most beautiful vintage celluloid?

[sombrueil]

for those who like that sort of thing (like me): what is the most gorgeous vintage celluloid pattern you've ever seen? I'd say the one I most covet (and will keep on coveting if I don't start exercising some budget control) is the Waterman Patrician moss agate.

 

What about you?

[alkman]

When it's not too ambered, the Parker green Duofold has these beautiful swirls. Either that or the "screaming souls in purgatory" grey found on some of the vintage Sheaffers.

[ricky59]

Parker Vacumatic Senior Maxima with DJ in black.

[karmakoda]

Vintage Italian pens by Columbus, Montegrappa, Aurora, Omas, Ancora. And vintage Montblanc.

http://mrgoldfink.blogspot.com/search?q=columbus

http://fountainpen.de/old-50-146-172-115-freen-striated.htm

http://www.vintagepen.net/-aurora--italian-pens.html

All of the above are great sites to explore.

[eric47]

While the black transparent celluloid used isn't bad, but for me it's any of the colored transparent celluloid used on the Omas Extra Lucens and Lucens. Photos of a Lucens here; excellent photos of a very difficult to photograph transparent celluloid.

Edited May 8, 2010 by eric47

[Ernst Bitterman]

Waterman had some good ones-- this is a Thorobred, which I take to be mid- to late 1930s:

http://dirck.delint.ca/Waterman%20Thorobred.jpg

[jgrasty]

Parker Golden Web Vacumatic

[gregamckinney]

I'm partial to Waterman. Here are a couple of my favorites:

 

Waterman 7 in Emerald Ray

http://www.gergyor.com/images/waterman_7_emerald.jpg

 

(Canadian) Waterman 92 in 'gold snakeskin'*

http://www.gergyor.com/images/waterman92.jpg

 

 

*I don't know the real/original name for this pattern. However, given the other color names Waterman used at the time, I wouldn't be surprised if this was called 'brown.'

 

Regards, greg

[sombrueil]

oo oo

 

 

I love this stuff. I have some nice esties, and a little vac I guess is a golden pearl, and a couple gorgeous old Pelikans, but I covet so many more. what can be done?

 

this is all your fault, FPN.

[AltecGreen]

I don't think I can decide.

 

 

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4587787171_0888d1cd96_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4587787933_22421e78d8_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4587788701_71d62f532c_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4587789347_c2fb1da580_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4588413226_78c28b6344_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4588414010_0829538ee9_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4588415032_f2debfb4b3_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4587792595_3a1ec82821_b.jpg

[sombrueil]

are you bringing all those to the Osocalis Pen Posse Party?

 

just hoping . . .

 

puhleez

[AltecGreen]

are you bringing all those to the Osocalis Pen Posse Party?

 

just hoping . . .

 

puhleez

 

 

For large Pen Posse events, I usually bring all of my pens.

[Garageboy]

Is there such thing as a NON beautiful vintage celluloid?

I personally love the green stripes on Vintage MBs, Sheaffer Jade Green and Striped Duofold's in the Blue

Also, this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/roofdweller49/TealParker.jpg

[sombrueil]

Is there such thing as a NON beautiful vintage celluloid?

I personally love the green stripes on Vintage MBs, Sheaffer Jade Green and Striped Duofold's in the Blue

Also, this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/roofdweller49/TealParker.jpg

 

 

what IS that? It's a parker, right? but what parker? so so pretty. I seem to gravitate toward the warmer, subtler browny goldeny celluloid patterns (love that Waterman thorobred) but maybe I'm branching out in cooler shades!

[Ron Z]

In my opinion, this was the prettiest celluloid made.

 

http://www.mainstreetpens.com/salepens/pen1376.jpg

[Pfhorrest]

http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/images/sheaffer.flattop.530.jpg

[philm]

All the previous entries are exceptional...here are a few more swatches of vintage celluloid that I think are eye catching

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/celluloid/DSC_0008.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/celluloid/DSC_0007.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/celluloid/DSC_0006.jpg

 

Phil

[gyasko]

I like the red-veined pearl gray found in Sheaffer balances, red Esterbrooks, green striped Vacs, jade Flat Tops and Balances...

[lovemy51]

I don't think I can decide.

 

 

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4587787171_0888d1cd96_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4587787933_22421e78d8_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4587788701_71d62f532c_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4587789347_c2fb1da580_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4588413226_78c28b6344_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4588414010_0829538ee9_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4588415032_f2debfb4b3_b.jpg

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4587792595_3a1ec82821_b.jpg

 

 

two words: beau tiful!

[MidnightBlue]

Wahl Eversharp Equipoise. To me the most interesting, not necessarily the best. I think better is the modern Montegrappa Extra for beauty overall.

Thanks