Family Photos Of Your Flock - Please Add Yours!

[Stompie]

Just received these babies back from repair and service

 

Wyvern

Waterman 2

Conway no 1

Waterman 5

 

[mana]

Well... while a wywern has wings it does not it a Pelikan make...

[MsRedpen]

Here are my faithful travel and work companions.

 

My simple flock was used to collect frequent flyer miles until March, always behaving perfectly, even made some acquaintances at security checks. Now constrained to home office.

 

 

And here are the pens from family drawers.

Each one was used as school or work pen for decade(s) and there are wonderful stories around each.

 

 

Thank you mana for starting the thread, and to all for wonderful collections displayed and fun posts!

[N1003U]

Here are my faithful travel and work companions.

 

My simple flock was used to collect frequent flyer miles until March, always behaving perfectly, even made some acquaintances at security checks. Now constrained to home office.

 

 

And here are the pens from family drawers.

Each one was used as school or work pen for decade(s) and there are wonderful stories around each.

 

 

Thank you mana for starting the thread, and to all for wonderful collections displayed and fun posts!

Another wonderful flock. At the time it issued, I passed on the Coffee Creme M200, but every time I see one it catches my eye. One day I should maybe add one to my flock.

[inkstainedruth]

Yeah, good luck with that....

I lost my first one (and another pen, and the case they were in) and by then they were mostly no-longer available. Got lucky (EXTREMELY lucky) a month or two later and found a used one on eBay. And then lost THAT (I keep hoping that I'll find it in a box in my living room).

The only ones I've seen since were on eBay -- all overseas and at nosebleed prices to boot. And I had to buy a separate nib because the first one had a B nib (which skipped like crazy till I took it to a nibmeister at a pen show) but the replacement one had an IM nib that was a firehose even by Pelican standards of "wet".... I eventually was able to find another B nib and got that nib tuned on the spot (I still have the IM nib, which is currently on a different pen). But until the IM nib got worked on, it was a gusher even with iron gall ink in the pen.

Up close, the Café Creme was even more of a stunner, because the cap and blind cap were dark brown.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Stompie]

Well... while a wywern has wings it does not it a Pelikan make...

 

oh bugger!

 

I just saw the headline Family Photos and so posted. I have only just noticed that it is a Pelikan thread!!! Sorry all!

[mana]

All good, don't worry too much about it

 

oh bugger!

 

I just saw the headline Family Photos and so posted. I have only just noticed that it is a Pelikan thread!!! Sorry all!

 

[inkstainedruth]

Just tell everyone the Wyvern is adopted....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[N1003U]

Yeah, good luck with that....

I lost my first one (and another pen, and the case they were in) and by then they were mostly no-longer available. Got lucky (EXTREMELY lucky) a month or two later and found a used one on eBay. And then lost THAT (I keep hoping that I'll find it in a box in my living room).

The only ones I've seen since were on eBay -- all overseas and at nosebleed prices to boot. And I had to buy a separate nib because the first one had a B nib (which skipped like crazy till I took it to a nibmeister at a pen show) but the replacement one had an IM nib that was a firehose even by Pelican standards of "wet".... I eventually was able to find another B nib and got that nib tuned on the spot (I still have the IM nib, which is currently on a different pen). But until the IM nib got worked on, it was a gusher even with iron gall ink in the pen.

Up close, the Café Creme was even more of a stunner, because the cap and blind cap were dark brown.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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To paraphrase an old joke: we know what it is, now we are just discussing the price.

A quick glance with a few google searches indicates an M200 Café Crème can be had for about 150EUR - 175EUR, which is a little expensive based on my personal criterion (especially for a used model), but not overly so. At those prices, I will continue to monitor and maybe I'll find one somewhere for a bit less and jump at it.

[carola]

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To paraphrase an old joke: we know what it is, now we are just discussing the price.

A quick glance with a few google searches indicates an M200 Café Crème can be had for about 150EUR - 175EUR, which is a little expensive based on my personal criterion (especially for a used model), but not overly so. At those prices, I will continue to monitor and maybe I'll find one somewhere for a bit less and jump at it.

On Ebay, there are currently some brandnew Café Crème from Japan in that price range (including shipping).

[tacitus]

PELIKAN 200 "AUCH PELIKAN"

 

 

left: the first model

right: the second model?

 

I have only two AUCH-Pelikans.

 

How many variations in AUCH-Pelikan?

 

[Barutti]

I counted 6 versions, including variation with nickel alloy trim.

[tacitus]

I counted 6 versions, including variation with nickel alloy trim.

 

Thank you for your comment.

 

Do you have photos of any versions?

[Barutti]

Earlier in this thread, i uploaded my matching pencils photo. With 5 from 6, which I counted. I missing Auch Pelikan in lizard. I guess, the Auch 200/209 pencils are reviewed in pelikan-guide.com at section Pencils.

Giedrius

[tacitus]

Great idea, Mana. And your flock is awesome and still growing..

I always enjoy to see different Pelikan collections- they all are great. Christoph collection and photo's for me like benchmark. Beautiful, just beautiful.

Some of my chest content, mainly vintage 100 or 100 N. 800 series pen still safely packed and waiting why I finish renewal of my library room.

 

100 series

 

100N, custom, M101

 

100 N.

 

Matching pencils (some still under restoration)

 

 

Earlier in this thread, i uploaded my matching pencils photo. With 5 from 6, which I counted. I missing Auch Pelikan in lizard. I guess, the Auch 200/209 pencils are reviewed in pelikan-guide.com at section Pencils.

Giedrius

 

Thank you.

[mroctober]

business suits...

 

I always thought the Stressmans were boring but this picture really shows them off!

[inkstainedruth]

No, the Stresemanns aren't boring. Not one bit. They're classy and professional. When they first came out with the M805s I was going "Man, those are nice looking -- but too heavy a pen for me. If they come out with one in an M400 size I'd be resorting to a life of crime to be able to afford one. And then when Pelikan DID come out with the M405 Stresemann, it turned out I didn't have to -- because of circumstances that will never happen again I could afford one AND an M405 in the the Blue Black (and had money to spare). Of course I did also get a phone call from PayPal, going, "Did you know that a charge of X dollars was just sent to a vendor in Europe on your account?" "Why, yes -- yes I did. But thank you for calling...." And got off the phone and said, "Holy Cr*p! I just did spend that much money on only two pens...."

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Barutti]

 

 

 

Thank you.

You are welcome.

I hope this helps too. The advertising material (from Pelikan Schreibgerate book) which shows 5 automatic refill pencils in full size plus 209 (from 1937 renamed to 2010) in short and clipless version. Also, there are some variations as: green-grey/black in nickel trim (WW2 period), 1st ebonite version with engraving on the shaft and colored push-buttons available on request.

[Christopher Godfrey]

I would to show my collection; but, like someone else back on page one of this thread, I seem to be unable to upload images, even though I reduce them to 1,45MB (145KB, right?)...what the <...> am I doing wrong, I wonder? "Error: This upload failed" is what I always get...

[mana]

I would to show my collection; but, like someone else back on page one of this thread, I seem to be unable to upload images, even though I reduce them to 1,45MB (145KB, right?)...what the <...> am I doing wrong, I wonder? "Error: This upload failed" is what I always get...

That would be ~0,145MB. 1MB is 1024KB.