What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

Tuesday at 03:08 PM

An Amazon seller, Erofa, from who I have purchased a fair number of pens over the years, had these 619 Jinhao pens, Lamy Safari type, in a 5 pack for a mere £10 - it would be rude to ignore such an offer!

They arrived today and I mixed up the colour pats just for fun. All have EF nibs.

Tuesday at 05:43 PM

On 9/20/2024 at 6:22 PM, OCArt said:

A lovely little Geha 760 came in the mail today in the less common pearly grey striation color. Nice 14K 585 nib, a "fine" with the clever "reserve tank" feature-- you use the cap lip to push up a small switch that then gives enough ink for a few more pages. These little pens have a soft nib that's just flexible enough for my tastes and are a joy to write with. They are small by today's standards-- 125mm capped and 150mm posted -- but fit well in my large hands and have great balance.

An excellent pickup. So reminiscent of the Pelikans of that era but enough variation to interest the eye. I like the reserve tank!

Tuesday at 05:51 PM

One of the rare times I saw an Instagram post about a model release and I jumped as soon as I saw/read it. I caught it late in the day it was posted and by the time I ordered there were only XF nibs left, but fortunately this one is very smooth and I won't swap nibs as I initially thought I might. I own around a dozen Leonardos now, but this was right down the middle of my 'earth tones' aesthetic, such that I had to get it.

Leonardo Momento Zero in a Mazzucchelli cellulose acetate, a run of 77 pens for Pen Boutique (who were very nice to deal with, my first purchase from them).

Tuesday at 07:35 PM

Yesterday, I ordered a Peliakan Copper Rose 200 in EF that is with the double ball that is actually a F, from my B&M.

He is not doing well as he had before Convid, in he no longer has 200's in stock... or not the LE's.

He has a big shop on a 'big' street, so has to make more than someone with a two car garage, and one car. I could have gotten it cheaper, but I want his shop to be there for me.

2024-12-18T00:13:21Z

9 hours ago, Stompie said:

An Amazon seller, Erofa, from who I have purchased a fair number of pens over the years, had these 619 Jinhao pens, Lamy Safari type, in a 5 pack for a mere £10 - it would be rude to ignore such an offer!

They arrived today and I mixed up the colour pats just for fun. All have EF nibs.

For more fun, here’s a challenge. Mix them up in three colors each!

2024-12-18T00:14:07Z

6 hours ago, JonSzanto said:

One of the rare times I saw an Instagram post about a model release and I jumped as soon as I saw/read it. I caught it late in the day it was posted and by the time I ordered there were only XF nibs left, but fortunately this one is very smooth and I won't swap nibs as I initially thought I might. I own around a dozen Leonardos now, but this was right down the middle of my 'earth tones' aesthetic, such that I had to get it.

Leonardo Momento Zero in a Mazzucchelli cellulose acetate, a run of 77 pens for Pen Boutique (who were very nice to deal with, my first purchase from them).

I love how some parts of your pen glow.