To those with very large/valuable/significant collections - what do you actually write with?
#5
Posted 18 June 2013 - 02:13 AM
Various Vacs (mostly Majors, Maximas & Oversizes)
Various combos (favorite is lovely silver Hicks)
Parker 51s
Various vintage "junk" pens
It boils down to whatever trips my trigger that day.
#6
Posted 18 June 2013 - 04:57 AM
Roger W.
#7
Posted 18 June 2013 - 07:45 AM
As Roger W. I also do not use my most valuable pens a lot. I have many pens with good writng Qualities and there is just no Need to risk damage, lost or just dicoloration of hard rubber and Celluloid of my best pens.
In most cases, I use one of my Parker "51". In y opinion, the "51" is one of the most beautiful and best designed pens ever. I have quite a number of "51"s and I love to Change my daily users. One of my favourite P"51" is this Nassau Green vac:
The nib is fine, smooth and wet and the pen holds quite a lot of ink.
But I also have a weak spot for Pelikan pens. This is my most used Pelikan 400:
This pen is fitted with an uncommon Steno nib, which is compareable to full flex Waterman's nibs. I love it!
But from time to time, I get appetite for somthing fancy and I take out one of my wet noodle Waterman's, like this RHR 52:
I just love this color! ....but this pen newer leave the house.
Christof
#8
Posted 18 June 2013 - 08:07 AM
BALLPOINTS / ROLLERS
-- Parker 51
-- Parker75
-- Montblanc 163
-- OMAS MOMA
-- Waterman L'Etalon
FOUNTAIN PENS (partial list -- not all inked at the moment)
-- Parker 51 aerometric
-- Parker 75 cisele
-- Sheaffer PFM
-- Sheaffer TD Signarture
-- Pelikan 800
-- Waterman 7 emerald ray
-- Waterman 94 moss agate
-- Skyline w/gold-filled cap
There also are a couple of Vac majors that are out of action until I replace the diaphragms.
#11
Posted 18 June 2013 - 03:21 PM
#12
Posted 18 June 2013 - 03:23 PM
#13
Posted 18 June 2013 - 07:04 PM
Looking across there are:
Late Croxley,
Modern Cross
wood grain Fleet (than you Deb)
wood grain Alfa with a steel nib
black senior Vacumatic lock down
standard Duofold in pink & black marble missing a ring
brown Swan 3250 with a 3 nib (lovely writer)
green marble Pelican 100
black Burge, Warren & Ridgley (?) syringe pen 'The Champion' with over feed
wood grain Unique with a very smooth nib
a scratchy Conway Stewart in green marble
a black CS Scribe 330
a black ladies Seal
a pink and black marble Stephens 270 with a smooth nib (as expected of a Langs product) and finally
a black National Security similar to the Stephens.
Time to make our supper.
Cheerio
Peter
#14
Posted 19 June 2013 - 07:29 PM
I also frequently carry a Sheaffer TM Sentinel, a Wahl Rosewood, or a gorgeous little coral orange Mabie-Todd from the '30s. When I reach for a pencil it's either a Snorkel or a Skyline.
The only time I ever use a ball pen is when I have no other option, which generally means thermal print receipts from debit purchases.
Tim
#15
Posted 20 June 2013 - 05:14 AM
#17
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#18
Posted 21 June 2013 - 03:53 PM
Recently I switch to Esterbrook J pens with various nib, trying to find an alternative to my Geha but those Esterbrook flex nib are not as flex as I had expected...
CC
#19
Posted 21 June 2013 - 04:27 PM
http://www.vacumania...ucationuser.htm
Truth is, counting sales stock and recognizing that for years (not so much now) I had the pens in my own collection restored, I probably have 3000 working pens lying around now, and maybe another 1500 not restored. Maybe more. I tried a 12 step program, but ended up with 12 more pens...
Have used about 3 during the last six months. The two key users have been a lovely late 1930's Sheaffer Balance in Carmine celluloid, and a Labrou/Sheaffer CP4 Richmond. The Balance has typical fine-med nib. The Sterling Lambrou/Sheaffer has a rather monstrous chiseled stub, arguably a double broad italic in practice.
At this rat\e, it will take a fair bit of time to complete the "rotation"...
regards
david
Email: isaacson@frontiernet.net
#20
Posted 21 June 2013 - 06:40 PM
Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.
Regards,
Allan
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