What Pen Did You Get Today?

[br549]

Just received a dark amber colored celluloid Morisman plunger fill FB from Ebay today. It needs restoration of course since the plunger washer is completely gone, but suprisingly, it still draws some water when I cycle the plunger.

 

edit: I forgot to mention that I picked up a working Waterman Taperite from a local antique shop a couple of months ago.

edit2: corrected spelling

Edited November 7, 2010 by br549

[supenguin]

I picked up a Clear Waterman Phileas Demonstrator with a fine nib at the Ohio Pen Show today. I don't know for sure if it is brand new or not, but it was in immaculate shape and came with the original box and everything. It was only $20. Previously the cheapest price I've seen on this type of pen is $25, so this was a good deal.

 

It was the first Waterman pen I've ever had and I'm very impressed with how well it works for a $20 pen. I wish I could remember the name of the guy I bought it from so I could say "Thanks!"

[tt32003]

Finally got a NOS pre 90 MB 146 with monotone nib.

[Fuddlestack]

Bexley 10th anniversary Yellow Swirl overstock. Haven't inked it yet.

 

Heh. Handed it along with a Jinhao orange swirl to an FP neophyte and asked him to pick out the cheap one. He held up the Bexley. Gulp. Not to worry - I can see the differences.

 

Also received (last week) the aforesaid Jinhao, an OHTO and a Pilot Crystal Demo from Murfie. That's me for a month at least, now. Unless of course...

[jniforat]

noodler's pen

[TMac]

A Burgundy Rosetta Magellan with a fine nib. Inked with Diamine Syrah.

[bassopotamus]

Pelikan M200 with Binder .9 cursive italic, Noodler's ebonite.

[fungm]

A blue Lamy Safari with a medium nib, e-bay.

 

A grey Dantrio from Kevin

[Gojira]

Pelikan M205 DUO Highlighter with a BB nib.

 

My eyes...MY EYES!!!

[qwerty1616]

Lamy Safari Red! :clap1:

[Halden]

A hand turned cocobolo pen from a co-worker.

[antleredguy]

A beautiful TWSBI! I filled it with BSB it writes and looks amazing!

[Malcy]

A black Sheaffer Imperial VIII which has a GF cap and is a great companion for my similar but fatter Legacy I.

[freewheelingvagabond]

My Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen has just arrived!

Yippie!!!!!!!!

[Bo Bo Olson]

Geha 790 14 K semi-flex OEF, from @1960.

A 15 degree cut, on the oblique.

 

It allows me to write regular with the slightest tad of tooth...or the level just under tooth...I'm not too up on tooth.

Or smoother oblique.

I'd not expected that.

I get two very slightly different patterns. I get more pattern variations with my OB's of course; larger sweet spot. My OM and OF's are 30 degree cuts so they have to be held obliquely.

 

Using Waterman Blue Black, a shading ink, I was very surprised that writing large gave me a very nice shaded script.

I was of course able to write 'normal' and tiny also...and got some shading. But the shading in large writing is better; the line is classic refined.....well for my scribbling.

 

Every time I turn around I learn something new.

 

This is the second black and gold 790 I have, the other has a 14K KM nib. K=kugal/ball, a very nice wet writing semi-flex. (5th/6th best nib)

I don't know where to place this new OEF, but now that I've seen how it writes large, it will find a place. It will be fun running it through my shading inks.

It may be I'm swimming against the current by using an EF to write large, but shading inks dance when they want too.

 

The pen is @ the size of a Pelikan 400.

 

An OEF nib appears to be rare, in the pen cost €15-10 over normal for a 790.

 

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm300/BoBoOlson/B6FmHUwBWkKGrHqEOKiMEyVVGG6IBMwIK6RCg_12.jpg

 

 

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm300/BoBoOlson/B6FmJVwB2kKGrHqEOKm4EyyFEhzKZBMwIPTRw_12.jpg

[staypuft02]

a myu 701 with a fine nib now inked with noodler's ottoman rose. am still trying to decide whether to carry such a small pen around with me at work (and risk loosing it or having fall out of a pocket), or just keep it at home for home use. but it's to pretty to keep cloistered at home!! hmmm.....

[ThirdeYe]

Got my 2nd Pilot 78G, green barrel & medium nib. Inked with Waterman Florida Blue.

[Garoh]

I got a Marlen Odyseus - fine nib

[willhopkins]

A Reform 1745 arrived from eBay today. Just finishing cleaning it now, and then I'll ink it with Noodler's black.

[JayLo]

P51 Burgundy! M to B nib and gorgeous!