Share Your Collection?

[bemon]

I'm sure there must already be a "share your collection" post, but a quick search didn't bring one up. I sold off about a quarter of my pens- mostly entry level stuff and am working on selling off more. But wanted to share what I've collected:

 

 

My "main" collection I guess.

 

1) Pelikan M1000

2) Pelikan M600 (potentially selling)

3) Pelikan M400

4) Montblanc Classique

5) Montblanc 146

6) Visconti Homosapiens Broze Maxi

7) Visconti Rembrandt

8) Delta Dolcevita

9) Delta "The Journal"

10) Waterman Carene Contemporary Gunmetal

11) Parker Duofold. International I think

12) Sailor Pro Gear Reallo

13) Edision Collier "Persimmon Swirl"

14) Edison Collier "Blue Steel"

15) Edison Pearlette

16) Pilot Custom 823

 

 

17) Parker Sonnet CT Steel (potentially selling)

18) Lamy Studio Palladium

19) Pelikan K400 Tortoise

20) Pelikan K400

21) Cross Townsend

 

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My standard EDC. Or some combination of these usually carried in 2,3 or 4 pen cases.

 

 

22) Pelikan M800

23) Edision Collier "Blue Steel" - Because it's too darn purdy to have just one. Plus this one gets a gold nib. The other one is a steel 1.1.

24) GVFC Classic

25) Lamy 2000

 

 

26) Sailor Pro Gear Sapporo (This has become an excellent pen once I smoothed the nib)

27) Sailor Pro Gear Reallo

28) Waterman Carene Contemporary Gunmetal. This started out as the rollerball companion to my first Carene. But I "partsed" it into a fountain pen.

29) Waterman Carene Black Seas. (I may sell this)

30) Cross Century II ballpoint.

31) Lamy 2000 ballpoint

32) Lamy 2000 Makrolon

33) Conklin Duragraph

34) Parker Duofold rollerball

 

 

35) Cross Century Classic mechanical pencil. -lives in my briefcase for those instances I need a pencil. The ballpoint companion lives in my car.

36) Cross Century II ballpoint - lives in my briefcase as an extra

37) Parker Jotter - lives in my briefcase as a loaner/ giveaway pen. I've got a drawer full of them.

38) Pilot Vanishing Point (May sell both this and the silver one to buy a grey one)

39) Cross Century Classic ballpoint

40) Pilot Vanishing Point

 

 

41) Cross Century Classic ballpoint. I carry this in my pocket at work for when I need a ballpoint on the go

42) Fisher "Bullet" - this is my casual EDC. It goes everywhere with me when I'm not dressed for work.

 

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These ones are mostly just in storage. Some I use, and some I'm trying to sell.

 

 

43) Cross Century Classic fountain pen (selling)

44) Cross Century Classic fountain pen (selling)

45) Cross Century classic roller ball (selling)

46) Cross Century Classic fountain pen (selling)

47) Cross Century II fountain pen (selling)

48) Cross Century II fountain pen (selling)

49) Pelikan M600 (selling)

50) GVFC Tamitio - Possibly the best steel nib I've ever tried. Absolutely brilliant.

51) Diplomat Excellence (not sure which one)

52) Pilot Falcon

53) Pilot Custom 74

54) Platinum 3776

 

 

55) Lamy Al Star (selling)

56) TWSBI Classic (selling)

57) Levenger True Writer (selling)

58) Levenger True Writer (selling)

59) Sailor Reglus (selling)

60) Sheaffer Taranis (selling)

61) Parker IM (selling)

62) Hand turned pen I was given as a gift. No brand.

63) Sheaffer 100 (selling)

64) Waterman Perspective (selling)

65) Old Sheaffer. Not sure of the make, but it won't take ink. Trying to sell.

66) Parker Duofold "Lapis". Bought this for pennies on the dollar because it didn't have a cap. Thought I could find a cap for it but I can't. Writes well. I may try to sell.

 

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Just some random ballpoints/ roller balls. Some have partners within my main collection.

 

 

 

67) Montblanc (144?) ballpoint

68) Unknown Sheaffer mechanical pencil. An old co-worker who knew I was into pens gave it to me. It works really well, and it's quite nice.

69) Sheaffer 100 "Ferrari" rollerball (selling)

70) Cross Torrero ballpoint (selling)

71) Parker IM rollerball (selling with the the IM fountain pen)

72) Waterman Perspective ballpoint (selling with the companion fountain pen)

 

 

73) Levenger True Writer rollerball (selling with the companion fountain pen)

74) Levenger True Writer rollerball (selling)

75) Pilot Vanishing Point ballpoint - it was on eBay for $25 dollars. Thought it would make a good companion to the VP fountain pen. But.. what's the point?

76) Misc. parts.

 

 

I had about 70 inks, and sold them all except for these: The 3 best inks in the known universe and 1 I haven't decided on yet.

 

 

1) Jaques Herbin Bleu de Minuit.- I may sell this one. Jury's still out.

2) Sailor Shikiori Yonaga - This bottle's almost done, but I have another in storage.

3) KWZ Azure #4

4) Iroshizuku Shin Kai

 

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And the collection I'm starting out my 4 year old with. I have a Jinhao that I'm going to add to the collection since she likes shiny pens. I also have an orange Platinum Prefounte on order for her because she likes orange

 

 

1) Lamy Safari - my old Safari

2) Lamy Sfari - my wife's old Safari

3) Lamy ABC - Her first fountain pen. She seems to enjoy practicing letters more with a fountain pen vs a pencil.

Edited February 3, 2020 by bemon

[N1003U]

Very nice collection. I wish I had the discipline to sell the pens I don't use anymore...

 

My go-to blue black is at present Edelstein Tanzanite, but swabs of Iroshizuku Shin-kai always catch my eye. I may have to buy a bottle and compare...

Edited February 4, 2020 by N1003U

[bemon]

Very nice collection. I wish I had the discipline to see of the pens I don't use anymore...

 

My go-to blue black is at present Edelstein Tanzanite, but swabs of Iroshizuku Shin-kai always catch my eye. I may have to buy a bottle and compare...

Thanks!

 

To be honest I don't use a lot of even my main collection, but I like that they're there when I want to use a specific pen. I can't see myself selling off anything that I'm not already listing. That EDC collection sees 99% of my use.

 

Shin Kai is my second favorite not just for it's colour, but also because it behaves well in any pen I've ever put it in. It's expensive as inks go but considering it's character and the fact that it comes in such a large volume I see value in it. It's my second bottle and I won't think twice before I order a third when that one gets low.

 

As much as I like KWZ Azure #4 I'm not sure I'll replace it. It's a great colour and it behaves well but I never reach for it first. I still have a bit under half the bottle left.

Edited February 3, 2020 by bemon

[WLSpec]

Beautiful. Mine is not nearly as large.

[bemon]

Beautiful. Mine is not nearly as large.

Thanks! Quality over quantity! A collection of 5 awesome pens is better than 150 Chinese knockoffs. There are a lot of pens in my collection I've got to get onto eBay.

 

Care to share yours?

[corniche]

Hi Bemon,

 

Nice collection. This is a good idea for insurance purposes. I'm gonna work on posting my collection here, too.

 

Sean

[bemon]

Hi Bemon,

 

Nice collection. This is a good idea for insurance purposes. I'm gonna work on posting my collection here, too.

 

Sean

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing some other collections. I know there are collections out there that number in the hundreds. I'd love to see what that looks like.

[corniche]

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing some other collections. I know there are collections out there that number in the hundreds. I'd love to see what that looks like.

Me, too. Unfortunately, I've made the grim mistake of going through purges throughout the years, (I started in the 1980's), so I only have around 150 or so left.

 

I've gone through periods when I thought I was done with fountain pens and sold off the lot, except for maybe one or two.

 

 

Sean

[bemon]

Me, too. Unfortunately, I've made the grim mistake of going through purges throughout the years, (I started in the 1980's), so I only have around 150 or so left.

 

I've gone through periods when I thought I was done with fountain pens and sold off the lot, except for maybe one or two.

 

 

Sean

I think I could pretty well sell off everything that's not in the first two photos or my daily carry without missing much. I can't exactly say how many I've sold- dozens but I may only regret one. And I'm not even sure I regret it. A Franklin Christoph Model 28 Libertas. It wrote well and looked good but I never ever reached for it. And someone bought it for a good price. I can't say I miss it exactly, but there's something about it I liked.

 

Other than that I can't even remember half the pens I sold.

[Pensei]

Do you have mostly one size of nib, or a variety?

[Erik Dalton]

Good Idea documenting your pen collection. Its something I have been putting off, but maybe I should get on it..

These days, most of my pens sit in cases and trays. I do have a Montblanc and Pelikan inked up, but, The last three years I’ve been pretty much fixated on working on my P51’s as well as using them everyday.. Gosh. I love those pens.

[ljmudit]

That's an amazing collection you've got there!

 

Do you like keep different inks in different pens and then use them together or you're one of those one pen a day guy? How do you ensure there are no spider webs on your collection

Edited February 4, 2020 by ljmudit

[bemon]

Do you have mostly one size of nib, or a variety?

Generally mediums or some broads in the case of Japanese pens. I've got the odd western broad or 1.1/1.5. I like to see fairly wide swaths of ink, but still have a pen be usable for daily writing.

[bemon]

Good Idea documenting your pen collection. Its something I have been putting off, but maybe I should get on it..

These days, most of my pens sit in cases and trays. I do have a Montblanc and Pelikan inked up, but, The last three years I’ve been pretty much fixated on working on my P51’s as well as using them everyday.. Gosh. I love those pens.

What sparked it for me was getting my pens out of a collection of 2,3 and 4 pen cases. I picked up a converted cutlery box at Scriptus for a great price, and then tried to consolidate the rest of my stored pens in another 25 pen zip case I ordered from Goulet. Once I could see them all it made me realize which ones I want to sell and which ones I want to treasure.

[bemon]

That's an amazing collection you've got there!

 

Do you like keep different inks in different pens and then use them together or you're one of those one pen a day guy? How do you ensure there are no spider webs on your collection

Thanks!

 

To be honest, there are some spider webs on my collection. I originally had a collection of about 70 bottles of ink and I'd have random pens inked randomly. I found that I was only ever reaching for Sailor Shikiori Yonaga, Iroshizuku Shin Kai or KWZ Azure #4, so I sold everything but those three. I picked up a bottle of Jaques Herbin Bleu de Minuit last year for a little added variety because I thought I liked the samples. Jury's still out on that one.

 

Anyway, generally I have between 2 and 4 pens inked. If 4, then with those 4 inks. Right now:

 

Lamy 2000: Shikiori Yonaga. I rarely change this combo.

Edison Collier: KWZ Azure #4.

GVFC Classic: Shin Kai. I rarely change this combo either.

Pelikan M800: Jaques Herbin Blue de Minuit.

 

I pretty much constantly have Yonaga in my L2K, so when I'm only carrying 2 pens my other ink will be Shin Kai but the pen can vary. That's also the ink I tend to use when I decide to juice up a less often used pen from my collection just because it's 1) so well behaved, and 2) easy to clean out of everything. (Except the pro gear Realo. Those are impossible to clean).

 

So my regular EDC, or some subset of them get carried to work every day. As for the rest, I usually choose one to ink up when I've got something special to write like cards or letters.

 

Other than that they don't get the use they should. But here's to hoping when my daughter is a little older and I've got a bit more spare time I can get back to some writing at home and put them to work.

Edited February 4, 2020 by bemon

[BaronWulfraed]

Oh dear... I'm feeling challenged...

 

1. Levenger Titan (titanium nib)
2. Levenger Sunset (14K two-tone -- Stipula made)
3. Levenger "White Curvy Thing" (titanium nib)
4. Levenger Verona (14K)
5. Levenger Milan (guessing the name, 14K)
6. Levenger L-Tech (first generation)
7. Levenger True-Writer Select Stormy Weather
8. Levenger True-Writer Guilloche
9. Levenger True-Writer Blue Anodized
10. Levenger True-Writer Ivory
11. Levenger Seas (Sheaffer Connaisseur, 14K)
12. Sheaffer Targa Black Anodized (14K)

1. Sheaffer 440 Triumph/Imperial
2. Sheaffer Valiant Touchdown TM (14K)
3. Sheaffer Admiral Snorkel (14K)
4. Sheaffer Intrigue Bark (14K)
5. Sheaffer Intrigue Whale Shark (14K)
6. Sheaffer Crest (18K Triumph)
7. Sheaffer Legacy II Traditions Brushed Gold (18K, touchdown converter)
8. Sheaffer Legacy Heritage King's Gold (18K)
9. Sheaffer Stylist/Imperial 777 (14K short Triumph)
10. Sheaffer Balance II Tiger Eye (18K, Levenger exclusive)
11. Sheaffer Balance II Black (14K)
12. Sheaffer Fashion II "Orange Marmalade"

 

1. Noodlers Standard Flex Creaper (Pen Chalet SE)
2. Noodlers Konrad Medieval Lapis
3. Noodlers Konrad Dixie 10 Methusela Ebonite
4. Noodlers Ahab Pima Tortoise
5. Noodlers Ahab (Pen Chalet SE, if I don't have the two confused)
6. Noodlers Triple Tail
7. Noodlers Neponset Walnut Ebonite
8. Noodlers Boston Safety Chestnut Ebonite
9. Stipula Model T Ebonite (titanium)
10. Stipula Etruria Rainbow LE Orange (titanium)
11. Stipula 22 (titanium, piston stuck, cracked barrel)
12. Stipula Bon Voyage (Fahrney's Tuscan Green)

1. Parker Urban
2. Parker Duofold Centennial (18K)
3. Parker 100 Diamond Blue (18K)
4. Parker Sonnet Red Lacquer (18K)
5. Ranga Model 3 Green-Black Ripple Ebonite (titanium)
6. Ranga Model 4C Crimson Red Ebonite (titanium)
7. Ranga Mini Sugarcane Olive Green Matte Ebonite (18K)
8. Ranga Bamboo Grass Green Ebonite (18K)
9. Ranga Model 4C Blue Pearl Acrylic
10. Ranga Model 4 Aqua Cracked Ice Acrylic (titanium)
11. Ranga Giant 9B Teal Blue-Black Ripple Ebonite (titanium)
12. Ranga Model 5 Orange Cracked Ice Acrylic

 

 

{Full top row, then full bottom row}

1. Opus 88 Omar Brown
2. Opus 88 Omar Green
3. Opus 88 Bela Red (ordered with "stub", but 2.3mm stub is obscene, so installed Bock nib)
4. Lamy Dialog 3 (14K)
5. Lamy Studio (14K)
6. Lamy Al-Star Aluminum
7. Lamy Al-Star Vibrant Pink SE
8. Lamy Joy 1.1
9. Lamy Joy 1.5
10. Waterman Le Man 100 Opera (18K)
11. Waterman Charleston (18K)
12. Waterman Carene Amber (18K)
13. Bexley Tuck-Away 2004 (18K)
14. Bexley Ranger (18K)
15. Bexley Scheherazade (18K)
16. Bexley DC Supershow LE (18K, #84/100)
17. Bexley 10th Anniversary 1993-2003 Ebonite LE (18K, #212/250)

1. Opus 88 Bela Blue
2. Pineider La Grande Bellazza Gemstone Malachite Green (14k "Hyperflex")
3. Cross Apogee (18K)
4. Conway-Stewart "58" Green Marble LE (18K, #8/385)
5. Aurora Ipsilon Quadra Sterling/Black (14k)
6. Aurora Ipsilon Quadra Rose Gold (14K Italic)
7. Aurora 88 Large (14K Italic)
8. Conklin All American Orange Spice (14K)
9. Conklin Nozac (14K, nib needs straightening)
10. Conklin Antique Sky Blue (14K)
11. Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler LE (14K, Fahrney's Tuscan Brown, #82/200)
12. Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler LE (14K, Ambrosia Celluloid, #49/98)
13. Conklin Sleeve Filler
14. Conklin Duraflex LE Sunstone (#1512/1898)
15. Delta Italiana Brown Marble Matte (14K)
16. Monteverde Monza Flex Jolly Green SE

 

1. Sailor Pro-Gear "Sky" (21K)
2. Sailor Magellan (14K)
3. Sailor "Imperial for Levenger" Sea Foam LE (14K, #102/300)
4. Sailor 1911L Music (variant with transparent dome over anchor logo on cap)
5. Sailor 1911L Stormy Sea (21K)
6. Sailor 1911L Realo (21K)

 

1. Benu Briolette Milky Way
2. Benu Briolette Luminous Sapphire
3. Benu Briolette Blue Frost
4. Benu Briolette Silver Ore
5. Benu Minima City Lights (cartridge only)

 

{Left then right}

1. Platinum CF-500 Brush Red
2. Platinum 3776 Fujin-Rajin Maki-e (14K)
3. Platinum Kanazawa Maki-e Moon and Rabbit (18K)
4. Platinum Modern Maki-e Phoenix (18K)
5. Platinum President (18K)
6. Platinum 3776 Music (14K)
7. Platinum 3776 Century (14K)
8. Platinum "Elegant" (18K, base model for Modern Maki-e series)
9. Platinum PTL-5000A Balance (14K)
10. Platinum PTL-5000A Balance (14K)

1. Esterbrook SJ (awaiting my finding my heatshrink gun to do a re-sac)
2. Esterbrook LJ
3. Pelikan M205 Star Ruby 2019 SE
4. Pelikan M250 Tobacco (or is it cognac) (14K)
5. Pelikan M400 Souveran Black/Green (14K)
6. Pelikan M400 Souveran White Tortoise (14K)
7. Pelikan M605 Souveran Blue (18K)
8. Pelikan M600 Souveran Green (14K)

 

{Left, then right}

1. Pilot Vanishing Point Black (14K, OLD Style)
2. Pilot Vanishing Point Black (18K, NEW Style)
3. Pilot Vanishing Point Blue Carbonesque (14K)
4. Pilot Decimo Red Lacquer/gold flakes (18K)
5. Pilot Minuet Red Lacquer
6. Sailor Chalana (18K)
7. Ancora Perla SE (18K, Levenger red/orange marble)
8. Omas Arte Italiana Paragon London Smoke (18K, boring plastic, the Levenger True-Writer Select has nicer shading)

1. Pilot Sterling Panda (18K)
2. Pilot Justus 95 (14K)
3. Pilot Custom 823 (14K)
4. Pilot Custom 75 (14K)
5. Pilot Custom 912 (14K FA)
6. Pilot Falcon II Burgundy (14K)
7. Pilot Falcon Red (14K)
8. Namiki Falcon Black (14K, yes, this one is marked Namiki, not Pilot)
9. Pilot E95S (14K)
10. Pilot M90 Murex

 

1. Parker Frontier
2. Parker 45
3. Platinum Izumo-Tamenuri (18K)
4. Sheaffer Prelude Gun Metal
5. Sheaffer Lady Sheaffer Skripsert IX
6. Sheaffer School Pen (missing clutch ring)
7. Stipula Passaporto LE Ebonite (#184/220)
8. Stipula Passaporto
9. Stipula Passaporto Superleggera Stealth
10. Sipula Passaporto Superleggera Drone
11. Nettuno Barracuda

 

Not Shown!

1. Sheaffer No Nonsense Calligraphy Set (red/black, F/M/B)
2. Sheaffer Viewpoint Calligraphy Set (red/green/blue, F/M/B)
3. Pilot Parallel Pens (2x 1.5mm, 2.4mm, 3.8mm, 6.0mm)
4. Platinum Carbon Desk Pens (EF, FM)
5. Platinum Modern Maki-e Crane Sunrise Brush
6. Platinum Modern Maki-e Mt. Fuji Cherry Blossom Brush
7. Sailor Barcarolle (pre-ordered)
8. Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Blue Dwarf (pre-ordered)
9. Platignum Silverline Italic set (one body, EF/F/M/B/B2)
10. Staedtler Calligraphy Set (4 bodies, XF/F/M/B/XB)
11. rOtring ArtPen (one each, EF/F)
12. rOtring IsoGraph College Set (0.25, 0.35, 0.5, 0.5 pencil)
13. Osmiroid Calligraphy Set (newer style, italic F/M/B, Copperplate, B2/B4)
14. Ranga Splendour Peak White/Black (on order)
15. Koh-i-noor Rapidograph Set (three bodies, 000, 0, 1, 4)
16. Koh-i-noor Rapidograph Set (seven bodies, 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
17. Assorted Sheaffer Desk pens (three is what my memory has)
18. Esterbrook Dip-Less Desk pens (three)

[bemon]

 

Oh dear... I'm feeling challenged...

 

1. Levenger Titan (titanium nib)
2. Levenger Sunset (14K two-tone -- Stipula made)
3. Levenger "White Curvy Thing" (titanium nib)
4. Levenger Verona (14K)
5. Levenger Milan (guessing the name, 14K)
6. Levenger L-Tech (first generation)
7. Levenger True-Writer Select Stormy Weather
8. Levenger True-Writer Guilloche
9. Levenger True-Writer Blue Anodized
10. Levenger True-Writer Ivory
11. Levenger Seas (Sheaffer Connaisseur, 14K)
12. Sheaffer Targa Black Anodized (14K)

1. Sheaffer 440 Triumph/Imperial
2. Sheaffer Valiant Touchdown TM (14K)
3. Sheaffer Admiral Snorkel (14K)
4. Sheaffer Intrigue Bark (14K)
5. Sheaffer Intrigue Whale Shark (14K)
6. Sheaffer Crest (18K Triumph)
7. Sheaffer Legacy II Traditions Brushed Gold (18K, touchdown converter)
8. Sheaffer Legacy Heritage King's Gold (18K)
9. Sheaffer Stylist/Imperial 777 (14K short Triumph)
10. Sheaffer Balance II Tiger Eye (18K, Levenger exclusive)
11. Sheaffer Balance II Black (14K)
12. Sheaffer Fashion II "Orange Marmalade"

 

1. Noodlers Standard Flex Creaper (Pen Chalet SE)
2. Noodlers Konrad Medieval Lapis
3. Noodlers Konrad Dixie 10 Methusela Ebonite
4. Noodlers Ahab Pima Tortoise
5. Noodlers Ahab (Pen Chalet SE, if I don't have the two confused)
6. Noodlers Triple Tail
7. Noodlers Neponset Walnut Ebonite
8. Noodlers Boston Safety Chestnut Ebonite
9. Stipula Model T Ebonite (titanium)
10. Stipula Etruria Rainbow LE Orange (titanium)
11. Stipula 22 (titanium, piston stuck, cracked barrel)
12. Stipula Bon Voyage (Fahrney's Tuscan Green)

1. Parker Urban
2. Parker Duofold Centennial (18K)
3. Parker 100 Diamond Blue (18K)
4. Parker Sonnet Red Lacquer (18K)
5. Ranga Model 3 Green-Black Ripple Ebonite (titanium)
6. Ranga Model 4C Crimson Red Ebonite (titanium)
7. Ranga Mini Sugarcane Olive Green Matte Ebonite (18K)
8. Ranga Bamboo Grass Green Ebonite (18K)
9. Ranga Model 4C Blue Pearl Acrylic
10. Ranga Model 4 Aqua Cracked Ice Acrylic (titanium)
11. Ranga Giant 9B Teal Blue-Black Ripple Ebonite (titanium)
12. Ranga Model 5 Orange Cracked Ice Acrylic

 

 

{Full top row, then full bottom row}

1. Opus 88 Omar Brown
2. Opus 88 Omar Green
3. Opus 88 Bela Red (ordered with "stub", but 2.3mm stub is obscene, so installed Bock nib)
4. Lamy Dialog 3 (14K)
5. Lamy Studio (14K)
6. Lamy Al-Star Aluminum
7. Lamy Al-Star Vibrant Pink SE
8. Lamy Joy 1.1
9. Lamy Joy 1.5
10. Waterman Le Man 100 Opera (18K)
11. Waterman Charleston (18K)
12. Waterman Carene Amber (18K)
13. Bexley Tuck-Away 2004 (18K)
14. Bexley Ranger (18K)
15. Bexley Scheherazade (18K)
16. Bexley DC Supershow LE (18K, #84/100)
17. Bexley 10th Anniversary 1993-2003 Ebonite LE (18K, #212/250)

1. Opus 88 Bela Blue
2. Pineider La Grande Bellazza Gemstone Malachite Green (14k "Hyperflex")
3. Cross Apogee (18K)
4. Conway-Stewart "58" Green Marble LE (18K, #8/385)
5. Aurora Ipsilon Quadra Sterling/Black (14k)
6. Aurora Ipsilon Quadra Rose Gold (14K Italic)
7. Aurora 88 Large (14K Italic)
8. Conklin All American Orange Spice (14K)
9. Conklin Nozac (14K, nib needs straightening)
10. Conklin Antique Sky Blue (14K)
11. Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler LE (14K, Fahrney's Tuscan Brown, #82/200)
12. Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler LE (14K, Ambrosia Celluloid, #49/98)
13. Conklin Sleeve Filler
14. Conklin Duraflex LE Sunstone (#1512/1898)
15. Delta Italiana Brown Marble Matte (14K)
16. Monteverde Monza Flex Jolly Green SE

 

1. Sailor Pro-Gear "Sky" (21K)
2. Sailor Magellan (14K)
3. Sailor "Imperial for Levenger" Sea Foam LE (14K, #102/300)
4. Sailor 1911L Music (variant with transparent dome over anchor logo on cap)
5. Sailor 1911L Stormy Sea (21K)
6. Sailor 1911L Realo (21K)

 

1. Benu Briolette Milky Way
2. Benu Briolette Luminous Sapphire
3. Benu Briolette Blue Frost
4. Benu Briolette Silver Ore
5. Benu Minima City Lights (cartridge only)

 

{Left then right}

1. Platinum CF-500 Brush Red
2. Platinum 3776 Fujin-Rajin Maki-e (14K)
3. Platinum Kanazawa Maki-e Moon and Rabbit (18K)
4. Platinum Modern Maki-e Phoenix (18K)
5. Platinum President (18K)
6. Platinum 3776 Music (14K)
7. Platinum 3776 Century (14K)
8. Platinum "Elegant" (18K, base model for Modern Maki-e series)
9. Platinum PTL-5000A Balance (14K)
10. Platinum PTL-5000A Balance (14K)

1. Esterbrook SJ (awaiting my finding my heatshrink gun to do a re-sac)
2. Esterbrook LJ
3. Pelikan M205 Star Ruby 2019 SE
4. Pelikan M250 Tobacco (or is it cognac) (14K)
5. Pelikan M400 Souveran Black/Green (14K)
6. Pelikan M400 Souveran White Tortoise (14K)
7. Pelikan M605 Souveran Blue (18K)
8. Pelikan M600 Souveran Green (14K)

 

{Left, then right}

1. Pilot Vanishing Point Black (14K, OLD Style)
2. Pilot Vanishing Point Black (18K, NEW Style)
3. Pilot Vanishing Point Blue Carbonesque (14K)
4. Pilot Decimo Red Lacquer/gold flakes (18K)
5. Pilot Minuet Red Lacquer
6. Sailor Chalana (18K)
7. Ancora Perla SE (18K, Levenger red/orange marble)
8. Omas Arte Italiana Paragon London Smoke (18K, boring plastic, the Levenger True-Writer Select has nicer shading)

1. Pilot Sterling Panda (18K)
2. Pilot Justus 95 (14K)
3. Pilot Custom 823 (14K)
4. Pilot Custom 75 (14K)
5. Pilot Custom 912 (14K FA)
6. Pilot Falcon II Burgundy (14K)
7. Pilot Falcon Red (14K)
8. Namiki Falcon Black (14K, yes, this one is marked Namiki, not Pilot)
9. Pilot E95S (14K)
10. Pilot M90 Murex

 

1. Parker Frontier
2. Parker 45
3. Platinum Izumo-Tamenuri (18K)
4. Sheaffer Prelude Gun Metal
5. Sheaffer Lady Sheaffer Skripsert IX
6. Sheaffer School Pen (missing clutch ring)
7. Stipula Passaporto LE Ebonite (#184/220)
8. Stipula Passaporto
9. Stipula Passaporto Superleggera Stealth
10. Sipula Passaporto Superleggera Drone
11. Nettuno Barracuda

 

Not Shown!

1. Sheaffer No Nonsense Calligraphy Set (red/black, F/M/B)
2. Sheaffer Viewpoint Calligraphy Set (red/green/blue, F/M/B)
3. Pilot Parallel Pens (2x 1.5mm, 2.4mm, 3.8mm, 6.0mm)
4. Platinum Carbon Desk Pens (EF, FM)
5. Platinum Modern Maki-e Crane Sunrise Brush
6. Platinum Modern Maki-e Mt. Fuji Cherry Blossom Brush
7. Sailor Barcarolle (pre-ordered)
8. Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Blue Dwarf (pre-ordered)
9. Platignum Silverline Italic set (one body, EF/F/M/B/B2)
10. Staedtler Calligraphy Set (4 bodies, XF/F/M/B/XB)
11. rOtring ArtPen (one each, EF/F)
12. rOtring IsoGraph College Set (0.25, 0.35, 0.5, 0.5 pencil)
13. Osmiroid Calligraphy Set (newer style, italic F/M/B, Copperplate, B2/B4)
14. Ranga Splendour Peak White/Black (on order)
15. Koh-i-noor Rapidograph Set (three bodies, 000, 0, 1, 4)
16. Koh-i-noor Rapidograph Set (seven bodies, 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
17. Assorted Sheaffer Desk pens (three is what my memory has)
18. Esterbrook Dip-Less Desk pens (three)

 

Now that's a collection! Is "White curvy thing" the actual name of the Levenger in your first picture? That's the one I zeroed in on first. Other than that the Yellow Sailor. I don't have any yellow pens and now I think I probably should... because yellow.

 

P.S.... that's my red Falcon. Give it back.

 

Great pens!

[BaronWulfraed]

Now that's a collection! Is "White curvy thing" the actual name of the Levenger in your first picture? That's the one I zeroed in on first. Other than that the Yellow Sailor. I don't have any yellow pens and now I think I probably should... because yellow.

I don't know the proper name for the white pen. And, unfortunately, it was purchased too far back to find a record of the purchase.

 

Same problem with the one I labeled "Milan" -- I'm quite certain that there were two Italian cities for the colorful acrylic.

[bemon]

I don't know the proper name for the white pen. And, unfortunately, it was purchased too far back to find a record of the purchase.

 

Same problem with the one I labeled "Milan" -- I'm quite certain that there were two Italian cities for the colorful acrylic.

Well no matter, nice collection! I find myself liking the look of a lot of resin/acrylic pens for the colour depth. They're also warmer to the touch. But I like the heft of a steel pen. Solution? Carry both.

 

I started my daughter out on fountain pens recently. She's only 4, but she seems to enjoy working on letters and numbers better with a fountain pen. I don't know if it's the allure of liquid ink or if it's because she knows I use the same kind of pen. But she likes them and she's more willing to learn at home vs when she was using a pencil. She also likes her white board and dry erase markers, but she'll sit for a good while working out letters and small words with a fountain pen too. With the pencil she'd get bored before I could really even start teaching her anything.

 

Part of me hopes she takes to the hobby so I can get her something like the Edison Collier "Rock Candy" when she's older. I feel like I can't get away with it myself, but I still want to hold it and look at it under the light

 

...Another part of me hopes she doesn't grow up to ask me for $200 pens on a regular basis...

Edited February 4, 2020 by bemon

[DilettanteG]

I'll play! I just updated my inventory, but I'm not at the picture stage yet. It does sound like taking a few group snaps for insurance purchases isn't a bad idea. Anyway, here's my compulsion, I mean collection:

 

Fountain Pens (68 total)

Bexley
Sheherazade in Blue with an 18kt Fine Nib (1/27/20 Out to Howard Levy for Repair)
Sheherazade in Gray with an 18kt Medium nib
Sheherazade in Custom Ruby with an 18kt Stub Nib (1/27/20 Out to Howard Levy for Repair)
Sheherazade in Custom Teal Pearl with an 18kt Stub Nib (1/27/20 Out to Howard Levy for Repair)
Sheherazade in Tortoise with an 18kt Stub Nib

Conklin
Mark Twain Crescent in Brown Celluloid with a 14kt Medium Nib, LE for Farhney's Pens (Sent in to Conklin for repair 1/23/20)

Cross
Townsend (in Mercury?) with a Medium Steel Nib

Montblanc
146 Le Grande in Black with a 14kt Medium Nib
146 Le Grande in Burgundy with a 14kt Medium Nib
147 Traveller in Black with a 14 kt Medium Nib

Namiki
Decimo in Pink with a 18kt Binderized Italiafine Nib, LE
Falcon in Black with a Binderized Flexible Fine 14kt Nib
Falcon in Blue with a Binderized Flexible Fine 14kt Nib
Falcon in Burgundy with a Binderized Flexible Fine from a Broad 14kt Fine Nib

Noodler's
#10 Dixie in Red Rebellion with a Medium Steel Nib

Parker
51 Aeromatic in Burgundy and Gold with a Broad Binderized Stub Gold Nib, Vintage
51 Vacuumatic in Cedar Blue and Gold with 14kt Fine Nib, dated 1948
51 Vacuumatic in Cordovan and Gold with a 14kt Fine Nib, dated 1946
75 in Blue
75 in Black
75 (in Gold?)
Vacuumatic (Broke one of the tines on the nib. Needs repair.)

Pelikan
M200 Amber Demonstrator with a Binderized Medium Crisp Italic Steel Nib
M200 Blue Demonstrator with a Binderized Broad Crisp Italic Steel Nib
M200 Green Demonstrator with a Binderized BB Crisp Italic Steel Nib
M200 Red Demonstrator with a Broad Italic Steel Nib
M400 White Tortoise with a Broad 14kt Nib
M620 Athens with a Medium 18kt Nib
M620 Berlin with a Fine 18kt Nib
M620 Chicago with a Medium 18kt Nib
M620 Grand Palace with a 14kt Mottishawed Spensarian Nib
M620 Madrid with a Binderized Italifine 14kt Nib
M620 New York with 18kt Medium Nib
M620 Piazza Navona with 18kt Medium Nib
M620 Picadilly Circus with a Fine 18kt Nib
M620 Place de la Concorde with a Fine 18kt Nib
M620 San Francisco with a OM 18kt Nib Mottishawed to a Custom Stub
M620 Shanghai with a Fine 18kt Nib
M620 Stockholm with a Broad Cursive Italic 18kt Nib
M800 Brown and Black with a Factory Italic Broad 18kt Nib
M800 Blue and Black with a Binderized Cursive Italic Broad pf 18kt Nib
M800 in Red and Black with a Binderized Cursive Italic Broad pf 18kt Nib
M800 Old Style in Black with a 14kt Fine Nib
M800 Old Style Green and Black with a 14kt Medium Nib
M1000 in Green and Black with a Binderized Cursive Italic BBB pf 18kt Nib
400NN? (Cracked Barrel.Sell for parts.)

Pilot
Parallel Pen with a 1 mm Steel Nib, Custom Grind
Parallel Pen with a 1.5 mm Steel Nib, two
Parallel Pen with a 2.4 mm Steel Nib, two
Parallel Pen with a 3.8 mm Steel Nib, two
Parallel Pen with a 6.0mm Steel Nib, two

Sailor
Profit Calligraphy in Black with a Steel Fude Nib

Sheaffer
Desk Touchdown in Black with an Inlaid 14 kt Fine Nib
Desk Touchdown in Black with an Inlaid 14 kt Medium Nib
Legacy 2 Touchdown in Copper with a Binderized 18 kt Broad Stub Nib
Legacy 2 Touchdown in Fluted Gold with an Inlaid 18 kt Stub Nib
Legacy 2 Touchdown Green Laquer and Gold with an Inlaid 18 kt Stub Nib
Prelude Calligraphy in Chrome with a Steel Fine Italic Nib
Prelude Calligraphy in Chrome with a Steel Medium Italic Nib
Truimph Imperial in Black Calligraphy Set with Inlaid Fine, Medium, and Broad Italic Steel Nibs
Truimph Imperial (in Aluminum?)

Visconti
Hanoverian with a Medium 14kt Nib, LE

Waterman
52 in Black with a Flexible Stub Gold Ideal Nib (Won't draw ink, needs repairs)

Other Pens (The Joy of Sets) (16 total)
Faber Castell
E-Motion Mechanical Pencil in Pearwood

Fisher
Space Pen Ballpoint in Chrome
Space Pen Bullet Ballpoint in Gold

Montblanc
Le Grande Highlighter 166 in Burgundy
Classique? Ballpoint in Burgundy

Pelikan
D400 White Tortoise Mechanical Pencil
K400 White Tortoise Ballpoint Pen
D800 Old Style Green and Black Mechanical Pencil
D800 Old Style in Black Mechanical Pencil
K800 Old Style in Black Ballpoint Pen

Sheaffer
Prelude Ballpoint in Chrome with Gold Trim, Two
Prelude Mechanical Pencil in Chrome with Gold Trim
Prelude MPI in Chrome with Gold Trim, Two
Prelude Roller ball in Chrome with Gold Trim (Cap has come unglued from inner cap. Needs repair)

 

Total of Everything: 84 Pens and Mechanical Pencils

Total Inks: Over 200 Bottles, need a recount.

Total Blank Journals: About 40

Total Stationery: Lifetime Supply

 

And it only took me twenty years, give or take. It's about time to cull the herd, I think.