What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[PithyProlix]

3 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

the code on the bottom of the feed says "65" which I think means "fine"

 

Yes, 65 = F.

 

If it has flat, instead of 'dished', tassies, those are the earlier production ones. Metal section threads are the earliest production and considered very collectable. 

 

Awesome find!

 

1 hour ago, awa54 said:

I picked up an all stainless "octanium" nibbed USA made Parker 75 and a two-tone cartridge fill 2nd gen Parker 61 Flighter from a favorite Ebay seller last week.

 

The c/c fill 61 is actually the 3rd version. The 1st version is longer and has a very thin ring between the section & barrel. (I collect this version - though not as intently as other pens.) The 2nd version is the same length as the 3rd and has the same ring as the 3rd.

 

Yeah, probably the main reason I have hesitant about the 61 is the section shrinkage issue. 

 

Congrats!

 

Except for a small handful of metal finishes, I'm mostly interested in lacquered P75s and have been trying to sell of some metal finish versions. Th P75 was probably the most popular fountain pen ever in Thailand and we see a lot of them, but not many lacquered ones, unfortunately.

[OCArt]

I just won an auction for a lovely ca 1969 Montblanc 84. Can't wait for it to arrive!

 

[Penguincollector]

Ooh, that’s a pretty one, @OCArt! 

[OCArt]

@PenguincollectorProtoPens (not who I bought it from) says this about the 84:

"This pen when launched was nearly twice the price of the current 149 model and far more expensive then the 142, 144, 146 and all 3xx and 2xx modes. The pen was designed by the famous BMW car designer Albrecht Graf Goertz who was hired by Montblanc to design the XX series. These pens are what defined the the modern pen styles, and are still one of the best destined pens in the world. This pen is one of the best build quality pen all time, as you can see from the catalog picture, Montblanc was offering a life time warranty. The pen has the most complex build with more then 20 parts. The pen is made out metal base and finished with thick 14K gold fill, extremely high shine and gloss and extremely heavy. The nib is stunning 18K 750 solid gold and bigger compared to the other nibs of this line, 18K - marked "14"- 750" engraving in the middle of the nib. The nib is EF, very precise very sharp but flexible. This nib will produce some of the most amazing writing, with thin and tick lines on every stroke. The pen also features a beautiful see-through yellow over blue ink window. Besides this, the front grip section is semi-transparent, very dark grey color. This gives the pen some unique deep mirror look instead of simply black plastic. Montblanc signature stars on both cap and turning knob. The pen has a perfect grip, and due to its weight has a perfect balance and feel, it glides over the paper effortlessly. Slip on/off cap for faster deployment. The piston had been serviced and is perfectly smooth, with its original silicone cork, and takes up very good amount of ink. The pen is in excellent condition. There is some minor gold ware-off on the cap, but barely visible. There is also one small depression where the clip touches the cap, this is very common on these pens, and its also barely visible and non-compromising what so ever. If you want to own a true piece of history, one of the most beautiful and rarest pens, a pen that can outperform anything with a style, this is that pen."

 

Wow, twice the price of the 149!  That's surprising to me.

[awa54]

1 hour ago, PithyProlix said:

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Except for a small handful of metal finishes, I'm mostly interested in lacquered P75s and have been trying to sell of some metal finish versions. Th P75 was probably the most popular fountain pen ever in Thailand and we see a lot of them, but not many lacquered ones, unfortunately.

 

 

I own a French made "thuya" lacquer pen, not sure if it's a last gasp 75, or the extremely similar named model that allegedly followed... I bought it new at a Staples in the early 90s, for under $50.

That finish shows up quite frequently in auctions, so it must have been one of the most common variants. Mine still finds its way into the rotation occasionally.

 

Ahh, now that I look more closely, I see that the entire 3rd gen of the 61 is defined by CC filling, I had somehow thought they overlapped with the capillary filler.

[Misfit]

8 hours ago, AmandaW said:

I'm getting a Dark Brown Lamy Studio with an EF nib. Wasn't even on my radar. Long forgotten, even though I liked it when released as a SE / LE a few years ago. Black Friday thing...

I have that pen. I hope you enjoy yours when it arrives.