What Pen Did You Get Today?

[jameswatts]

A Waterford Kilberry Edge fountain pen and rollerball set.

[TarpAsAShack]

A stainless Sailor Chalana from my wife. Tiny pen, won't hold much ink, but writes great and has a huge cool factor.

[troglokev]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6i72PsR0Y50/SzTSBPiI4FI/AAAAAAAAAQU/WB9TewJWRkM/s720/IMG_0364.JPG

This is the kind of thing we need the droolies for!

 

 

:puddle: :puddle: :puddle: :puddle: :puddle:

[Malcy]

A sheaffer Imperial II FP in blue.

 

It writes ok, with a very fine line. The sac looks fine and the pen fills if it is squeezed but I can't get the touchdown mechanism to work.

 

Edit - I know why the touchdown mech doesn't work. There is a longitudinal crack in the barrel at the plunger end which stops any pressure build up. :-(

Edited December 25, 2009 by Malcy

[ZeissIkon]

A sheaffer Imperial II FP in blue.

 

It writes ok, with a very fine line. The sac looks fine and the pen fills if it is squeezed but I can't get the touchdown mechanism to work.

 

It probably needs a new TD O-ring. Not hard to find or expensive, though I've heard some folks cuss about getting the old one out and the new one in (I suspect those folks don't have prior experience with interior O-rings located inside a bore -- there are tricks to working with them).

[Thornton]

I got a blue Visconti Wall Street LE and a Stipula Model T. Two very nice gifts from my parents that will further expand my Italian pen collection.

[French]

"King of Celluloid" pen that I won on ebay auction for a fair price. My wife and I decided we would have the kids give me this as their Christmas present to dad, because they like to give me pens, and, the out of pocket was within their budget as this pen was partially funded by another pen I sold

 

French

[PAKMAN]

For Christmas I recieved from my Wife a Sheaffer pen and pencil set in original box. Carmine Red Sheaffer White Dot Balance lever fill with very wide cap bands. Simply Beautiful!

[berfles]

My first semi decent fountain pen, a Sheaffer Agio.

 

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4215396078_fee965bb87_o.jpg

[Shangas]

According to a receipt on my desk, which reads "Spellbox", which is a shop selling all kinds of neat, fancy occult things like candles and incense and stuff for meditation, etc...I purchased a set of "Ritual tools" (their words, not mine), for $38.40.

 

Said set of Ritual Tools consisting of a Venetian glass dip pen and a bottle of blue ink, so well-sealed with wax, it took me ten minutes to get the damn thing open!

 

This is my first ever glass dip pen, and I must say -- it's quite an experience. A pleasant one, mind. It's taking a bit of practice to use it properly -- I'm used to metal dip pens, but so far, this pen has not failed to deliver on writing comfort and smoothness.

 

The pen shaft is a bright, cobalt blue, and the nib is clear glass.

Edited December 26, 2009 by Shangas

[Mrsal]

yesterday, i got a visconti opera with the matching inkwell from my mom

[br549]

A Lanbitou model 321 with a hooded fine nib. Not a bad writer so far.

[anerien]

A Parker Sonnet in black lacquer with a fine nib.

[Ada]

A lovely Christmas gift -- a Waterman Perspective. I am delighted.

[Malcy]

A Pilot V Pen spotted while in Rymans stationers.

 

I'll try a refill when it runs out. Unfortunately the body is mostly white with a ink window unlike the totally transparent version that seems to be the norm.

[georges zaslavsky]

my first generation stip eritruria ambra

[blopplop]

my first generation stip eritruria ambra

 

I'm jealous, George. That's my current grail pen.

 

Dave

[Silvermink]

I got my Pelikan M1050's replacement nib and a purple Wality 71JT in the mail today.

[Doug Add]

This Pilot Custom Maple Craft. I finally have a nice wood fountain pen, and as expected from a Pilot, it is a great writer.

[BobR]

Yesterday I received my Violet Lamy Studio that I bought on impulse (but I've wanted a gold nib Lamy for a while). So far, I'm very happy--the extra fine nib isn't too fine, and it's not at all rigid. It's also quite a wet writer.