What Pens Are You Using Today 2020

[Freddy]

Clockwise:

Meteore Gold Cap Black Barrel Accordion Fill

TWSBI Diamond 540 PIF

Columbus Safety

Bexley Equipoise Black White Rings

 

Fred

I know a little pussy Her coat is silver gray

She lives down in the meadow Not very far away.

 

Though she is a pussy She'll never be a cat.

She is a pussy willow.

Now what do you think of that!

[Freddy]

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I say what's the big idea chasing my worm

 

You're a cat ... son ...Cats don't eat worms

 

Your takin' food right outta my mouth

 

Foghorn Leghorn

Edited September 16, 2020 by Freddy

[como]

Thank you for your kind words. Here you see the American style Waterman safety (1920s) vs. German style Goldfink safety pen from 1930s. Notice the larger turning knob and the knurled part for disassembly for the German pen compared to the very different and distinct American design. The Goldfink often had a bit of playfulness in their pen design, like this facetted cap finial with a little bit of color, a little detail compared to the common classic serious looking German design. I like both!

 

Now, that's something special.

 

 

+1 to that. That Waterman Safety is drop dead gorgeous!

 

For me, today, it's been: the Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pop Herringbone/Grey (calligraphy/stub nib) -- KWZI (standard) Turquoise; the Dark Lilac Safari (F nib) -- Diamine Guitar Series Pelham Blue; and the Grey Pilot Decimo (F nib) -- Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[max dog]

An elegant little dark red Parker Sonnet F with PR Arabian Rose.

[Estycollector]

Today will be a repeat except for the late '40's Sheaffer Crest.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Vibrant Pink Lamy al-Star, 1.1 stub nib, with diluted Robert Oster Carbon Fire; and the Red Cross Solo, F nib, with Ferris wheel Press Tanzanite Sky.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ENewton]

Today only my Kaweco Sport fine, with Birmingham Waterfront Dusk.

 

I still do not know what to make of how the pen is suddenly behaving: a nib I have always considered particularly dry is now producing extremely fat, wet lines. I have used Birmingham inks in the pen before, with the goal of making it write a little more smoothly, but I certainly would have remembered a phenomenon like what I am seeing.

 

When I exhaust the current fill, I will try a drier ink.

[Freddy]

Keepin' others company:

Parker Pens

Duofold International Godron C/C

Vacumatic 1930's

Burgundy Pearl,Silver Pearl,Golden Pearl

Diamond Point LF

They're Filled with the Blues.......

 

Fred

"If you don't teach them to read, you can fool them whenever you like...."

~ Max Headroom Or howabout....

Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you....

Alex his name starts with G....................................

[NumberSix]

Giving my vintage Parkers some love today, to keep the ink well flowing.

 

• Parker 51 Special (M) - Lamy Black
• Parker 21 (F) - Pelikan Edelstein Onyx
• Parker 41 (F) - Aurora Blue

 

Just inked up the 41. Previously, I'd run some Lamy Blue in it. Worked fine, but the nib is as close to EF as any of my Parkers in the 51/41/21 family, so I wanted something a little wetter. Initial tests are looking good with the Aurora.

[Helen350]

Pilot Lucina (Yellow) - B. nib. Ink: Diamine Sargasso Sea

Nussbaum Phoenix (Winter White) - M. nib. Ink: Thornton's Oxblood

 

[Inkyways]

Thank you for your kind words. Here you see the American style Waterman safety (1920s) vs. German style Goldfink safety pen from 1930s. Notice the larger turning knob and the knurled part for disassembly for the German pen compared to the very different and distinct American design. The Goldfink often had a bit of playfulness in their pen design, like this facetted cap finial with a little bit of color, a little detail compared to the common classic serious looking German design. I like both!

 

 

 

 

Amazing two pens!!!

They are Gorgeous Pens !!

[como]

Thank you for your kind words.

 

Amazing two pens!!!

They are Gorgeous Pens !!

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been:

1) Dark Lilac Lamy Safari, F nib -- finishing up a fill of Diamine Guitar Series Pelham Blue Burst (I REALLY need to get a full bottle of this!).

2) Grey Pilot Decimo, F nib -- Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa.

3) Silver Pearl Parker Vacumatic Major, F nib -- vintage Quink Microfilm Black.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Helen350]

Pilot Lucina - B. Nib Ink: Diamine Sargasso Sea

Jinhao 100 Centennial - M. nib. Ink: Sheaffer Absolute Brown

Crocodile 377 - F/M. nib. Ink: Diamine Syrah

[Freddy]

MXV

Bexley: Prototype in a semitransparent gray/lavender sportin' a 750/1000Au Stub

 

Fred

Current weather over lookin' the Bay/Sound is 52° F Wind NNE 6mph High Tide at 3:35 AM

 

Say good night Gracie

[inkstainedruth]

Today, so far, it's been the black Parker 61, F nib, with J Herbin Violette Pensee, and the red Cross Solo, F nib, with Ferris Wheel Press Tanzanite Sky.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Estycollector]

Like Ruth, so far a stainless Parker 45 ball point, Sheaffer Crest, and the Lamy Al Star.

[ENewton]

Trying to finish the fill in my Kaweco Sport, eager to ink up my Shaeffer Tuckaway Deluxe if it arrives today as expected.

[silverlifter]

Classic German duo from the 1960s: L2K with DRI, and MB14 with KWZ IG Blue #3

 

[Freddy]

Bexley: Stalwart in Oxblood usin' Diamine Blue-Black ink C/C Fill A comfortable tactile writer in me paw

 

 

Fred

This is the one best omen, to fight in defence of one's country ~Homer