three different shops, I decided to get to my destination. I was a little early, which I suppose was fortunate, as I found myself in the basement floor! [i had mistakenly thought that FG might have referred to 'garden Flat', even though the letters were inverted, on the scrap of paper that I had scribbled the address on!] I rang the door/intercom for a second time, and the voice told me which floor to take the lift to!!! All quite simple really! [i should have waited for the voice to speak before proceeding!]

Having arrived at the correct floor, I was greeted by the maid, who welcomed me into the very lavish apartment, the princess was seated, and there was another lady present, and I was introduced to her, and my hostess then explained who I was, and what I do! By this time, I had opened my display case, and two hands dipped in to see the 'goodies!'

Despite GP and Esterbex's reservations about sexism creeping into 'pens', I did ask about the gender of the recipient, [you have to bear in mind, that some of my overlays are depictions taken from advertisements for silk stockings, and whilst they are not exactly pornographic, discretion tells me that it was better to ask! So, I did!] :blink:

Anyway, the long and short of it was that they both felt that the Dragon Pen was the one that they liked the best, so the cheque was made out, and I was ushered out of the apartment, having only been in the place for about 15 minutes!

Seeing as the whole thing had been conducted so speedily, I checked out a couple more shoe shops, but the only pair of shoes that I really would have liked, were £365..........!!! :hmm1:

"Not today thank you!"

So I came home to a nice cup of tea!!!

It was a truly lovely day though.

Truffle Finder.

[esterbex]

Not bad for 15 minutes of "work"! Short and sweet! :clap1:

[coimbrareis]

Would it be lack of humbleness to say, that your best costumer is a Princess??

:happyberet: :happyberet:

[Truffle Finder]

Quite right Esterbex!

15 minutes to sell the pen, and a mere 14 years to learn how to make them!!!

I know what you mean though!

A brilliant Chef, might take hours of time in the kitchen preparing a gourmet meal, [not counting the ordering of all the ingredients that go into the meal] but it usually takes only minutes to serve it! :embarrassed_smile:

Truffle Finder.

[Truffle Finder]

By 'Best', do you mean 'favourite' client?

No my favourite client is someone else, who you all know of, but I can't divulge his name!

Sorry! :embarrassed_smile: I can't tell you!!!

Truffle Finder.

[coimbrareis]

A male client? Come on....

[Chris Chalmers]

Now I'm not only hurt, but perplexed too!

You surely have a whole harem of ladies who are best customers.......... who do the payng of the compliments, who do the puffing of the pillows for your ego...........and then you go and tell us that it is a mere male who is your best customer!!

 

I vote for a walk-out in rejection of this sexism................ anyone joining me???? :roflmho:

[Ghost Plane]

Sounds like we're victims of the wage gap again.

[tenney]

Congratulations on a great sale event.

[Truffle Finder]

This might sound very strange to people reading this, [but I do feel that I ought to explain things from my point of view], but, pretty well from the first attempts at making my overlays, I was quite amazed that there were people who showed an interest in actually buying them, for as long as they wanted them, I kept on making them.

I doubt very much if I will ever make my fortune by doing what I do, but I just love making them.

The most gratifying thing about selling one of my pens, is knowing that someone likes them enough to buy one, not the money, strange as that might sound.

When the Spirit of Life pen was commissioned, I had no idea at all that it was going to take nearly a year before there was something tangible to show for it, but the amazing thing was that in the process of working out how it could be done was how everyone concerned contributed towards the end result, by which time there were quite a few people who wanted to own one, I don't know about anyone else, but that was one of the most satisfying projects that I have ever worked on. Anyone who was following that pen's progress surely must have been touched by the friendship that had formed between everyone who was following it's progress?

To anyone who doubts what I am talking about here, why would I spend so much time working on the design and making of the 'Ants Pen', or the 'Rose Pen' [and The Spirit of Life Pen]? I can tell you, it's purely because I 'love' doing it, in all those cases, the quotes had already been made, but what possible reason would I put in the extra hours producing them, if it wasn't a desire to get it as good as I could do them? The money really is of secondary consideration.

The mistake that I have made, is that I have said that my 'favourite' client is XXXXXX, [who I can't mention], I should have qualified that by saying that the overlay that I am 'most proud of' is.........

Sorry if I have upset you Chris.

Truffle Finder.