Red Pen Club- Show Me Your Red Pens!

[Penguincollector]

2 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

I'd chased Soennecken.

 

Pen of the quarter instead of buying so many cheaper pens.

If I lived in Germany, I would be searching everywhere for them, bound to be some in a secondhand store or similar place in a tiny village somewhere. It would be so fun! 
 What do you consider a good price for Sonnecken? I found one near me for $125

[Bo Bo Olson]

6 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

What do you consider a good price for Sonnecken? I found one near me for $125

Yes...very good price.

Back in the day when one could get a 140 for €60 and a 400 for 80, Osmia was my limit at the same of €2- more. Soennecken was up there in the MB range.

 

Eventually I got a cheap €35 Sonecken nib, and what could be a Soenecken cap, but the body had no markings at all. That nib is my first and best Wet noodle a real 7X one.

 

I'd never believed I'd end up with so many MB's. I wasn't really chasing them !!!

My MB's came from live auctions....never seen a Sonennecken or if one was there it was mixed up with a few 'over priced' MB's so out of reach.

I was chasing the nibs....on the MB's.

The '48-60 medium-large 146 had a maxi-semi-flex nib....something I'd hoped to get....the pen was a beater in a lot of pens....I wish I'd taken a before picture in I didn't expect Francis to work wonders. I'd been satisfied with a new gasket and straighten up enough to screw together....not work of art.

There was no cap band........click for a closer look.

 

There was a time before 'computer's or telephones in the auction halls when fountain pens were cheaper than Ebay....in the dealer had to make a profit. There were few fool collectors I had to beat, so back then it was cheaper.....no longer.

 

I do like the great balanced medium-large 146, more than the \70-now large 146. Pre-70 MB nibs are better too...if one likes stubbed semi-flex.

 

[The Elevator]

6 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

Make one bid, and at no more than 10% over your 'max'. Sniping works well, but I use to hang out waiting for the last 15 seconds for the one and only adrenaline rush bid.

 

Haha I actually paid a little more than I had to for it. It was my first ebay auction run and I didn't really understand how things worked. Nevertheless, I am very happy with the purchase--the equivalent pen nowadays from Pilot costs twice as much as the used one, and the pen arrived with no discernible defects. From how clean it was when I washed it out, it may never have been inked. Of course, you don't always get that lucky; I consider myself fortunate that I learned how to use ebay with minimal pain and expense.

[Penguincollector]

4 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

Yes...very good price.

Back in the day when one could get a 140 for €60 and a 400 for 80, Osmia was my limit at the same of €2- more. Soennecken was up there in the MB range.

 

Eventually I got a cheap €35 Sonecken nib, and what could be a Soenecken cap, but the body had no markings at all. That nib is my first and best Wet noodle a real 7X one.

 

I'd never believed I'd end up with so many MB's. I wasn't really chasing them !!!

My MB's came from live auctions....never seen a Sonennecken or if one was there it was mixed up with a few 'over priced' MB's so out of reach.

I was chasing the nibs....on the MB's.

The '48-60 medium-large 146 had a maxi-semi-flex nib....something I'd hoped to get....the pen was a beater in a lot of pens....I wish I'd taken a before picture in I didn't expect Francis to work wonders. I'd been satisfied with a new gasket and straighten up enough to screw together....not work of art.

There was no cap band........click for a closer look.

 

There was a time before 'computer's or telephones in the auction halls when fountain pens were cheaper than Ebay....in the dealer had to make a profit. There were few fool collectors I had to beat, so back then it was cheaper.....no longer.

 

I do like the great balanced medium-large 146, more than the \70-now large 146. Pre-70 MB nibs are better too...if one likes stubbed semi-flex.

 

Wow! What a stunner!😻😻😻

[Bo Bo Olson]

It is the nib and perhaps a cap....but I just had that 'no name' repaired, so I's back in action.

[Nellie]

I'm not sure my latest buy (on the right) really qualifies, but here they are:

You can really see here what pen shape & size is my favourite 😄.

[Penguincollector]

1 hour ago, Nellie said:

I'm not sure my latest buy (on the right) really qualifies, but here they are:

You can really see here what pen shape & size is my favourite 😄.

It hits the border where red and orange meet, but Parker Big Reds do that too. 
I love the flat tops, some are a bit too chonky for my hand- I prefer slim pens in general, but I love the way they look- so dapper!

[Tashi_Tsering]

Eclipse Empire. Imitation of Parker Duofold Big Red from 1920th. 

[Nellie]

20 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

It hits the border where red and orange meet, but Parker Big Reds do that too. 

Exactly! Despite all the beautiful acrylics & colours this pen also comes in I wanted this faded red-orange with the imprint on the barrel, probably for that very reason 😀.

Niiice @Tashi_Tsering!!

[senzen]

Some stunning pens, particularly that Omas... I only have two red pens.

 

 

A small burgundy piston filler Minerva 60 that writes particularly smooth with its fine flexy 585 nib, matches perfectly to produce a light Melon Tea; comfy once capped.

 

 

A wild medium M205 in red, that looks more like coral to me; paired with a subdued Gulf Blue.

 

[Penguincollector]

Those are great, @senzen! I love the nib on the Minerva 60. 

[Misfit]

A new red pen arrived today. It is a Hongdian N8 in Maple Leaves. 
 

[Sailor Kenshin]

12 hours ago, Misfit said:

A new red pen arrived today. It is a Hongdian N8 in Maple Leaves. 
 

 

Oooo prettyyyy!  This is my new red pen.

 

[Penguincollector]

20 hours ago, Misfit said:

A new red pen arrived today. It is a Hongdian N8 in Maple Leaves. 
 

 

Oh, that’s nice- I like the contrast between the cap and barrel (that reminds me of a Duofold). The gold on red is pretty.
 

7 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Oooo prettyyyy!  This is my new red pen.

 

 

  I like it, I keep meaning to try a clipless version.

[The Elevator]

 

My latest acquisition: a Pelikan Level L65B in red, with an ink bottle. So far everything works as intended—we’ll see how long it takes before I break it 🙂

[Penguincollector]

5 minutes ago, The Elevator said:

 

My latest acquisition: a Pelikan Level L65B in red, with an ink bottle. So far everything works as intended—we’ll see how long it takes before I break it 🙂

LeVeLs are soo cool! I hope it remains intact. 

[Tashi_Tsering]

Pelikan M620 “Shanghai”. Half red, half yellow. Suitable for this topic and for the topic about yellow pens

[Penguincollector]

53 minutes ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Pelikan M620 “Shanghai”. Half red, half yellow. Suitable for this topic and for the topic about yellow pens

 

  This appeals to my Chinese side. What a beauty!

[Bo Bo Olson]

There are sure a hell of a lot of interesting red pens like Tashi_Tsering

[Checklist]

Three shades of red: Esterbrook J, "old" Burgundy Sheaffer Saratoga, and Burgundy Parker "51".