A bit of fun... 'You have 30 seconds to decide. You can only ever have one fountain pen. Which is it to be?'

[mizgeorge]

Of my own pens? Pelikan 140 OM nib, light green stripe binde. It hasn't let me down since my grandfather gave it to me in about 1969, and I don't imagine it ever will. 

 

If I could choose anything, a turquoise Soennecken 111 (any size) with an OBB nib. In my dreams.....

[51ISH]

2 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Of my own pens? Pelikan 140 OM nib, light green stripe binde. It hasn't let me down since my grandfather gave it to me in about 1969, and I don't imagine it ever will. 

 

If I could choose anything, a turquoise Soennecken 111 (any size) with an OBB nib. In my dreams.....

 

No, it doesn't have to be your own pen. You are more than welcome to your turquoise Soennecken 111 in any size you'd prefer.

[Thinkpad_maven]

MY Pilot custom Urushi with the size 30 nib in medium.

[51ISH]

11 minutes ago, Thinkpad_maven said:

MY Pilot custom Urushi with the size 30 nib in medium.

 

Oh wow!  What colour do you have?

You guys are keeping me busy, when I see a pen I have no experience of mentioned, I just have to look it up! 🙂

[51ISH]

1 hour ago, mizgeorge said:

Of my own pens? Pelikan 140 OM nib, light green stripe binde. It hasn't let me down since my grandfather gave it to me in about 1969, and I don't imagine it ever will. 

 

If I could choose anything, a turquoise Soennecken 111 (any size) with an OBB nib. In my dreams.....

 

Sorry, I meant to attach this link. Not sure if you have seen it already. It looks like you have a kindred spirit.

 

https://scottiependoodle.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/soennecken-111-my-favourite/

 

[mizgeorge]

53 minutes ago, 51ISH said:

 

Sorry, I meant to attach this link. Not sure if you have seen it already. It looks like you have a kindred spirit.

 

https://scottiependoodle.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/soennecken-111-my-favourite/

 

*happy sigh*

[Thinkpad_maven]

1 hour ago, 51ISH said:

 

Oh wow!  What colour do you have?

You guys are keeping me busy, when I see a pen I have no experience of mentioned, I just have to look it up! 🙂

I have the Black one - it is a special pen but hard to justify the price.

[51ISH]

6 minutes ago, Thinkpad_maven said:

I have the Black one - it is a special pen but hard to justify the price.

 

Yes, I know that feeling.... It's best not to go down that route in my experience. The pen obviously gives you a lot of pleasure. You can't put a price on that.

Did they do two Vermillion colours? I've seen one that looks a dark red, and one that looks almost orange...🤔

 

Black always looks 'classy' in an expensive pen. IMO.

[Thinkpad_maven]

10 hours ago, 51ISH said:

 

Yes, I know that feeling.... It's best not to go down that route in my experience. The pen obviously gives you a lot of pleasure. You can't put a price on that.

Did they do two Vermillion colours? I've seen one that looks a dark red, and one that looks almost orange...🤔

 

Black always looks 'classy' in an expensive pen. IMO.

 

[JulieParadise]

1 minute ago, Thinkpad_maven said:

 

 

Oooh, that is a pretty Visconti (?) Traveling Inkwell; is it a special edition or did you customize it yourself?

[Thinkpad_maven]

3 minutes ago, JulieParadise said:

 

Oooh, that is a pretty Visconti (?) Traveling Inkwell; is it a special edition or did you customize it yourself?

No it is a regular one but they are all on my Pilot ensemble 5 pen roll up

[Thinkpad_maven]

4 minutes ago, JulieParadise said:

 

Oooh, that is a pretty Visconti (?) Traveling Inkwell; is it a special edition or did you customize it yourself?

It has Asa-gao ink in it

[JulieParadise]

1 hour ago, Thinkpad_maven said:

No it is a regular one but they are all on my Pilot ensemble 5 pen roll up

 

I am asking because of its silver binde; I had only seen clear [ink window] + black [all other parts] ones before.

[Thinkpad_maven]

4 minutes ago, JulieParadise said:

 

I am asking because of its silver binde; I had only seen clear [ink window] + black [all other parts] ones before.

I was unaware - I purchased it from here https://www.thepencompany.com/product/visconti-travel-inkwell/

[Detman101]

My Opus-88 Demonstrator.
It's the one (for me).

[JulieParadise]

15 minutes ago, Thinkpad_maven said:

I was unaware - I purchased it from here https://www.thepencompany.com/product/visconti-travel-inkwell/

 

Thank you! 

[Toolattack]

16 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

If I could choose anything, a turquoise Soennecken 111 (any size) with an OBB nib. In my dreams.....

 

I'm not trying to be controversial @mizgeorge, but I've always thought the clip on the Soennecken 111 looks bent - or maybe 'wavy' would be better!

[Vipersdad]

My Grandmother's Parker 51.  I use it regularly.

[Toolattack]

43 minutes ago, Vipersdad said:

My Grandmother's Parker 51.  I use it regularly.

 

Another vote for the Parker 51 - what a great pen.

[inkstainedruth]

16 hours ago, 51ISH said:

 

Oh wow!  What colour do you have?

You guys are keeping me busy, when I see a pen I have no experience of mentioned, I just have to look it up! 🙂

I've been on here over a decade and STILL do that!  Because the amount of collected knowledge is just staggering.  

And the generosity of people sharing that knowledge is humbling....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth