What's Your Most Recent Mb Purchase?

[farmdogfan]

Well the second 144 is finally here, an OBB from the 50's celluloid with telescopic piston, just noticed the extra b in the OBB sample. but you get the idea

 

 

Quite a different shape to the nib, and a bigger difference one would expect from OBB to OBBB

 

I'm going to have to try clown tears on the OBB. and the 142 F nib has enough line variation to match the OBBB, easier to not mess up with the OBBB than flexing the 142 though.

Very nice pens! and spectacular nibs.

[da vinci]

 

I got one of the most delicate POA Semiramis finally.

 

Very nice pen indeed, a very intricate and pleasing design. What nib did you go for?

 

The Patek is a fantastic watch, simple yet potentially (or near to) the pinnacle of watch manufacture. I hanker after such a watch, and indeed the Semiramis too!

 

A great pairing. However there is a notebook present in the composition too. What type is the notebook, such that it warrants inclusion withe other 2 items?

[da vinci]

Well the second 144 is finally here, an OBB from the 50's celluloid with telescopic piston, just noticed the extra b in the OBB sample. but you get the idea

 

 

Quite a different shape to the nib, and a bigger difference one would expect from OBB to OBBB

 

I'm going to have to try clown tears on the OBB. and the 142 F nib has enough line variation to match the OBBB, easier to not mess up with the OBBB than flexing the 142 though.

Brilliant, thanks for your pictures of these pens and nibs - enjoy them

[mjchuang9]

jsolars, that's a nice thing to say. I am also interested in your collections, although I don't involve in vintage MB pens.

 

da vinci, that's a great compliment. The nib is M and I am considering to change to B. In fact it is a book with paper cover, Japanese usually like to do this. I like to use notebooks such as Japanese makers Midori, Life, and I have some MB, Hermes luxury notebooks.

Edited October 25, 2015 by mjchuang9

[da vinci]

jsolars, that's a nice thing to say. I am also interested in your collections, although I don't involve in vintage MB pens.

 

da vinci, that's a great compliment. The nib is M and I am considering to change to B. In fact it is a book with paper cover, Japanese usually like to do this. I like to use notebooks such as Japanese makers Midori, Life, and I have some MB, Hermes luxury notebooks.

 

My latest purchase is a Dumas. It has a broad nib, very smooth and lovely line variation (subtle but still visable). It is akin to a 144 BB which I have and which is my favourite nib. The 149 BB I have is, at least for me, far to broad for every day use. To conclude I wholeheartedly endorse the nib swop! Edited October 25, 2015 by da vinci

[jmccarty3]

Just got this nice sterling 126 with inlaid 14k white gold OB nib. I think I will ink it with JFK.

 

http://i.imgur.com/MJzgZuw.jpg

[da vinci]

Just got this nice sterling 126 with inlaid 14k white gold OB nib. I think I will ink it with JFK.

 

http://i.imgur.com/MJzgZuw.jpg

Looks great

 

Would be very interested to hear how the writing experience compares to that of a modern Classique.

[Erasmus]

New 642, gray striated. Paid more than I wanted to, but the 64X is my favorite line.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/HHFHSHy.jpg

[Michael R.]

Nice pens and I like the picture you took, Erasmus.

 

@jmccarty3: those pens are nice and it is somewhat difficult to find one with intact rhodium platinum plating over the sterling silver. the nibs can show some flexibility. In general this pen is based on the 121 Meisterstück; this construction should later become Classic/Generation pen omitting the piston filler. But shouldn't it be called a "1226"?

 

Cheers

 

Michael

Edited October 31, 2015 by Michael R.

[jmccarty3]

 

@jmccarty3: those pens are nice and it is somewhat difficult to find one with intact rhodium plating over the sterling silver. the nibs can show some flexibility. In general this pen is based on the 121 Meisterstück; this construction should later become Classic/Generation pen omitting the piston filler. But shouldn't it be called a "1226"?

 

The cap band clearly says "126," although I'm not as familiar with the numbering of these MBs as I should be. The pen looks like it has hardly ever been used. The sterling hallmarks "925" are clear on the clip, cap, barrel, and piston. The seller made no mention of rhodium plating over the SS.

 

I have a similar pen that is labeled "224," with a brushed gold cap and a brushed black barrel and piston. Both pens have 14k OB nibs.

 

I'd be grateful if anyone could guide me to a reference that describes these pens and their numbering system.

[Michael R.]

There is a certain logic to the numbering but I will have to look it up when home to be sure.

 

I believe that the (modern) 126 is a Meisterstück pen with a sterling cap but a black plastic barrel while the 1226 1266 has both silver cap and barrel.

 

So the 224 makes sense for a non Meisterstück pen but again with a plastic barrel (because it is a three digit number pen).

 

This can be confusing because the numbering system changed a little bit almost each decade.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

Edited October 31, 2015 by Michael R.

[jmccarty3]

So it is possible that this pen is a marriage between a 126 cap and a 1226 barrel? I would never have guessed.

 

Another oddity: on p. 269 of Andy Lambrou's Fountain Pens of the World, there is a photo of a pen that appears identical to mine, but is labeled as a 1288.

[Michael R.]

Sorry for my typo it is "1266" ! ...and not 1226.

 

Tom Westerich has a catalog/price list on his site which shows the correct numbers:

 

http://www.caprafico.com/tld/www.caprafico.com/files/802285460.pdf

 

Also the catalog states that it is platinum plated (and not rhodium plated).

 

So an all silver pen should be named 1266 and also should have a 18K nib. Parts are interchangeable within this series of pens so it is not uncommon to find "mixed" pens. And it should not effect performance in any way :-)

 

Lovely pen.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

Edited October 31, 2015 by Michael R.

[jmccarty3]

Thanks very much for the information!

 

It is a very odd combination. You might think that a 126 cap got put on a 1266 barrel at the factory, they fit so well together, but that would be a very undeutschlich mistake to make. It still doesn't explain how a 14k nib got on a pen that should have an 18k. However it happened, the nib, which writes more like an OBB than an OB, is an absolute joy, so I'm very pleased with the pen regardless of provenance.

[kpatters5274]

My most recent (and only) MB purchase was an n34 I got for cheap-ish on eBay. I'm sure it will be lovely, but I think it's gotten ink trapped behind/ around the piston. I've been cleaning it for several days and am still getting ink-colored water out of it, so I've yet to actually ink it up myself.

[FP Newbie]

Well, been on quite the binge of late..... Purchased a MB 22 (to replace my cracked 32), 146 Burgundy, and of course the 149 Platinum the last couple of weeks. CC company is going to love me. Pics to come when they get here.... Time to take a little break until after the holidays.....

 

Regards,

John

[jmccarty3]

That 149 Platinum is tempting indeed!

[farmdogfan]

I recently got this little lady sized coral red danish MB 212, it´s shown here with its siblings, from the top : 216, 214 and 212.

 

 

 

 

 

[Michael R.]

Very nice collection :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[farmdogfan]

Thanks Michael R.