What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[carola]

5 hours ago, Calabria said:

I hope we get to see pictures!!

 

I am planning on pictures with its Omas 556/S Grigio Perla cousin, but it might take some time until it makes its way around the globe...

[DvdRiet]

A Waldmann Tuscany Vela - an unused one the private seller is offering for a significant discount. I've never tried a Waldmann before but I've admired them on the interwebs, so I am rather excited to see what that is going to be like!

[nibtip]

3 hours ago, DvdRiet said:

A Waldmann Tuscany Vela - an unused one the private seller is offering for a significant discount. I've never tried a Waldmann before but I've admired them on the interwebs, so I am rather excited to see what that is going to be like!

Congratulations.

I recently bought a Tango. Amongst the best nibs I've ever tried, on par with Sailor and Pilot, yet under G.v. Faber Castell gold nibs. Heavy hefty pens.

[DvdRiet]

29 minutes ago, nibtip said:

Congratulations.

I recently bought a Tango. Amongst the best nibs I've ever tried, on par with Sailor and Pilot, yet under G.v. Faber Castell gold nibs. Heavy hefty pens.

 

Oooh, that sounds promising! Now I really can't wait for it to get here!!  I have quite a few metal pens already, mostly in my Diplomat collection, so I am used to writing with fairly heavy pens.

[sappie66]

Just picked up a Kaweco Perkeo clear pen and a converter (sold separately).  Kinda fun to kick around!

[chromantic]

Another Optima from Valentina - plain dark green resin with gold trim (made from '95-'97), F nib; again, NOS. Not being fancy Auroloide, it was a bargain. Relatively speaking. 

[brokenclay]

1 hour ago, chromantic said:

Another Optima from Valentina

Who is Valentina? 

[chromantic]

Seller in Turin, Italy. She sends out a newsletter twice a month with a very extensive selection of pens.

[DvdRiet]

35 minutes ago, chromantic said:

Seller in Turin, Italy. She sends out a newsletter twice a month with a very extensive selection of pens.

 

Oh, I wouldn't mind being on that mailing list! I've bought some lovely pens from sellers in Italy. Would you mind DMíng me the contact info? (Tried to search and didn't find anything.)

[Jan Mathijs Rijck]

On 12/24/2021 at 10:12 PM, carola said:

And this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is why I am thoroughly convinced that the Diplomat Aero Orange and the Factory make the perfect pair:

 

You‘ve got me! I have had the factory for years (585 in B ) and like it very much.  Now he feels lonely and wants an orange friend....

Grüße in den Süden!

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Jan Mathijs Rijck
correcting the autocorrect

[Jan Mathijs Rijck]

[Paul-in-SF]

1 hour ago, DvdRiet said:

 

Oh, I wouldn't mind being on that mailing list! I've bought some lovely pens from sellers in Italy. Would you mind DMíng me the contact info? (Tried to search and didn't find anything.)

 

Or just publish the contact info here. Surely Valentina doesn't mind the commercial exposure? (I tried googling but here in the US nothing recognizable came up for me). 

 

My own impulsiveness seems to be ever more selective. Last week I impulsively bought an MB 146 le Grand Calligraphy, and now nothing else much seems to attract me. I expect it's only a matter of time, but I can't indulge that kind of impulse every week. 

[chromantic]

DM'd you, Paul.

[IanP2303]

I lost my Lamy Safari a while ago, so after a while, when I finally have some free time. I just rushed into a Lamy shop and bought a silver AL star.

[Jagamov]

I bought a Lamy 2000 on Saturday and it was fairly impulsive.  I really like it. 

[essayfaire]

I didn't realize there was such a thing as a Lamy shop!  

[inkstainedruth]

They have opened up some B&M stores (but I'm not sure where they all are).  I've been to the Lamy Soho store in NYC a couple of times, but my sort of annual holiday trip east got canceled due to a combination of weather and COVID surges.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mizgeorge]

A decent looking navy grey p51 for so little at auction that if it turns out to be a parts pen I'll still be very happy.

[inkstainedruth]

2 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

A decent looking navy grey p51 for so little at auction that if it turns out to be a parts pen I'll still be very happy.

Cool. But I'm betting you might end up having it rehabbed and using it.  Or possibly not even needing rehabbing -- Navy Gray is an Aerometric color, and those plyglass sacs are like TANKS -- pretty nigh indestructible.

What's the nib on it?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mizgeorge]

2 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Cool. But I'm betting you might end up having it rehabbed and using it.  Or possibly not even needing rehabbing -- Navy Gray is an Aerometric color, and those plyglass sacs are like TANKS -- pretty nigh indestructible.

What's the nib on it?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I almost certainly will end up fixing it up - I haven't even seen the nib, but I have a couple of spares knocking around. The nice bit is that it's even in its original box, which also looks to be in decent condition. I suspect it needs little more than a good cleanup and perhaps a bit of scratch removal, which I'm happy to do. I'll post a picture when it turns up in a few days!