What Indian Pens Are You Using Today?

[jvmadhavan]

Thanks Mohan for the Info

[soum]

Nice old man there is very helping( forgot his name) and really enjoying his work.

Mr. Krishna Murthy.

[Strombomboli]

Today, I am using my Ratnamson SS in rippled brown with Noodler's Apache Sunset, but I do not only use it today, but every day. On many days, I also use my other two Ratnamson pens, the no. 12 with Noodler's Burgundy and the no. 15 with Rohrer & Klingner Blu Mare. Oh, and I am using my Serwex 77 TR with a flex nib and Pelikan Brillant Black every day.

 

I love my Indian pens very much; they are such a pleasure to write with! Very smooth and very wet; the only setback is that the nibs are too fine for the giant letters I produce when doing serious work. So it's mostly for corrections, annotations, and the flex nib for scribbling. It's more of a toy for me than a real pen, but it's my favourite toy.

 

P.S.: I forgot my Airmail 67T! It's inked with Rohrer & Klingner Blau permanent and it's the wettest of them all. So, there are five Indian pens I am always eager to use; but daily use is only true for the tiny Ratnamson and the Serwex

Edited June 14, 2013 by Strombomboli

[de_pen_dent]

Given what I paid for the Ratnamson pen with the gold nib, I dont really think it was worth it, to be honest. Their steel nibs offer better value, IMO.

[PAKMAN]

Writing with my new blue Dilli with a fine flex nib that I picked up at our pen club meeting after a presentation from Fountain Pen Revolution!

[Loeschpapier]

Green Dilli with flex nib yesterday. Lays down a nice fine line when not flexing and does a good job when flexing. I experienced a ton of railroading with Noodler's Konrad no matter how much I cleaned, scrubbed, tinkered with it and slowed down to let the feed keep up. I experienced just the slightest railroading with the Dilli - that I merely rinsed once. Could be the ink, though. So far Herbin's Bouquet D'Antan has not worked for me in any pen. But aide from the ink issue the Dilli was great to use. Bouquet D'Antan has great shading in flex nibs - and that's about the only way I can see that ink being used.


Clear demonstrator "Romus" today. (yes, the mysterious "Romus" that some identified as perhaps "Fellowship".) Holy wet noodle!

The clear demonstrator "Romus" was the 'get 2 for the price of 1" deal on ebay. Had only the chance to try one of the two - loaded with Herbin's Perle Noir. Wet line for sure and glides very effortlessly on Clairefontaine paper and Rhodia pad papers. The nib could be finer (even Clairefontaine paper wasn't much finer), but I am blown away by the pen itself. Very, very nice purchase! Very happy with it. Section could be a bit thicker for longtime writing, yet I had no issues writing several pages at once, held off on that purchase but am now very happy. It's a nice demonstrator that's skinny enough to put next to a daily planner knowing that one can write with it for a good long time and not lose a fortune should the pen meet unfortunate circumstances. Great every day writer!

I'm fairly new to the Indian fountain pens - but completely convinced that they make great daily writers for those in academic settings without having to worry about losing a pen. Also great for fast notetaking, the pen always kept up.

 

So far I've tried one Serwex school pen, a Camlin Cute, the Dilli and the two clear demonstrators that are marked as "Romus" on ebay - all amazing daily writers that would also make great gifts knowing a nice wet line can be expected.

[mohan]

A new ink brand from India.

Found from Kovai.

Details - https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/247944-a-new-ink-brand-found-in-india/

[alc3261]

FPR Dilli Flex

[terim]

Hi

Today i have Mayur ink pen.

Material: Hard rubber (Capped length appx 4")

Nib: Irridium tiped Steel nib

Ink : Pelikan-Royal Blue

 

I got this one from an Old shop. Had to replace its nib.

It gives smooth , fine lines. Holds quite a good amount of Ink.

 

About Mayur pens:

It shows Mayur pens (Platinum Pens co.) Baroda(Gujarat)

 

Over all experience is good one.

Does anyone know anything about this pen maker? (I think the mark is actually Pratima Pen Co., not Platinum)

 

I picked up one of their ripple ebonite pens in a batch of old pens at our local flea market here in California, but I can't tell if the pen is old or new.

 

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_1.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_2.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_3.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_4.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_5.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/misc%20brands/mayur_india_flea_6.jpg

 

The pen is a really attractive eyedropper, in a very nice shape and size. I'd like to get more of these!

 

TERI

[hari317]

Mayur, Pratima, Pratap, all bygone pen names from a place called Vadodara today(old name Baroda). Baroda was a large ebonite rod manufacturing hub too. all that is gone too and so are the pen makers.

[subramaniyam]

Camlin 18, Camlin Cute, and Camlin 4.

 

Regards,

Sub

[rwilsonedn]

Mayur, Pratima, Pratap, all bygone pen names from a place called Vadodara today(old name Baroda). Baroda was a large ebonite rod manufacturing hub too. all that is gone too and so are the pen makers.

What a loss. That is a beautiful pen.

ron

[Ally1205]

Serwex 162, but not with the original nib. I wasn't very impressed with the Serwex nib, so I took it out and inserted a US made Smoothline nib that I had sculling wround in my bits box. Apart from the nob, the pen is satisfactory. I like the filling system: a piston, operated by turning the very top section of the body. (No need to unscrew the body of the pen.) I would have opted for the Serwex MB (metal body) but everyone seems to be sold out.

[terim]

Very sad to hear ..... Any idea when they were making pens? I'd love to find some of those old rods ... And get them into the hands of my friends at Ranga.

 

Teri

[Fabienne]

Experimenting with a Dilli---Great little pen! More fun than the other budget flex pens I have. I am a fan.

[hari317]

Very sad to hear ..... Any idea when they were making pens? I'd love to find some of those old rods ... And get them into the hands of my friends at Ranga.

 

Teri

your friends at Ranga know much more than I do.

 

Best

Hari

[jvmadhavan]

Where Could I get Ritter and Fellowship pens?

[a_m]

Check out on ebay:

 

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Ritter-Fountain-Pen-Set-of-two-colours-Shiny-Black-Blue-Dual-Tone18KGP-Nib-/261241081135

 

 

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Fellowship-Blackbird-Indian-Eyedropper-Fountain-Pen-Classic-Collection-/261242594567

[jvmadhavan]

Check out on ebay:

 

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Ritter-Fountain-Pen-Set-of-two-colours-Shiny-Black-Blue-Dual-Tone18KGP-Nib-/261241081135

 

 

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Fellowship-Blackbird-Indian-Eyedropper-Fountain-Pen-Classic-Collection-/261242594567

Thank You, any reference to stores that sell these pens?

[a_m]

Thank You, any reference to stores that sell these pens?

 

 

I had provided you with mobile number some weeks back - if you look at your FPN inbox.

 

I buy from ebay, because these FPs are not available at my place. Those living in metros may refer to shops selling these. I understand that while Fellowship FPs may be easily available at local shops, the Ritter may not.

 

For example, at my place the only brand available is Camlin - however at times one may find Fellowships also.

 

If you see at my website at: http://indiapoint.net/archives/2013/05/26/review-schneider-base-fountain-pen/

 

in the images, where FPs are compared, the transparent one is Fellowship that I bought in my city.

Edited July 10, 2013 by a_m