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A couple of the results of this weekend's pen show. The Waterman is somewhat oxidized (not shiny black), but the nib is fantastic and the price was quite good for these days.

 

the Vacuumatic was one I've had for a while but it needed new insides. Great repair.

 

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“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

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Tonight's doodles with a Guider Ebonite pen fitted with a #4 Mabie Todd dip pen nib and Akkerman Hopjesbruin ink.

 

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A couple of the results of this weekend's pen show. The Waterman is somewhat oxidized (not shiny black), but the nib is fantastic and the price was quite good for these days.

 

the Vacuumatic was one I've had for a while but it needed new insides. Great repair.

 

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I've very much admired your writing in evolution, Andrew. And perhaps next time you go to a show you can be my agent in the never satisfied hunt for a fine flexible nib. [Only joking. I know the US sellers would be horrified at the thought of one of their pens coming here! :) ]

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Beautiful old Mabie Todd pen and very nice writing, eliweisz!

 

 

Loving your script.

 

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Gerd and Houston, thanks a lot!

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Today is fancy pen fill-up day.

 

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Here's the full haul from my pen show weekend. Pretty pitiful by some standards, but my biggest yet.

 

I'm starting to question the Vacumatic stub. It's a great pen and a beautiful stub, but quite broad, it's almost perfectly a 1.1 mm stub. (1.18mm on my micrometer) I'm moving away from the big stubs as I get more used to the very fine lines of dip pens. Maybe some day I can bring myself to part with the couple that I have, but I'm not quite ready.

 

The grey/silver one is soooo smoooth! And the of course the Waterman. The chasing is rather faded, especially on the body, but it is one of the earlier New York marked nibs (I know so little about Waterman dating) and it's so wonderfully smooth and flexible and not as wide in its thin lines as many of the other flexible pens I tried at the show.

 

And EoC, I've never once met a dealer who had a problem selling to someone overseas as long as they paid the money and took the chances of it getting lost. The last item seems to be the only difficulty with sending pens overseas. And the shipping is rediculous still to ship overseas. I've sent a few packets of nibs to various not-close places (Japan, Australia) and it can get expensive quickly, especially if the letter needs to be hand-postmarked (like sending a pen or dip pen holder).

 

Anyway, a poor image of my beauties.

 

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“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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I think it is awesome.

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The pen in rotation today is Wality 69 EB (Teal Blue Ripple Ebonite) with custom ground fine Italic Nib. Wality 69 EB is ebonite iteration of the Wality 69 series and I have already reviewed the Acrylic model, Wality 69A. Currently it is inked with Camlin Permanent Black.



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Here's the full haul from my pen show weekend. Pretty pitiful by some standards, but my biggest yet.

 

I'm starting to question the Vacumatic stub. It's a great pen and a beautiful stub, but quite broad, it's almost perfectly a 1.1 mm stub. (1.18mm on my micrometer) I'm moving away from the big stubs as I get more used to the very fine lines of dip pens. Maybe some day I can bring myself to part with the couple that I have, but I'm not quite ready.

 

 

AAAndrew, if you would like to remove the discomfort and insecurity of questions from your life, you can just send the vacumatic stub to me. I'm happy to help out any time.

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Ergative is on the right track AAAndrew, many would gladly step forward to help you out... ;)

 

Vaibhav, very nice pen and writing sample. I always enjoy the thoughts you share with us.

 

uemuraw - that's a very nice set! How's the realo working out for you?

 

TheInkluminati - gorgeous bird, writing and choice of ink!

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Oh, gosh! You all are so supportive and helpful. Such sacrifice! I'm touched! :lticaptd:

 

I wouldn't want to burden you with such a heavy load. I'll bear the suffering just a bit longer. :lol:

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Here you go:

 

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Fountain pen novice. I am aquiring pens at a frightening pace, I am afraid it might be an addiction... I see I am not alone here on FPN! Latest acquisitions - Platinum 3776 Kumpoo with Diamine Eau de Nil, Opus 88 Koloro inked with Diamine November Rain, Franklin-Christoph Model Pocket 66 prototype inked with Franklin-Christoph Honeycomb.

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Vaibhav, very nice pen and writing sample. I always enjoy the thoughts you share with us.

 

Thank you

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And EoC, I've never once met a dealer who had a problem selling to someone overseas as long as they paid the money and took the chances of it getting lost. The last item seems to be the only difficulty with sending pens overseas. And the shipping is rediculous still to ship overseas. I've sent a few packets of nibs to various not-close places (Japan, Australia) and it can get expensive quickly, especially if the letter needs to be hand-postmarked (like sending a pen or dip pen holder).

 

From personal observation over the last year? The rule seems to be to ask for at least $300 or there's no deal, irrespective of the quality of the pen. It would be interesting to know what you paid for yours in person (back channel if you would like to do so privately). There's one guy on eBay who is selling a seriously faded 52 and has described it as "collector grade" :lticaptd:

 

But I digress. Lovely pens and writing there!

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I paid $120. There was another that was almost as nice, an Aiken Lambert made by Waterman, that was going for $110. These prices are way more than what these were going for 5 years ago, but way less than what you find online, and I could try them out and make sure there are no cracks, stresses or oversprung nibs. That is the advantage of a show, and why I'm grateful that I live where I do.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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And this perhaps helps you, or anyone else here, to understand the numbing frustration that is felt by those of us over here, sans shows and sans anything resembling a helping hand.

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