West Coast Canada

[Robroydude]

Just dropping a note to say hi, I used to own a fair number of fountain pens that unfortunately got lost in a move to my current home a couple of years ago.

I've been reading the forum and am finding quite a few interesting stories.

I joined as i have a questions about a couple of pens my nephew in-law found among his dads belongings (from 60's to 70's) but ill ask about those in the proper spot.

Rob

[Carrau]

Welcome aboard, from Charleston, SC.

Mike

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

[mitto]

Greetings and welcome to FPN.

[fjoly79]

Welcome to FPN Rob!

Francois

[PenChalet]

Welcome to the Fountain Pen Network! We're glad to have you with us!

[Wahl]

Hi Rob

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[PAKMAN]

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

[Chrissy]

Hello Rob and welcome to FPN.

[Sasha Royale]

Welcome, Rob !

 

As I cherish my father's fountain pen, you nephew-in-law might value his father's heirloom pens. I am sure the membership will give as much help as possible. It would be wonderful, if you and he could restore to service some things that are valuable to the family.

 

What do you currently use for daily writing ?

[CharlieAndrews]

Hello! +1 to Sasha's question

[Robroydude]

Thanks for the welcome everybody

 

Well as i mention above i lost a few pens when i moved, 6 altogether, none cheap but some with sentimental value so that was hard. I still have two from then though, my dad's that i don't use much anymore, it's a Shaffer grande connoisseur tortoiseshell laque (did i spell that right?) with a bit wider steel nib and it has a bit firmer feeling to write with.

The one I use more is a Tombow Object pen made in Japan that has a finer steel nib with an iridium tip. It has a bit smoother feel and a heavier weight which i like.

My writing is mainly journaling but it's also very nice to even take notes with.

 

Of the pens belonging to my nephew-in-laws dad the info I've found through the help of this forum is the first one is a first-generation Montblanc Noblesse, a solid-performing mid-tier pens that MB sold roughly 1975 to 1979. It's a slimline metal version with 14k nib and the white snowcap on the ends which i'm told puts it at a premium.

It was stored for 15+ years but was cleaned well before being put away, borrowed some ink and the plunger still works fine, it writes beautifully and has a nice feel.

This of course has large sentimental value and though he is not much for using a fountain pen he'd like to keep it in the family and so is allowing me to use it, its easily the nicest writing of any of the above mentioned pens so far.

But I did get him and his wife (my niece) to use it the day before yesterday (soon after we found it) to fill out and sign the papers for a new home they are buying with their children. I'm just the crazy/goofy? uncle that hangs around and helps them out looking after the kids and now new upcoming home etc.

The other pen is a Waterman's that is in a bit rougher shape (some plastic chipped under the nib), it has a bladder filler that also still works and it seems to write ok but has a scratchy feel to it on the paper. Ill be investigating it more through this forum, have just been tied up packing for move to new house, this is how we first came across these pens of course.

 

Rob C

[OCArt]

Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego.

[ralfstc]

Wow, you must be close to me. Welcome, eh.

 

R.

[Robroydude]

Wow, you must be close to me. Welcome, eh.

 

R.

Salt Spring island, so just a ferry hop away.

[Henricum_Tropen]

Hello Rob and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

In 1984 a German friend gave me a set of 3 (fountain pen; propelling pencil and ballpoint - all with the snowflake on the caps) Noblesse Mont Blanc pens in a presentation box. This was the start of my pen collection. It wasn't until 1989 that I could afford the next 'upgrade', a Mont Blanc 146, followed by a 149 and then the first of the "Writers Edition" limited editions.