Adding To The Flock

[carola]

The most recent addition to my personal Pelikan breeding program:

Pelikan 101N Lizard from (probably) 1938.

There is the old 4 chicks logo on the box and the inkwell, but on the pen´s cap there seems to be a post 1937 two chicks logo (very hard to see because of the pattern).

[mizgeorge]

Oh my!! That's just SO pretty. 

 

Love the presentation box and bottle too!

[carola]

3 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Oh my!! That's just SO pretty. 

 

Love the presentation box and bottle too!

Thank you!

Yes, me too. Even the lock of that box still snaps shut. 😍

[Bikerchick]

38 minutes ago, carola said:

The most recent addition to my personal Pelikan breeding program:

Pelikan 101N Lizard from (probably) 1938.

There is the old 4 chicks logo on the box and the inkwell, but on the pen´s cap there seems to be a post 1937 two chicks logo (very hard to see because of the pattern).

So you finally got that coveted lizard, huh? Congratulation, Carola. I know you must be ecstatic. 😊
(and if you're not, I'm vicariously chuffed to bits) 
She's a beauty! That box makes it extra special. 

[carola]

4 minutes ago, Bikerchick said:

So you finally got that coveted lizard, huh? Congratulation, Carola. I know you must be ecstatic. 😊
(and if you're not, I'm vicariously chuffed to bits) 
She's a beauty! That box makes it extra special. 

I am pretty ecstatic - although (or because) this Lizard is just one of three pens I got yesterday and I hardly know with which pen to start toying around. 🙈😂 (For the full story, please go over to the "impulsive acquisition" thread.)

[Hans01]

Wow, what a beauty

[mana]

49 minutes ago, carola said:

The most recent addition to my personal Pelikan breeding program:

Pelikan 101N Lizard from (probably) 1938.

There is the old 4 chicks logo on the box and the inkwell, but on the pen´s cap there seems to be a post 1937 two chicks logo (very hard to see because of the pattern).

Yowzah! 😳 Those are like in mint condition! Wow! Congrats! Straight up grail pen material there, even seasoned collectors might say so.

[carola]

2 minutes ago, Hans01 said:

Wow, what a beauty

 

1 minute ago, mana said:

Yowzah! 😳 Those are like in mint condition! Wow! Congrats! Straight up grail pen material there, even seasoned collectors might say so.

 

Thank you, guys!

[readytotalk]

54 minutes ago, carola said:

Pelikan 101N Lizard from (probably) 1938.

My congratulations, @carola! Your pen is just really amazing, no doubt! I wonder where it was kept for so many years...    

[carola]

6 minutes ago, readytotalk said:

My congratulations, @carola! Your pen is just really amazing, no doubt! I wonder where it was kept for so many years...    

 

Thank you.

Unfortunately, I don´t know as it came in to my favourite pen repair guy from a guy dealing with antiques. I suppose the dealer got hold of it when buying a lot at an estate sale somewhere here in Austria.

Obviously the pen was carefully used and handled with a lot of love for decades. Seeing the condition and the fact that everything is still there, it might have been the same person all along. I would have liked to say thank you for keeping the pen in a state like that and now handing it over to me.

[readytotalk]

2 minutes ago, carola said:

 

Thank you.

Unfortunately, I don´t know as it came in to my favourite pen repair guy from a guy dealing with antiques. I suppose the dealer got hold of it when buying a lot at an estate sale somewhere here in Austria.

Obviously the pen was carefully used and handled with a lot of love for decades. Seeing the condition and the fact that everything is still there, it might have been the same person all along. I would have liked to say thank you for keeping the pen in a state like that and now handing it over to me.

Even if the story of this pen is not known for certain, it is still beautiful)

[N1003U]

1 hour ago, carola said:

The most recent addition to my personal Pelikan breeding program:

Pelikan 101N Lizard from (probably) 1938.

There is the old 4 chicks logo on the box and the inkwell, but on the pen´s cap there seems to be a post 1937 two chicks logo (very hard to see because of the pattern).

Very nice pen! Enjoy!

[carola]

1 hour ago, N1003U said:

Very nice pen! Enjoy!

I will. Thank you.

[DilettanteG]

Gorgeous!

[daenghafez]

Congratulations on the rare acquisition. Great lizard pen set with an inkwell travel!

[N1003U]

I must confess, I never really understood the fascination with tortoise finishes.

Until now. I get it.

My accumulation of pens is, in general, somewhat light on red, so this set is a bright addition to the palette of pen colors I own.

 

[brokenclay]

Just now, N1003U said:

I must confess, I never really understood the fascination with tortoise finishes.

Until now. I get it.

My accumulation of pens is, in general, somewhat light on red, so this set is a bright addition to the palette of pen colors I own.

 

 

Ooh, so pretty!

[Uncial]

The redy torty is such a great looking pen. I only wish they also made it as an m800.

[N1003U]

Just now, Uncial said:

The redy torty is such a great looking pen. I only wish they also made it as an m800.

Indeed. There are a couple of M80x LEs I would like to see as an M60x as well (the Burnt Orange comes to mind).😃

 

I suppose there is always hope for the future…

[carola]

Got to see an M205 Petrol Marbled at the pen and paper store today - it wanted desperately to come home with me. So I took it. 🤷‍♀️