What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[amberleadavis]

On 6/17/2022 at 6:06 AM, jmccarty3 said:

I had a similar experience with my first Lamy 2k, an OM. Fortunately, the nibs are fairly easy to swap, and I have had very good luck with Lamy's EF nibs.

 

Big smile, I'll never use my ink that way.

 

On 6/16/2022 at 5:42 PM, Misfit said:

I feel the same way about mine with a B nib. I’m not trying to start an argument, but other than its looks, I’m surprised the Lamy 2000 gets such love. 

 

I'm with you.

[amberleadavis]

On 6/16/2022 at 6:30 PM, Gloucesterman said:

Me t with a person I had encountered at a flea market recently. he mentioned that he had some pens that he had accumulated over some years of going to estate sales. He really had no interest in using them and had put them away until I asked if he was interested in showing (and perhaps selling) them to me. After a bit of a delay (three weeks) he finally said yes.

 

We met today and I ended up buying the whole lot!

 

Among other things the lot included:

 1 Montblanc 149 FP

2 Montblanc 146 FP

2 Montblanc  (slender) Rollerballs - one a Doue

1 Montblanc Ballpoint (163?)

1 Montblanc (it looks like a 121 but with 14k nib and no markings on the cap

(It looks like the above need to be cleaned and polished - will know more specifics when that is done)

and a bunch of other pens in need of various repairs and restoration.

 

There are even several dip pens, one of which seems to be made of tiny vertebrae stacked on top of each other to create the elongated stalk.

I think this is what it means to feel "spent". 😀

 

Were you able to acquire everything? This is so exciting.

[essayfaire]

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Big smile, I'll never use my ink that way.

 

 

I'm with you.

Ditto.

[DvdRiet]

3 hours ago, Chi said:

Hello friends,

It's been a while, still busy with my project but wanna share this beauty.

 

the base pen is Pilot Custom Urushi Fountain Pen - Vermillion (M)

I have been eyeing this artist's work and finally this one catches my eyes.

Debated for a bit but used my still 3 months away big birthday as my excuse!

It is my first modern oversize pen.

 

Will update when I receive it.  : )))

 

Wow! Wow! Wow! That is an absolutely spectacular looking pen! Congrats on the 'big birthday'!

[amberleadavis]

3 hours ago, Chi said:

Hello friends,

It's been a while, still busy with my project but wanna share this beauty.

 

the base pen is Pilot Custom Urushi Fountain Pen - Vermillion (M)

I have been eyeing this artist's work and finally this one catches my eyes.

Debated for a bit but used my still 3 months away big birthday as my excuse!

It is my first modern oversize pen.

 

Will update when I receive it.  : )))

 

Happy Birthday.

[joshsx]

4 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

😲 Wow 😳 congrats!

 

Thank you, I got lucky.

[Gloucesterman]

On 6/16/2022 at 9:30 PM, Gloucesterman said:

Me t with a person I had encountered at a flea market recently. he mentioned that he had some pens that he had accumulated over some years of going to estate sales. He really had no interest in using them and had put them away until I asked if he was interested in showing (and perhaps selling) them to me. After a bit of a delay (three weeks) he finally said yes.

 

We met today and I ended up buying the whole lot!

 

Among other things the lot included:

 1 Montblanc 149 FP

2 Montblanc 146 FP

2 Montblanc  (slender) Rollerballs - one a Doue

1 Montblanc Ballpoint (163?)

1 Montblanc (it looks like a 121 but with 14k nib and no markings on the cap

(It looks like the above need to be cleaned and polished - will know more specifics when that is done)

and a bunch of other pens in need of various repairs and restoration.

 

There are even several dip pens, one of which seems to be made of tiny vertebrae stacked on top of each other to create the elongated stalk.

I think this is what it means to feel "spent". 😀

Further inspection also yields a

Parker 75 set - FP & BP Sterling and a

Wahl Eversharp 5th Avenue with a solid 14k gold cap. It's a lever fill with a fully pliable sac, and very good J-bar. What it needs is to have the nib adjusted which is difficult for me because it's a hooded nib. This will be outsourced to someone with more skill and experience.

 

I am giving serious consideration to keeping the "149" for myself and selling the rest at the Commonwealth (Boston) Pen Show in September.*

 

* Note: I understand the circumstances so my comment is NOT a criticism, If we still had the classifieds here I would prefer to sell the pens here.

 

 

[Paul-in-SF]

I went for a Montblanc from Japan, un-identified by the seller but it looks like a 320 or similar slender piston-filler with an ink window, in burgundy. Nothing special except that it has the longest, skinniest tines I've ever seen on a nib of that style; also the price was quite reasonable even though the pen appears to be user-grade, and free shipping, so I had to try it. 

[Doug C]

A first generation Visconti Van Gogh. 

[Ceilidh]

After the last two, a Waterman Lady Patricia set and a vintage Onoto, I swore there would be no more until the local pen show in September. But then....

 

I stumbled over a Waterman 12, BCHR, eyedropper, flex nib. Oh, dear...

[amberleadavis]

5 hours ago, Gloucesterman said:

Further inspection also yields a

Parker 75 set - FP & BP Sterling and a

Wahl Eversharp 5th Avenue with a solid 14k gold cap. It's a lever fill with a fully pliable sac, and very good J-bar. What it needs is to have the nib adjusted which is difficult for me because it's a hooded nib. This will be outsourced to someone with more skill and experience.

 

I am giving serious consideration to keeping the "149" for myself and selling the rest at the Commonwealth (Boston) Pen Show in September.*

 

* Note: I understand the circumstances so my comment is NOT a criticism, If we still had the classifieds here I would prefer to sell the pens here.

 

 

 

I am so happy for you!

[Chi]

8 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Happy Birthday.

Thank you : ) it's still a few months away but being celebrated is always nice.

 

8 hours ago, DvdRiet said:

 

Wow! Wow! Wow! That is an absolutely spectacular looking pen! Congrats on the 'big birthday'!

Thank you : ) I cannot wait to see and use this pen~ definitely will share more detail pictures. As for "big" birthday, let's just leave it at "congrats" XDDD 

[A Smug Dill]

A modern Tibaldi Modello 60, which thankfully is a cartridge/converter-filled model.

 

I passed on the opportunity to get a new (gold-trimmed) Platinum #3776 Century with EF nib at a reasonably good price, though, because I bought one (in a different colour) more than six months ago, and still haven't inked it up yet!

[essayfaire]

1 hour ago, A Smug Dill said:

I passed on the opportunity to get a new (gold-trimmed) Platinum #3776 Century with EF nib at a reasonably good price, though, because I bought one (in a different colour) more than six months ago, and still haven't inked it up yet!

What is this new found restraint?

[Gloucesterman]

14 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

I am so happy for you!

Thank you.

Do you know the best part of your message?

That you are here (and doing better) to send it!

🙏😃🙏

[Tashi_Tsering]

I’ve bought tiny Waterman’s Ideal 52 1/2 V (1923-26) in wood grain.

My precious!

[Karmachanic]

Sailor KOP.  Would have preferred a ProGear KOP, but the price was irresistible.

[ParramattaPaul]

1 hour ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

I’ve bought tiny Waterman’s Ideal 52 1/2 V (1923-26) in wood grain.

My precious!

That is a beautiful pen.

 

[A Smug Dill]

7 hours ago, essayfaire said:

What is this new found restraint?

 

It's also known as boredom.

[miwishi63]

Do nibs count? I just received a three pack of Jinhao EF nibs from China that arrived two weeks after I ordered them!