Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us! - 2015-Ii

[ThyPenMaker]

It's not a vintage pelikan nib.

So we're all dying to know what the nib is and how it got onto the pen.

[cellardoor04]

Oops sorry I did not see certain posts til now - for those who asked, my partner bought it from Think Geek (I have resisted the will to visit the site out of respect of not knowing the price of it )

[Cryptos]

So we're all dying to know what the nib is and how it got onto the pen.

 

It's an Edward Jenkins No. 5 nib. HERE is an FPN thread that gives a little bit of history.

[Mauricio]

So we're all dying to know what the nib is and how it got onto the pen.

 

Here's a close up picture of the nib. It is a vintage 14k wet noodle that installed into a spare Pelikan M800 nib unit

 

[tragique]

 

Here's a close up picture of the nib. It is a vintage 14k wet noodle that installed into a spare Pelikan M800 nib unit

 

 

Very nice nib, makes for an interesting Pelikan pen.

[Inky.Fingers]

2nd attempt at grinding Crisp Italics

[amberleadavis]

I love the skeleton pens. That's wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

[amberleadavis]

[Cryptos]

 

Should EoC pursue this path? So who are the sellers of flexible vintage pens?

[Pterodactylus]

 

For sure it's an option.

For me it was always worth to hunt on eBay instead of buying from the renumated sellers, because of the price.

Of course it's gambling, but if you have a good eye for interesting pens (and I know you have it) and you are patient and you don't mind that sometimes you won't get what you expected and you are not afraid and able to fix something by yourself and you can afford to get sometimes a lemon you can get interesting pens at a decent price.

Avoiding the big sellers which are well known is risky, but there the chance is higher to get something at a good price.

[Cryptos]

For me it was always worth to hunt on eBay instead of buying from the renumated sellers, because of the price.

Of course it's gambling, but if you have a good eye for interesting pens (and I know you have it) and you are patient and you don't mind that sometimes you won't get what you expected and you are not afraid and able to fix something by yourself and you can afford to get sometimes a lemon you can get interesting pens at a decent price.

Avoiding the big sellers which are well known is risky, but there the chance is higher to get something at a good price.

 

Sadly, the reality is EoC has no eye for interesting pens. Almost every purchase made over the last 18 months has felt like a mistake.

 

And yes, this one is afraid and has no discernible ability to fix things, and definitely cannot afford to keep buying lemons.

 

The windows of opportunity close softly one by one. Pretty much none left now.

[limt]

Curious, does a vintage Pelican nib fit in a modern Pelican pen then?

The 400's should easily fit easily in m4xx/6xx series pens. As for yhe other the nib unit (nib with feed and ring) might have too small diamater

[mhphoto]

Did a little vintage dip nib comparison over in the Pointed Pen Calligraphy forum, but thought I'd share the picture of the nibs since these are what I'm writing with today. To see what the nibs write like, check out the post.

 

Great comparisons, thanks!!

 

I've had a theme tonight. Guess what it is…

 

 

[uemuraw]

What's Arco (besides the Atlantic Richfield Company)?

[Noihvo]

The next episode in the Monochrome Project, my all new (wasn't really supposed to by any new pen after the Huntsman, was I…) Jinhao x450 in my favourite colour combination blue-and-gold.

 

[ThyPenMaker]

EOC, thanks for the information on the Edwards nib.

Someone may need to index this thread, we're on page 100.

[ThyPenMaker]

 

Should EoC pursue this path? So who are the sellers of flexible vintage pens?

I suppose this is the Holy Grail of all on FPN. I'll settle for just a nib, surely I can find something to put it in.

[mhphoto]

What's Arco (besides the Atlantic Richfield Company)?

 

Arco is a sort of genericized term for the beautiful laminated celluloid pattern used primarily by OMAS these days, but also used by other Italian pen makers back in the day (Minerva, an OMAS sub-brand, and Tabo, among others). It's like laminated wood, in that it gives you the striations on two sides and the gorgeous tapered look on the others.

 

[ThyPenMaker]

Great information on ARCO, I was wondering myself. It's beautiful on that pen.

[SNAK]

Beautiful pens and nibs and inks on show, and I am enjoying them all immensely!

 

 

 

 

 

Pen: Nakaya Mini Decapod (Jyukkaku Piccolo) in Aka-Tame Nuri with Flexible Oblique Music nib modified by Mr. Mottishaw

Ink: My Blue inks mix

Paper: Tomoe River (White)

Edited December 6, 2015 by SNAK