The Owl Pen

[rhr]

Here's a Limited Edition pen that I made up for myself. A few years ago when the Cigar LEs were coming out, I thought that those pens were so ugly that it inspired me to make my own Cigar LE. I had an NOS eyedropper pen that I bought from a jewelry shop, a Sterling pen with a #3 nib, but it was missing its cap, so I decided to use it as the basis for my pen. Sterling Picard could probably tell you all about the pen. He collects these pens, and has written a history of this company for "The Pennant".

 

I had a local nature artist, a sculptor who carves most of his works from Deer antlers, make me a cap from deer horn. He did the carving, and I installed the turquoise glass-bead eyes. I had an old, mint-condition "White Owl" cigar box kicking around, and I inserted a tray from a Parker Centennial Duofold pen box, and there it was, my Cigar LE -- the Owl Pen! The antler material is quite light, and the pen is surprisingly well-balanced when the cap is posted, and the nib is super flexy.

 

Here are a couple of scans of the inside and outside surfaces of the cigar box lid.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/rhrpen/owl3.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/rhrpen/owl4.jpg

 

I'll be away, starting tomorrow, at the Blue Mountain antique show in Calgary over the Easter weekend, Thursday to Saturday, and I will have the pen with me to show. I will also have some pens and parts for swap and sale, but most of all I will be there to buy pens. If anyone wants to get together for a mini pen show, or just to talk pens, bring some of your favorites along for show and tell.

 

Take care,

 

George.

 

:ph34r:

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/rhrpen/owl1.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/rhrpen/owl2.jpg

Edited July 13, 2007 by rhr

[wimg]

Hi George,

 

Wow, very nice! I think the cap and pen go wondrously well together.

 

One question: as horn is a little porous, do you find the pen dries out quickly?

 

TIA,

Kind regards, Wim

[Maja]

Wow, it looks like a sceptre of some kind!

It looks top-heavy but you say it's well-balanced when posted, so that's great George.

Certainly a 1 of 1 (1/1) LE there