IF money wasn't an issue

[The_Beginner]

removed photos ill make another post with them in it

 

 

 

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Hmmm.  Because of the shadow in the one photo, it's hard to tell if that 51 is Plum or Black.  That was the trouble I had at an estate sale a few weeks ago.  The sale was in an apartment building, and they were only letting about a dozen people in at a time.  The desk pens were in the apartment, so there was a lot of light.  But the non desk pens were on a table in the hallway, outside the apartment itself, and the lighting was just TERRIBLE.  Even using the flashlight app on my phone, I couldn't tell whether the pens in a ziplock bag were Burgundy or Plum (for the 51 Aerometric) and Burgundy or Cordovan Brown (for the 51 Vac) -- don't remember what the other two 51s in the bag were....  And $50 US would have been a great price for the one pen if it HAD been Plum -- but meh (at best) if it had been Burgundy; likewise, $45 would have been an good  price if the 51 Vac had been Cordovan Brown (and an okay price if it was Burgundy, IME) -- but I'd paid five bucks a week or two before at another estate sale for a Parker 45 (press bar converter installed) plus two ADDITIONAL press bar converters, AND what may be a Cordovan Brown 51 Vac -- so, $45 vs. effectively $2 for the 51 Vac I'd just bought?  Not willing to take the risk in the terrible lighting....  Especially since at the previous sale I had gone specifically to look at the 45 and just knew that there was some other pen under it in the box in the photo....  (The estate sale people thought I was crazy for not taking the little silver color BP that one of them said was a Cross pen that was also in the box; but if they sell that for 50¢ to someone, they'll STILL have made more money for the client than otherwise....)

I always wonder how the estate sale companies decide on the prices of stuff they've been hired to sell -- and even more so, now that I spent four hours Friday evening helping a friend and his son set up a family run sale of his mothers stuff....  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[The_Beginner]

hopefully all is well, hopefully someone in the other post can id them and help me out as well!

[EricTheRed]

Montblanc Cervantes fountain pen with Iroshizuku ink.🖋️ 

[Mark from Yorkshire]

A yard-o-led and a nice dark blue or blue black ink. 

[chromantic]

Hmm, Montblanc Kafka with Sailor Manyo Ume, although I saw a Pelikan M6xx for sale years ago that was a dark transparent red with a metal cap iirc, that or a Farney's Mars M205.

[Surlyprof]

Probably a Sailor KOP Wicked Witch of the West with some sort of interesting nib grind.  I always wanted to try a KOP, purple is my favorite color, and I love Sailor's ion plated hardware.  I would probably use it with my favorite purple ink, Noodler's North African Violet.

 

Other options might be a Pelikan M805 Blue Dunes or one of the blue, Montblanc Origin Collection (maybe a 149 since I already own a 146).  I tried them out in Milan and they were quite beautiful in person.  The blue resin has a lovely, subtle swirl pattern in it.  For blue inks, I've been loving Sailer Seiboku but with these pens, I might have to seek out a more true blue ink.

[Stompie]

A big bulky Mont Blanc with an Italic flex nib where I can go and sit with an expert nib grinder and get the nib exactly as I wanted it.

 

For ink, I really have no idea what ink I would put in it but, money is no object so I could get either Pilot or Diamine to make up a lovely turquoise with real gold flakes in it to give it some bling, preferably at least 1 gallon of the stuff! Along with a really cute Lady who would know exactly how to clean and refill my pen!!

Then, I would go and spend a month at least with someone like Ken Fraser or Joe Vitolo and sit for in person, one on one, lessons on improving my hand writing.

[torstar]

The Hemingway I should have bought for $600 brand new in front of me at the store the week it came out.

 

For the ink, I like sapphire and greeny-blues and am not too particular among a dozen enjoyed.

 

My ironic edge requires me to suggest finding Organics Studio Masters of Writing Ernest Hemingway Santiago's Sea Blue 

 

if i get that pen. 

[fireant]

2 hours ago, torstar said:

The Hemingway I should have bought for $600 brand new in front of me at the store the week it came out.

 

 

 

Ouch.

[torstar]

49 minutes ago, fireant said:

 

 

Ouch.

 

It was a few years before i was ready to splurge, when i was ready the Writer's were commanding $1,000 brand new.

 

Still would have been worth it in 1992. 

 

 

 

 

[welch]

One of the Parker 51s that I already own and use, especially my Midnight Blue (aero) with the US medium nib. Tuned just after I bought it more than fifteen years ago. Perfect. 

 

 

[Surlyprof]

On 10/26/2024 at 6:25 AM, Penguincollector said:

I would like the new Prussian blue Pilot Custom Urushi coming soon, with an italic fine nib and the new Rikka ink. 

I’m with you @Penguincollector.  I just got to try this pen in Nagasaki and it is absolutely beautiful! 
 

Unfortunately… money is an issue.  If it wasn’t, I would be bringing one home.

[Penguincollector]

4 hours ago, Surlyprof said:

I’m with you @Penguincollector.  I just got to try this pen in Nagasaki and it is absolutely beautiful! 
 

Unfortunately… money is an issue.  If it wasn’t, I would be bringing one home.

  Right‽ I’m waiting for a special occasion, like Valentine’s Day, my birthday, or something.

[The_Beginner]

32 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

  Right‽ I’m waiting for a special occasion, like Valentine’s Day, my birthday, or something.

Chiharu Sakazaki x Sailor came across this and thought you may like it  nib has a cute little avian on it

[Surlyprof]

1 hour ago, Penguincollector said:

  Right‽ I’m waiting for a special occasion, like Valentine’s Day, my birthday, or something.

I just looked at it again this morning.  It is such an elegant blue.  The price is quite good here but, alas, not good enough.

[Penguincollector]

@Surlyprof, If you come up to Portland, at least there’s no tax. 

[Penguincollector]

51 minutes ago, The_Beginner said:

Chiharu Sakazaki x Sailor came across this and thought you may like it  nib has a cute little avian on it

 

  The gold version lives in my igloo. I am on the lookout for the silver toned one. 

[AmandaW]

10 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

The gold version lives in my igloo

You have an igloo?

[Penguincollector]

  

26 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

You have an igloo?

 

  I’m a penguin.