What's Up At Christof's

[sebastel23]

 

 

Pilot Elite Victorinox Army 91 by C.M.Z, auf Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

a very nice pocketknife.

mais il n'y a pas de tire-bouton!

 

;-)

[christof]

 

mais il n'y a pas de tire-bouton!

 

;-)

 

Ah, j'ai compris : un jeu de mots !

C.

[sebastel23]

for the ones not fluent with french:

tire-bouton = korkenzieher = cork screw

 

or is there a pocket pen including a corkscrew?

wouldn't that be a nice match of tools? could call it the "Poe".

Edited April 9, 2020 by sebastel23

[mallymal1]

 

I've got the virus - but it's called "pokettopen" (ポケットペン) !

 

Pilot Pocket Pens by C.M.Z, auf Flickr

 

 

You have my sympathies, Christof, as I have suffered from this virus, also. Still, there are worse illnesses to have.

 

Superb images, as always. Thank you.

 

[christof]

for the ones not fluent with french:

tire-bouton = korkenzieher = cork screw

 

or is there a pocket pen including a corkscrew?

wouldn't that be a nice match of tools? could call it the "Poe".

 

...well, I was thinking that corkscrew was called "tire-bouchon" in french?

 

and yes, of course there are a lot of pocket knifes with a cork screw existing (but exactly this is the difference between the common swiss army knifes and swiss officier knifes...)

 

c.

Edited April 9, 2020 by christof

[sebastel23]

quite possible i got it wrong when i bought my extended Opinel No. 10 in Antibes. or is it local dialect?

 

whatsoever, a good wine and some scribbling/writing go perfectly well together, even if you use different pocketable tools.

no need to use a pocket pen to extract a cork.

 

and - very good object photography, as usual i might add. thanks.

[Anderglan]

 

for the ones not fluent with french:

tire-bouton = korkenzieher = cork screw

 

or is there a pocket pen including a corkscrew?

wouldn't that be a nice match of tools? could call it the "Poe".

...well, I was thinking that corkscrew was called "tire-bouchon" in french?

 

and yes, of course there are a lot of pocket knifes with a cork screw existing (but exactly this is the difference between the common swiss army knifes and swiss officier knifes...)

 

c.

 

 

 

quite possible i got it wrong when i bought my extended Opinel No. 10 in Antibes. or is it local dialect?

to push your buttons ... if anything ... a Freudian slip, since there is so much fun ... screwing & poking

[christof]

some additional photos:

 

C.

[christof]

what's in my pocket today?

 

 

Montblanc Meisterstück 138 and Montblanc Pix 72 photograph taken with my new Fuji X100 which I really like.

 

C.

[CS388]

Great photography (and pens) as usual, Christof.

 

The MYU701 is among my favourite ever pen designs - simple, practical and elegant. Timeless.

 

... and is that a Parker Falcon, snuck in amongst the Pilots? (and maybe a T1, too?)

 

Thanks for sharing.

[christof]

Yes, from left to right:

 

T1

Falcon

M90

Myu-500BS

Myu-701

[christof]

OMAS TOKYO

Design: Studio Sottsass Associati, 1991

I always had a weak spot for the creations of Ettore Sottsass, Designer, Architect and Artist. His sketches, furnitures and his architecture always seemed faboulous to me since the first time I saw them.

sketch for book shelf "carlton"

axonometry of sky scraper in Dallas, TX (I don't think that it was ever built)

page of sketchbook of E.S.

His design studio was responsible for the design of a fountain pen as well: The OMAS TOKYO produced during the 1990's. Since I have seen the pen for the first time, I was fascinated by its design and colors. I wanted it for my collection, but I wanted them in all colors! During more that ten years I was tempted to buy the one and other pen, but I only bought them now, when I got the unique oportunity to buy them all at the same time.

an here we go:

the colors are:

Persimmon Orange
Lychee Green
Viridian Green
Blue Venezia
Classic Black

and finaly a picture of the master himself:

photo: J. Emilio Flores

PS: I wanted to inform you that this was my last contribution on this thread "what's up at Christof's". After 8 years and over 80 pages I decided to end the thread here and now. 80 pages is too much, and it has become almost impossible to find individual specific posts.

I feel neither melancholy nor other bad feelings. I just have the impression that something has come to an end.

Fountain Pen Network has changed. We all have changed and it is time for me to start something new.

I do not want to miss the opportunity to thank you, my loyal readers and followers for your faithful and encouraging words during 8 years. Many thanks you.

PPS: If I find the time, I will try to create an index to keep at least the most important contributions findable.

Stay well my friends an let's see what's next...

Yours

C.

Edited May 1, 2020 by christof

[penrivers]

Thanks for all this years Christof.

[mana]

Thank you, Christof, this has been an amazing and informative run, a delight to browse, read and learn.

[kazoolaw]

Thank you for sharing your pens, and your talented photography.

 

Congratulations on starting something new, and good luck!

 

gary

[mallymal1]

Good luck, Christof.

 

Thank you.

[Ambien]

Thanks for all your work and it was fun.

[dennis_f]

Thanks for all of these posts Christof. It's been a real privilege to follow along. Wonderful photos, one-of-a-kind information and insights, and an incredible resource.

Thank you.

D.

[CS388]

Thank you, Christof.

 

You have provided a valuable resource for us - all beautifully documented and photographed, throughout.

 

I wish you joy and success in your future exploits.

[DrCodfish]

Darn. I will miss thes notices of your posts in my inbox.