Red Pen Club- Show Me Your Red Pens!

[CSSD]

Red Fountain Pens ...... I'll start with my Conway Stewart Silver Duro.  I let my dad buy this one for me for Christmas 2006 ......

 

[Arthur Pewty]

Cross Townsend Scuderia Ferrari (my only Cross that isn't blue), anonymous pen with Degussa nib, Waterman Liaison (looks redder in person), Waterman L'Etalon, Waterman Hemisphere, Waterman Harley-Davidson, Waterman Carene Marine Amber

 

Stipula Occhio di Tigre (borderline red/orange flecks), Jinhao 1935 Long March, Jinhao 8802, Parker Premier Laque Chine, Parker Duofold, Bexley Gemstone, Pilot Elite 95s

[Penguincollector]

@CSSD That’s a gorgeous pen!  It looks so well balanced, and has just enough bling. Some of my favorite pens were given to me by my dad. It’s nice to have an emotional attachment to go with the thoughtfulness of the person who knows you well.

 

@Arthur Pewty, I love the eclectic nature of your red pens. The older celluloid with the Degussa nib is intriguing, the Duofold is always such a classic form, and the Bexley really caught my eye. The burgundy Elite is so cute, I keep meaning to pick one up while I can. 

[inkstainedruth]

@Arthur Pewty -- That pen with the Degussa nib is interesting looking.  I have a couple of old Parkers made with a similar looking celluloid (a Parkette and a Deluxe Challenger).

Admittedly, though, I don't have a lot of red pens in general.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

2 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

@Arthur Pewty -- That pen with the Degussa nib is interesting looking.  I have a couple of old Parkers made with a similar looking celluloid (a Parkette and a Deluxe Challenger).

Admittedly, though, I don't have a lot of red pens in general.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

  That’s what it’s reminiscent of- my green Parkette! 

[kyelani]

My red pens. 
 

the Messenger is in hospital right now, hence the exploded view, and I think the TWSBI will qualify because in the right light it’s definitely flashing red  

[RedPie]

Nice Pelikano! @kyelani

[kyelani]

Thank you, @RedPie! I hunted high and low for it for years after the box containing my original (my very first school pen) got erroneously donated in an attic clear out by my mum while I was overseas. This one’s an F and I’m still on the lookout for an M so that I can get that “mmMMmm” feeling back. 

[RedPie]

1 minute ago, kyelani said:

that “mmMMmm” feeling back

😉

[carola]

As it is, I have to make an update to my post from June 18th 2023. Four red pens have accumulated in the meantime and they told me that they want to be featured, too.

 

 

1. Exekutiv-Simplo-Wien, Red Ripple (ebonite from 1935, pen made in 2024)

2. Montblanc 216, Coral Red

3. Pelikan M101N, Bright Red

4. Rusewe Junior, Red Marbled

[Penguincollector]

    Wow, yes- I agree with your pens; especially the little Rusewe. The material is intriguing. 
 The Executiv-Simplo-Wien must also have an interesting origin story. The MB and Pelikan are simply stunning. 
 

1 hour ago, carola said:

As it is, I have to make an update to my post from June 18th 2023. Four red pens have accumulated in the meantime and they told me that they want to be featured, too.

 

 

1. Exekutiv-Simplo-Wien, Red Ripple (ebonite from 1935, pen made in 2024)

2. Montblanc 216, Coral Red

3. Pelikan M101N, Bright Red

4. Rusewe Junior, Red Marbled

 

[inkstainedruth]

The Rusewe caught my eye as well.  That really is a pretty pen.  I don't know anything about that brand.

@carola -- What sort of fill system does it have?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[carola]

35 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

The Rusewe caught my eye as well.  That really is a pretty pen.  I don't know anything about that brand.

@carola -- What sort of fill system does it have?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

It´s an Austrian brand, I´ve even had the opportunity to meet the current company boss some years ago to check if one of my pens was a Rusewe production and to see their Rusewe collection. They stopped making fountain pens in the 1980s, today they specialize in office supplies and for example they are bottling Montblanc inks, which is why he gave me one bottle of Royal Blue and one of Midnight Blue during my visit. Very nice guy.

 

The Junior is a cheap school pen from the 1950s, really tiny and thin, but it is a piston filler (with a cork seal). The Rusewes are by no means first tier pens, but as they are from around here and some of them are really nice (even with gold nibs), I have a tender spot for them. So sometimes I pick up a beaten up specimen (the red one here had loose cap rings, was completely ink encrusted and had obviously seen things) and see if it can be brought back to life. I have no idea yet whether the nib is any good, it came back from repair just on Friday and the nib is so small, I am not even sure yet if there is any iridium on the tines or if it´s just the nib´s material bent up to form a tip. This could get a rather scratchy affair...

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting.  But the nib could be good, even if it's just bent over tines (I have a couple of Esterbrook pens with 1555 Gregg nibs and was surprised at how good writers they are).

And that pen of yours is awfully pretty.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Lam1]

Here are our red(ish) pens - some are mine, some my wife's. I took some liberty and included orange ones and other close (to me) colors..

 

 

 

From left to right:

 

- Pilot Custom Urushi

- Delta Dolcevita Oversize (the original one)

- Namiki Yukari Royale (currently inked)

- S. T. Dupont Line D Firehead

- Leonardo Audace Salmon

- Pelikan M800 Burnt Orange

- Pelikan M800 Red/Black

- MB 146 Petit Prince (burgundy)

- MB Classique Solitaire Petit Prince (burgundy)

- Montblanc M

 

 

- MB Rouge et Noir

- Pelikan M600 Red Tortoiseshel

- Pelikan M600 Red/White

- MB 144R

- Pelikan M710 Toledo

- Pelikan M600 Burgundy (Old Style)

- Pelikan M400

- Pelikan M250 (Byrgundy)

- Pelikan M101N Red Tortoise

- Pelikan M101N Red

 

 

- Parker Duofold Jr. Burgundy

- Parker Duofold Jr.

- Parker Duofold Jr.

- Eversharp Skyline Moire Red

- Parker 51 Burgundy

- Parker Duofold Special

- Parker 51 Plum

- Pilot Decimo

 

 

[Penguincollector]

😍@Lam1

 

  Wow, that is a well curated collection of red(dish) pens! Happy to see them all. 

[Lam1]

On 11/11/2024 at 1:03 AM, Penguincollector said:

😍@Lam1

 

  Wow, that is a well curated collection of red(dish) pens! Happy to see them all. 

Thank you, @Penguincollector.

[Arthur Pewty]

Yes, I'm well beyond my sixtieth birthday. So this Kanreki Pro Gear is a belated present to myself. The contrasting red hues are quite striking.

 

Amazon Japan comes through again with a reduced price on the elaborate packaging.

[Penguincollector]

@Arthur Pewty, that’s a beautiful pen, the presentation box is also top notch. Absolutely stunning. 

[Ashenden]

Okay, I'll play. Here's a smattering of red pens. I have some other red-adjacent pens not shown here (pink, red decoration, etc.). Not a great pic, sorry.