Any Love For Pelikano?

[TorPelikan]

Red translucent Pelikano of 2000 itself is an excellent writer.

Though not gold plated, its steel nib is very smooth too.

My wife loves one I bought for her.

Perhaps, the sections are interchangeable between models 1988 and 2000.

Congrats! You've got four good "spare body" for your beloved nib.

 

 

By the way, Pelikano spare nibs were frequently seen in eBay years ago.

Recently, they were sold separately as single nib and prices raised.

I bought many of them as ten-nibs-in-box in good price.

 

Now, I have more than hundred of them.

Steel, gold plated and black coated.

L, A, M, F and Steno.

From first version to the latest.

 

 

I feel I can do something better than keeping them.

Is anybody around here in need of one?

 

 

Tor

[Sailor Kenshin]

Interesting assortment. What is the Steno like?

[TorPelikan]

Maybe it's not correct to call them Steno nib for Pelikano.

Gold plated St nibs for early P12 SILVEXA fit second generation Pelikano and spare nibs for Steno-Pelikan fit 3rd to 4th generation Pelikano.

 

I'll take photos of them and upload later.

 

 

Tor

[TorPelikan]

No, there's no original Steno nibs for Pelikano produced.

But you can use these nibs with your early version Pelikano.

 

regards,

 

 

 

[Nyanzilla]

There was a steno version of the old Pelikano (P470ST).

[ndrwcn]

I bought a modern pelikano jr, hoping for a fun pen to carry as an alternative to a safari. I must admit that I found the pelikano to be lacking, having an inferior nib.

 

I am glad to know that the older versions are better and worth looking for.

[TorPelikan]

Nyanzilla,

 

From the package design and the arch shaped clip, your Steno pen seems to be produced around '00.

Simple design and solid construction, they are excellent pens.

 

 

Tor

[Nyanzilla]

When I was a kid in the late 80s, I had a blue Pelikano in school. That was my 2nd fountain pen. The first I got from school was a Soennecken I think. It looked similar to the Pelikano but was olive green und took special cartridges. I broke it after about 2-3 years.

[idur53]

Actually, the theme Steno pens under the topic 'Pelikano' is wrong.

A steno nib (St) there were at Pelikan a long time ago. These are found, for example, in the 400s, 140s or MK10.

1972 produced Pelikan the first two fountain pen, which were expressly referred 'Steno holder', the P11 and P16. The clips were labeled: 'Steno Pelikan'.

The P11 corresponded to the shape of a Pelikano (Model 3), the P16 was more like a P21. All subsequent Steno pens also correspond to a large extent the shape of a Pelikano. But there is next to the nib another crucial difference: The handle of the Steno-Pens is smooth and has no profile. This profile helps students who will learn to write, illustrate the proper attitude of the stylus better. This distinguishes a Pelikano! That is why Steno pens no Pelikanos, they see this only similar.

from left to right:

P11 red (1972): similar to the model Pelikano 3

P16 black (1972): similar to the P21, but matted barrel and other clip

P470 red (abt 1973): similar to the Pelikano model 4

P470 red (abt 1983): similar to the Pelikano model 6

P470 black (abt 1989): similar to the Pelikano model 7 with an short clip

P470 black (abt 1996): similar to the Pelikano model 7 with an long clip

P470 black (abt 2000): similar to the Pelikano model 2000 (also shown by Nyanzilla last week)

The label on the clip changes, on the last missing any font.