PENS OLD AND NEW
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Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and PolemicizingWhat it takes to collect well. History of pendom, storage, grading, ethics/philosophy, and even goings-on at other boards. |
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Post Your Pen FindsRecent purchases, lucky finds, etc. |
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PARKER: (USA "Big Five") |
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SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five") |
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WAHL, WATERMAN and CONKLIN (USA "Big Five") |
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USA "Other": Bexley; Cross; Esterbrook; Carter, Chilton, Moore, Leboeuf, Dunn, Triad, etc.The last founded in the USA and some cherished (and not so cherished) makes of yore. Some of the "little guys" made pens at least as good as the big brands'. |
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BRITISH PENSPens from England/Britain/UK: Conway-Stewart, Onoto, Burnham, etc |
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OTHER EUROPEAN and ASIAN PENSPelikan, Montblanc, Omas, Pilot/Namiki, Sailor, Platinum, Nakaya, Lamy etc. |
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MODERN PENS. Yes... really.While discussion of any modern pen likely can fit in one of the above fora, this forum can serve as a starting point, if one is uncertain where to place the thread. |
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