What is your most recent MB acquisition?

[mosh_2k7]

I’ve managed to get TWO of these gorgeous 18k solid gold Montblanc skeleton watches from the 75th Anniversary collection  Limited to only 75 pieces worldwide!!!

 

 

 

[Arcadian]

Well, Thursday last week I got a call from my pen pusher who said that my Egyptomania had arrived. So I rushed over to pick it up. While there, the MB distributor came by with a special delivery - they had apparently found a Tolstoy set in the attic or something, so they wanted the shop to sell them. And they did. To me. Almost on the spot. I was really only interested in the fountain pen, but he would only sell the set as such. However, he had another regular customer who was also fond of pencils, so it was arranged that that customer bought the pencil, and I bought the rest. 

 

I must say, it is a really wonderful writer! Kind of wish it was as long as, say, the Shaw, but the nib is goosebumps great! 

 

 - P. 

[NoType]

On 9/21/2021 at 10:53 AM, mosh_2k7 said:

I’ve managed to get TWO of these gorgeous 18k solid gold Montblanc skeleton watches from the 75th Anniversary collection  Limited to only 75 pieces worldwide!!!

 

 

 

Congratulations, mosh_2k7!  Could I please prevail upon you to furnish more photographs of these handsome pieces?  Profile views and views of the backs of the watches?  One cannot possibly see too many images of these horological masterpieces!

[NoType]

8 hours ago, Arcadian said:

Well, Thursday last week I got a call from my pen pusher who said that my Egyptomania had arrived. So I rushed over to pick it up. While there, the MB distributor came by with a special delivery - they had apparently found a Tolstoy set in the attic or something, so they wanted the shop to sell them. And they did. To me. Almost on the spot. I was really only interested in the fountain pen, but he would only sell the set as such. However, he had another regular customer who was also fond of pencils, so it was arranged that that customer bought the pencil, and I bought the rest. 

 

I must say, it is a really wonderful writer! Kind of wish it was as long as, say, the Shaw, but the nib is goosebumps great! 

 

 - P. 

Fantastic news, Arcadian!  An Egyptomania in the hand is always worthy of celebration, especially in these days of protracted delivery times.  The acquisition of the bonus Tolstoy set following negotiations with a Montblanc pencil enthusiast, is one of those stories so revered amongst followers of this forum, a classic tale to be passed along.  A cornucopia of delightful tidings!

 

I know I speak for more than just myself in asking you for some images of your new bounty.

[Ceelo]

Have been on a bit of a run recently with being in the right place at the right time to snag some great pens. Prior to this I hadn't purchased a new pen in over 18 months and have offloaded a few less frequently used pens to maintain the collection number cap. Here is quick view of the last 4 months acquisitions (all MB's), that will do me for now 😅

- 149 Calligraphy

- Boheme Noir

- Classique Unicef

- Brahms

 

Enjoy!

 

[NoType]

Ceelo, please allow me to congratulate you on these treasures that serendipity seems to have made possible for you, and thank you especially for these fabulous images.  The nibs in particular are beauties to behold — I know little about the various donation pens, so I very much appreciate being able to admire the Brahms’ nib.  What a wonderful assemblage you have here.

[Toll]

12 hours ago, Ceelo said:

Have been on a bit of a run recently with being in the right place at the right time to snag some great pens. Prior to this I hadn't purchased a new pen in over 18 months and have offloaded a few less frequently used pens to maintain the collection number cap. Here is quick view of the last 4 months acquisitions (all MB's), that will do me for now 😅

- 149 Calligraphy

- Boheme Noir

- Classique Unicef

- Brahms

 

Enjoy!

 

I would say you have done amazingly well, indeed. Each a beautiful pen in its own right! 

[AndyLogan]

On 10/6/2021 at 8:09 AM, Toll said:

I would say you have done amazingly well, indeed. Each a beautiful pen in its own right! 

 

 

Ceelo these pictures are amazing.

[Tom Kellie]

 

A Study in Scarlet — 2021

 

[Uncial]

Very, very close to the James Dean ink but has a slight touch more shading to bring it interest. I suspect it is the same with something added to create the shading aspect. It comes out as a flourescent pink bit in chromatography. Sadly, the Year of the Tiger is identical to James Dean which was a bit of a let down. 

[Tom Kellie]

 

东方红!

 

Montblanc Reds

 

[Uncial]

I had to buy the Year of the Tiger ink seeing its my sign. I think in China it's clnsidered a bad thing.

[PAKMAN]

146 Sterling Silver Solitaire 

 

[fpupulin]

8 hours ago, PAKMAN said:

146 Sterling Silver Solitaire 

 

Wow! Double wow! This is one of the more timeless classics of any Meisterstück generations! She will serve you an entire life, taking a gentle and beautiful patina to make her, if possible at all, still more beautiful.

Congratulations, and enjoy your new pen in good health.

[Bo Bo Olson]

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 Some 8-or so years ago, my wife told me my B&M was having a sale.

I looked at a Pen of their Times, one of Aurora's many Verdies and this MB Woolf. The aurora was so toothy it was scratchy. I'd taken a Geha 725 to my B&M as semi-flex nib. That was back when Aurora made a real semi-flex nib.

Pictures with permission of Pentime. Such good pictures.

I really like my eyes only bling of the nib and that the clip is both matt and polished.

 

 

2006  pen, 1 of 16,000. Got it 6-8 years later.

It grabbed my attention across the room. On sale for 1/3 off, had I never used it after only 5-6 years It would have been worth the original price of E 750...............but I buy pens to use.

My wife said it was a birthday present to me.

I had forgot the 'magic' words.........our money. I didn't buy a pen, bottle of ink or sheet of writing paper for some 9 months. It was way over any border I then or now have.

[maclink]

The Virginal Woolf is a lovely pen indeed. I like the profile and the textured finish. 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

This is what Francis made out of what my wife was given at a street flea market. She'd talked to someone advising him, and asked if he had an fountain pens or ink wells.

He had only a broken one, he couldn't get the nib out.

My wife said I could use it for spare parts.....

 

I could get the nib out, in I have  rolled gold overlay '30's Fend Safety Pen made in Milan......

At the auction house..... !@#$%^&* some one stole not only the nib but the feed...... Then the lady behind the live auction counter turned the bottom and out came the nib.

 

With permission of Penboard.de it's got a slight different chasing, but is the same. Francis had to build a new spindle in the pen I sent in for a new cork, in someone had glued the spindle with superglue.  (often a no-no with fountain pens.)

80 or 100 year old corks are dead, if they were not used every day.......and properly prepared, sized, boiled in oil&bees wax,  is the smoothest of all gaskets, according to Marshal and Oldfields 'Pen Repair' book. The Francis slathers it with silicon grease.

 

The pen my wife was given was a pre'24 MB Safety pen with a #6 Weak Kneed Wet Noodle....about as flexi as you can go in a fountain pen.

In this case though he used a perfectly fitting  O ring.

Francis was impressed by the nib also.

 

This is what Francis did out of the  pen below...the polishing was hard to do. He had to build a new cap top.

The little  thingamajigie sitting alone was the top of the cap after it was removed. The spike was all left of the snowflake. 

A Safety Pen before you screw out the guts. And this shows the very aged, dulled surface.

[NoType]

2 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

This is what Francis made out of what my wife was given at a street flea market. She'd talked to someone advising him, and asked if he had an fountain pens or ink wells.

He had only a broken one, he couldn't get the nib out.

My wife said I could use it for spare parts.....

 

I could get the nib out, in I have  rolled gold overlay '30's Fend Safety Pen made in Milan......

At the auction house..... !@#$%^&* some one stole not only the nib but the feed...... Then the lady behind the live auction counter turned the bottom and out came the nib.

 

With permission of Penboard.de it's got a slight different chasing, but is the same. Francis had to build a new spindle in the pen I sent in for a new cork, in someone had glued the spindle with superglue.  (often a no-no with fountain pens.)

80 or 100 year old corks are dead, if they were not used every day.......and properly prepared, sized, boiled in oil&bees wax,  is the smoothest of all gaskets, according to Marshal and Oldfields 'Pen Repair' book. The Francis slathers it with silicon grease.

 

The pen my wife was given was a pre'24 MB Safety pen with a #6 Weak Kneed Wet Noodle....about as flexi as you can go in a fountain pen.

In this case though he used a perfectly fitting  O ring.

Francis was impressed by the nib also.

 

This is what Francis did out of the  pen below...the polishing was hard to do. He had to build a new cap top.

The little  thingamajigie sitting alone was the top of the cap after it was removed. The spike was all left of the snowflake. 

A Safety Pen before you screw out the guts. And this shows the very aged, dulled surface.

Bo Bo Olson, the rolled gold overlay pen is exquisite!  Forgive my confusion, but is the pen in these images your actual pen, or standing in (majestically, I might add) as a representation of how your pen appears?  
 

I presume Francis is the magician-proprietor of penboard.de, for undoubtedly the repairs you show here are nothing less than fabulous sorcery. 

 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

The rolled gold '30's Fendomatic Safety Pen is also a real pen, that this very good picture of the same 99% pen from Penboard.de.

1 hour ago, NoType said:

presume Francis is the magician-proprietor of penboard.de, for undoubtedly the repairs you show here are nothing less than fabulous sorcery. (Yep).

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The rolled gold  Fendomatic is a '30's Safety Pen made by the German company Fend, in Milan Italy. It is 18 K rolled gold overlay.

Penboard.de gave me permission to use his picture of an almost exact same pen, but for a minor difference in the chasing.

(Always ask...any professional if you want to use his picture and attribute it to them, always. They do professional work, and I only have three pens I post in threads from professionals. & I do have permission. Mostly they do give permission.)

They do get Po'ed if you steal their picture....and rightfully so.

 

Frances Goossens has been re-corking my pens, even those with Plastic Gasket 1.0 (@'39-54. Plastic Gasket 2.0 is 1955-now(Don't have any of those 2.0 needing re-corking but do have a enough old cork or 1.0 plastic gaskets or rubber gaskets that have died.)  Marshal&Oldfield said in their 'Pen Repair' book that boiled in oil&beeswax cork gasket is the smoothest of all.

 

Francis did that work for me. I think he's re-corked 6 of mine  not counting the four I just sent him.

I bought a lot of old cheap pens, that I knew some day would have to be re-corked ...from their age. That is something you have to factor in when buying real old pen....IMO Plastic gasket 1.0 and or Cork is real old.

I do have some cork gasket pens that are still just fine. But Like buying a new sac for an ancient sac pen, same goes for sooner to later having to re-cork or you can use second class Plastic Gasket 2.0 if cheap enough for old piston pens.

 

Two just gave up the ghost after a few weeks...some real old ones could be Zombied for a few months, but sooner or later, a new gasket is needed. If a pen is 65-80 or more years old, you will need a new sac or a new gasket.

 

The Fendomatic had a big problem, the spindle had been broken and super glued together so it didn't work, when I sent it to him for a new cork; so he had to mill me a new spindle.

So I lop both together in they are my only Safety Pens, and Francis repaired them both.

 

Penboard.de is a site (here in Germany) that sells very, very nice and priced for their high quality FP, MP& even old BP's.

It is a place to learn about many mostly I think Euro made pens. I go there often and until my wallet bites me in the elbow. Or was that the other place?

It like Richard's site is a place to visit and see the ever so many great pens of the world.

 

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""""Francis Goossens aka ‘Fountainbel’ (on the com) is considered a true guru. As a retired mechanical engineer, Francis has always had a passion for fountain pens and vintage knives. He has been repairing vintage fountain pens full time ever since 2005. He has a respected voice and is passionate about sharing advice and knowledge with others.

To many, Francis Goossens is one of the key figures who made Conid successful. As he found that all fountain share a common flaw, namely the scarce ink capacity and an inconvenient filling mechanism, he decided that a new filling system needed to be designed. And so he put his mind to it and the Bulkfiller was born.

 

Being the godfather of the Bulkfiller as we know it today, his ingenuity was indispensable to transform the idea into a concept, and in turn into an innovative product. A phrase he would often coin goes: “When you get stuck, never attack the consequences, yet fight the root cause”. It depicts Francis’ eagerness to dig deep into the matter and evolve an understanding with the Conid values and philosophy."""

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He also made my baby bottom BB 605 into a 1.0/B butter smooth stub, in he was Conid's first nibmeister; teaching their present one. 

[Nick T]

My first Montblanc arrived last week. 149 Calligraphy with the flexible nib. Its so much FUN to write with. Produces EEF to BB width lines with ease. I feel very lucky to have it.