What pen(s) are you using today?

[OldTravelingShoe]

1 hour ago, mallymal1 said:

Duke 209, with a really fun Fude nib. Inked with Robert Oster Lake of Fire.

 

 

Many thanks to @OldTravelingShoe for the heads up on this pen. 👍

👍 And good to hear you like it!

 

But watch it, because it's a slippery slope... I went to Duke 551 Confucius (another interesting pen), which is about 7x the price, then to the Sailor 1911L pen with Naginata Fude, which is (to me) a very significant and even extravagant increase. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

1 hour ago, Lexus77 said:

Really a beauty! 
And don't worry about the no new pens rule. This one's vintage, not new.

I second @Lexus77 's both statements 😄

 

Thanks for sharing, @Lexus77. 

[PAKMAN]

Asvine Skelton

[essayfaire]

Conway Stewart 475 inked with Quink blue, Platinum Preppy inked with Platinum cartridge in black but I might have refilled the cartridge with a non-proprietary ink, Benu with RNI grind by Mark Bacas inked with Taccia Ukiyo-e Hokusai Fukaki Hanada.  First time I've tried this Taccia, and so far I'm a big fan of the shading I'm getting in this grind that was done on a factory F.

[HauntedMyst]

Today its my Opus 88 Mini with a new nib from Etsy.  It's the one on the left.

[ParramattaPaul]

5 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Conway Stewart 475 inked with Quink blue, Platinum Preppy inked with Platinum cartridge in black but I might have refilled the cartridge with a non-proprietary ink, Benu with RNI grind by Mark Bacas inked with Taccia Ukiyo-e Hokusai Fukaki Hanada.  First time I've tried this Taccia, and so far I'm a big fan of the shading I'm getting in this grind that was done on a factory F.

i have a 475.  It is a lovely pen to use.

[inkstainedruth]

Noodler's Cobalt Creaper, flex nib -- Noodler's Pasternak.

Sheaffer school pen (translucent red barrel), F? nib -- Monteverde Ocean Noir.

Turquoise Monteverde Strata , B nib -- Noodler's Violet.

Purple Pilot Falcon, soft F nib -- Sailor Souboku.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[essayfaire]

25 minutes ago, ParramattaPaul said:

i have a 475.  It is a lovely pen to use.

I believe your encouragement helped me decide to purchase it.  You often have Conway Stewarts in use.  I've noticed!

[ParramattaPaul]

1 hour ago, essayfaire said:

I believe your encouragement helped me decide to purchase it.  You often have Conway Stewarts in use.  I've noticed!

That's because they are such good pens.

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen was a NotLamy Brown Bear pen with a nib marked EF. It's also not very EF. The ink is Van Dieman's Leatherwood Honey Amber since I heard bears quite like honey. It is cute. 🐻 <-- Is that a bear?

 

 

 

 

 

[mallymal1]

A 1950's Platinum. Love the 'Koi' patterns that the Japanese pen manufacturers were doing at this time. Of course, Platinum are still doing a 'Koi' pattern, in the 3776 Kingyo. This pen has a squeeze filler, which I guess was heavily 'influenced' by Parker's Aerometric filling system. It's a great writer, and is inked with Diamine Blue/Black.

 

 

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

5 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

A 1950's Platinum. Love the 'Koi' patterns that the Japanese pen manufacturers were doing at this time. Of course, Platinum are still doing a 'Koi' pattern, in the 3776 Kingyo. This pen has a squeeze filler, which I guess was heavily 'influenced' by Parker's Aerometric filling system. It's a great writer, and is inked with Diamine Blue/Black.

 

 

 

Wonderful pen, @mallymal1! I have not seen another like it until now. I also like the writing sample; looks like the nib is pleasantly flowy and flexy. A dancing nib! 💃

[miwishi63]

Nemosine Fission - Quink Blue

Jinhao "Classic" - Diamine Holly Sheen

Diplomat Magnum - Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black

Ohto Jazz - Noodler's Red Black

Ranga 4C - Noodler's Baystate Concord Grape

 

[kulnet]

Lamy Safari Terracotta (re-release) with cursive nib filled with diamine deep dark orange (cult pens)

[essayfaire]

15 hours ago, AmandaW said:

🐻 <-- Is that a bear?

Looks like one to me!

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Platinum with an 18K fine nib filled with Diamine Chocolate Brown. I don't know the model or age of the pen - bought in an auction which gave no further information. It looks a like one of the Vicoh ones, but those have things painted on them? I liked this one because it's plain.

 

[A Smug Dill]

48 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

It looks a like one of the Vicoh ones, but those have things painted on them? I liked this one because it's plain.

 

There were plain Vicoh models such as the PTL-5000A.

[mallymal1]

A Delike / Marupen Stationary pocket pen, Inked with Diamine Kensington Blue. 

 

[inkstainedruth]

1. Sterling filigree overlay Morrison ring-top, OF (?) nib -- Waterman Tender Purple.

2. Dusty Rose Parker Laidtone Duofold Speedline filler, EF? nib -- vintage Quink Microfilm Black.

3. Black Parker/Eversharp (the NOT a 45 pen), M nib -- Kobe Suma Beach Blue.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[OldTravelingShoe]

9 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

1. Sterling filigree overlay Morrison ring-top, OF (?) nib -- Waterman Tender Purple.

2. Dusty Rose Parker Laidtone Duofold Speedline filler, EF? nib -- vintage Quink Microfilm Black.

3. Black Parker/Eversharp (the NOT a 45 pen), M nib -- Kobe Suma Beach Blue.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

All three seem amazing, @inkstainedruth, thanks for sharing!

 

Would you perhaps share also photos for the first, and maybe even the second in the list. I saw very diverse overlays used for vintage pens, and I'm not sure I've ever seen a Morrison pen with overlay, especially in (sterling) silver. Thank you.