What Pen Did You Get Today?

[Life2PointOh]

A sweet, sweet Namiki Custom 74 Demonstrator with an interesting plunger type of fill system (does anyone know the proper name for this plunger thing?) from World Lux Pens here in Seattle!

[Life2PointOh]

Oh, that is beautiful! Use it well...

 

I couldn't help it, I went back to Bill Riepl's sale and bought another Visconti, this time an Opera Club set in Typhoon Blue.

When does the addiction end?

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/sexauerw/ViscontiOperaClubSetTyphoonBlue.jpg

[giovanna]

MB Meisterstuck 75th anniversary FP - for me

Visconti midi RB - gift for someone

[Shangas]

1901 Conklin Crescent-Filler, which I resacced myself.

[Pink Ink]

Yesterday:

 

1) Someone gave me a Levenger True Writer Demonstrator in pink. Pink demonstrator! I'm in heaven.

 

2) I bought a $2 Schaeffer. It's a got a clear barrel and this will be my experiment-without-remorse pen. In particular, I want to experiment with methods of trying to convert pens into eye-droppers.

[DanF]

A co-worker was admiring one of the pens I had recently made, and we got to talking a bit about fountain pens. Tonight, she gave me a Parker Big Red Duofold, that used to belong to her grandfather. I believe it is plastic rather than hard rubber, and it has a 46 on the barrel, so I'm assuming it was made in 1946. It is rather worse for wear, with a small chip out the cap lip, and it appears the nib has been severely mashed against the inside top of the cap, as the cap will not screw on with the section in place, but will with the section removed. Someone must have reseated the nib improperly, then torqued the cap on. I think it might be possible to straighten out the nib, but it will probably be a job for a pro. I don't mind making modest adjustments, but this will likely require a nib anvil. On the bright side, is seems a fairly flexible nib, so should be fun if it can be rehabbed. Here is a pic of the nib:

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/T-Caster/P1020122.jpg

 

Dan

Edited October 27, 2008 by DanF

[richardandtracy]

A 1910-1920's Onoto BHR pen with a seized plunger and minimal barrel oxidation. I have hopes that it'll be a good pen after restoration.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

 

[diplomat]

Got my first Montegrappa: a NeroUno by a fellow FPN member. Thanks btw!

Not inked yet.

 

Ciao,

[rroossinck]

Not today, but this past Thursday...

 

• Waterman 52 - flexy fine stub
• Yankee Non-Breakable - Waterman's #4 Manifold F/M
• Miller's Guaranteed - Edelstahl oblique stub
• Wahl tulip clip - XXF needlepoint
• Morton flat top - flexy fat stub
• Esterbrook J - 2668

 

And on Saturday, I picked up (and restored this morning) a Wahl Oxford pen/pencil set with a nice #3 flexible F/M!

[Solomander]

MB 100th Anniversary FP and Faulkner FP. Bought them about 6 weeks ago at the Holt's sale, but they just got back from Hamburg after having nib exchanges.

 

Joel

[sdcurnow]

Found a small green Aiken-Lambert "Capitol Cabinet" (4 1/8" capped). Nice flexi medium nib. It goes out for a sac soon.

[CarolinaWriter]

The mailman brought me two goodies today

 

A blue Pilot Custom 98 from a fellow FPN member (thanks Deidre)

A pastel pink Esterbook from eBay - pretty!!!

 

 

[Pink Ink]

Almost two months ago, I ordered the Daks Simpson Slim (red XF) and Pilot Penmanship (clear XF). Today, they finally arrived, squee! So far, I've spent the evening playing with the Simpson Slim:

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2979343129_781ddc8cb9.jpg

Edited October 28, 2008 by Pink Ink

[Skallagrim]

A beautiful, black, Pelikan M600, fine nib, arrived this morning while I was off having root canal. My wife, who just happened to have the day off, signed for it. It lay in its package on the kitchen table when I returned, my mouth nummer than numb.

 

"A Pen? From Singapore? Hmm?" she asked.

 

"Ahh, yeth. Did that come?"

 

Anyway, the M600 is now filled with MB Racing Green and fitted with a customised Binder stub.

[succubus]

BCHR Eclipse ringtop with a flexy medium Warranted nib

 

My first ringtop!

 

 

[Silvermink]

I got three Chinese pens today - a marble Huashilai, a black Jinhao Bursar Cayman Mouth, and a Jinhao Long March. The Huashilai is a little skippy and dry, but the Jinhaos are good. Think I'm going to carry the Long March for a while.

[Pippin60]

OMAS Emotica, fine point.

[matthewst1]

Woo! Today I got a Waterman Expert II in 'Urban Silver' with a medium nib, and a Lamy 2000 EF; both gifts. (Birthday). Still haven't recieved my Parker 51 I ordered a while ago, but it should be here soon!

 

 

[Beechwood]

A Black 1950 Duofold, writes like it has honey for ink

[JHolmes302]

My comet red waterman Hemisphere fine point came in the mail today